Adult Social Worker – Mental Health

Our client, based in Cornwall, is seeking an experienced Adult Social Worker to join their Mental Health Team.

This role focuses on supporting adults with complex and enduring mental health needs, including individuals presenting with dual diagnosis, neurodiversity, learning disabilities, trauma, personality disorders, and forensic backgrounds. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred interventions while effectively assessing and managing risk. This is an excellent opportunity for a resilient and skilled practitioner who thrives in complex environments and is confident working within statutory frameworks, safeguarding processes, and multi-agency settings.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Manage a caseload of adults with severe and complex mental health needs, delivering outcome-focused and person-centred interventions
• Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and care planning
• Complete robust risk assessments and implement effective risk management strategies in high-risk cases
• Work with individuals presenting with dual diagnosis, neurodiversity, learning disabilities, trauma, personality disorders, and forensic backgrounds
• Support cases involving MAPPA and forensic histories through effective multi-agency collaboration
• Operate within key legislative frameworks including the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, and Human Rights Act 1998
• Complete Mental Capacity Assessments and contribute to Best Interests decision-making processes
• Lead and contribute to safeguarding activity, including Section 42 enquiries and Safeguarding Adults procedures
• Undertake Court of Protection work, including report writing and attendance
• Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams including health, housing, and partner agencies
• Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case records and reports
• Demonstrate professional curiosity, sound judgement, and evidence-based decision-making

Key Responsibilities

Core duties include:

• Managing a caseload of adults with severe and complex mental health conditions, ensuring effective care management and outcome-focused interventions.
• Undertaking comprehensive Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and care planning.
• Carrying out robust risk assessments and risk management, particularly in high-risk and complex cases.
• Working with individuals with dual diagnosis (mental health and substance misuse), neurodiversity, learning disabilities, trauma histories, and personality disorders.
• Supporting cases involving forensic histories and MAPPA arrangements, ensuring effective multi-agency collaboration.
• Applying and working within key legislative frameworks including:
  • Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA)
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
  • Care Act 2014
  • Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interests decision-making processes.
• Leading and contributing to safeguarding activity, including Section 42 enquiries and Safeguarding Adults processes.
• Undertaking court work, including reporting and attendance for the Court of Protection (CoP).
• Working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams (MDT), including health, housing, and external agencies.
• Maintaining clear, accurate, and timely case records and reports in line with statutory requirements.
• Demonstrating professional curiosity, sound judgement, and evidence-based decision-making in complex situations.

Qualifications & Experience

Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW

Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ post-qualified experience, including completion of ASYE
• Strong experience within Adult Social Care and Mental Health Services
• Experience working with complex mental health cases, including high-risk individuals
• Experience in care management, safeguarding, and multi-agency working
• Experience with court processes and Court of Protection work

Legislation Knowledge:

• Strong working knowledge of:
  • Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA)
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
  • Care Act 2014
  • Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)
  • Safeguarding Adults legislation (including Section 42)

Skills

• Strong risk assessment and risk management capability
• Ability to manage complex and high-risk caseloads autonomously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with vulnerable individuals
• Ability to work collaboratively within MDT and multi-agency environments
• High standard of report writing and case recording, including legal documentation
• Demonstrates emotional resilience and the ability to manage challenging situations
• Strong analytical skills and ability to apply professional judgement

Other Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to a car is desirable

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• 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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