Social Worker - Adult MASH Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Adult MASH Team at Wolverhampton.

Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled safeguarding practitioner to work within a dynamic multi-agency environment, responding to safeguarding concerns at the earliest opportunity to protect adults at risk and promote positive outcomes.

The successful candidate will work alongside partner agencies to identify, assess, and respond to safeguarding concerns involving abuse, neglect, self-neglect, domestic abuse, exploitation, and other high-risk situations. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will play a key role in safeguarding decision-making, risk management, and the application of Making Safeguarding Personal principles.

This role requires a confident Social Worker with strong safeguarding knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to make defensible decisions whilst working collaboratively with professionals across a range of agencies.

• Managing safeguarding concerns involving adults at risk and ensuring timely, proportionate, and effective responses.
• Undertaking screening, triage, and assessment of safeguarding referrals within a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub environment.
• Leading and contributing to Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
• Assessing and managing complex risks involving abuse, neglect, self-neglect, domestic abuse, exploitation, and other safeguarding concerns.
• Applying the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal and ensuring individuals remain at the centre of safeguarding processes and outcomes.
• Working collaboratively with police, health professionals, housing services, advocacy services, care providers, and other partner agencies to coordinate safeguarding responses.
• Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Analysing complex information and making defensible decisions regarding safeguarding thresholds, risk management, and intervention planning.
• Supporting the development of safeguarding plans and ensuring appropriate actions are taken to reduce risk and promote wellbeing.
• Participating in safeguarding strategy discussions, risk management meetings, multi-agency forums, and case reviews.
• Preparing high-quality assessments, safeguarding reports, risk assessments, and professional documentation.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records in accordance with statutory requirements and local procedures.
• Promoting professional curiosity, strengths-based practice, and effective partnership working to achieve positive outcomes for adults at risk.

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.
• Safeguarding
  
  Experience:
  
  Extensive experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns involving adults at risk.
• Legislation Knowledge:
  Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and associated statutory guidance.
• MASH
  
  Experience:
  
  Previous experience working within a MASH, safeguarding hub, front-door, or duty safeguarding service is highly desirable.
• Assessment
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven ability to undertake complex safeguarding assessments, risk assessments, and decision-making in high-risk situations.
• Multi-Agency Working:
  Strong experience working collaboratively with police, health professionals,…