Social Worker – Community Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult’s Social Worker to join its client’s Community team, based in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with a range of long-term conditions and complex care and support needs, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes through strengths-based and person-centred social work practice.

The successful candidate will manage a varied community-based caseload, undertaking statutory assessments, reviews, safeguarding interventions, and support planning. Working closely with service users, carers, families, health professionals, and partner agencies, you will play a key role in ensuring individuals receive appropriate support to remain safe, independent, and connected to their local communities.

This role requires a confident and experienced Social Worker with strong assessment skills, safeguarding knowledge, and experience of Court of Protection work, alongside the ability to manage complex casework involving self-neglect, risk management, and long‑term health conditions.

• Managing a caseload of adults with long‑term health conditions and complex care and support needs within a community setting.
• Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, reassessments, and support planning to identify eligible needs and achieve positive outcomes.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person‑centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and choice.
• Arranging and coordinating care packages, community support services, and interventions to meet assessed needs.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and interventions in accordance with Adult Safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Managing cases involving self‑neglect and working proactively with individuals to reduce risk and improve wellbeing.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision‑making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Assessing and managing complex risks, balancing safety, choice, control, and positive risk‑taking.
• Undertaking Court of Protection work, including preparing professional reports, assessments, and supporting legal processes where required.
• Working collaboratively with health professionals, community services, care providers, carers, families, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions, reviews, and case conferences as required.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
• Promoting strengths‑based practice and supporting individuals to access community resources, informal networks, and preventative services.

To be successful in this role you must have;

• Professional
  
  Qualification:
  
  MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration:
  Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience:
  
  Significant post‑qualified experience within Adult Social Care services.
• Community
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience working with adults with long‑term conditions and complex needs within a community‑based Adult Social Care setting.
• Legislation Knowledge:
  Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, Court of Protection processes, and associated statutory guidance.
• Assessment
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven ability to undertake Care Act assessments, reviews, support planning, and risk management interventions.
• Safeguarding
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
• Self‑Neglect
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience working with…