Adult Social Worker - Older People with Dementia

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Adult Social Worker to join its client’s Older People with Dementia Team, based at Newcastle.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Complete dementia‑focused assessments under the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, identifying needs, risks, strengths and support networks for older adults living with cognitive impairment


• Develop person‑centred care and support plans that promote safety, independence and wellbeing, working closely with carers, health professionals and community services


• Respond to safeguarding concerns involving adults at risk, applying Making Safeguarding Personal principles and ensuring proportionate, multi‑agency intervention

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree or equivalent)


• Registration with Social Work England


• Experience working with older people, including dementia and complex needs


• Sound knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding legislation

Benefits:

• Supportive and friendly team environment


• Hybrid working arrangement


• Fantastic opportunity to join a team that rarely recruits

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly


• Twice weekly payroll


• Free DBS and compliance service


• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies


• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal


• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge


• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK


• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*


• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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