Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join its client’s Intermediate Care service based in Somerset. This is a full‑time agency role supporting complex casework, hospital discharge pathways, and admission avoidance within a multi‑disciplinary environment.
What will your responsibilities be?
Lead on complex assessments, including Care Act assessments, discharge planning and risk assessments
Support timely hospital discharges and admission avoidance through effective intervention planning
Manage a complex caseload, providing expert guidance on high-risk and high-need cases
Develop and review person-centred care and support plans that promote independence and reablement
Undertake safeguarding enquiries and ensure risk is managed appropriately
Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including Best Interests decision-making
Provide professional support, mentoring and guidance to less experienced staff
Work closely with acute hospitals, community health teams and wider multi-agency partners
Prepare clear, high-quality reports and maintain accurate case records
Support service development and contribute to best practice within the team
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have:
Social Work England registration
Eligible to work in the UK
Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Significant post‑qualified experience within Adult Social Care
Experience within Intermediate Care, hospital discharge, or community settings
Experience managing complex caseloads and high-risk cases
Experience working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environments
Experience providing supervision, mentoring, or practice leadership
Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Human Rights Act
Excellent assessment, analytical, communication, and report-writing skills
Ability to manage competing priorities and complex workloads
Competent IT skills for case management systems
Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential)
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.
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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