Employer: Livewell Southwest
Job Title: Social Worker
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per year
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Band: Band 6 (Agenda for Change)
Closing Date: 21 September 2025
Reference Number: B9832-2025-SOPCC-256
Job Summary
37.5 hours per week
Adult Social Care Care Home Team (Band 6, full-time Social Work Post)
Livewell Southwest is seeking a registered Social Worker to join its Adult Social Care Care Home Team. This role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, carrying out Assessment and Review functions under the Care Act 2014, with a focus on a strength-based approach to support people in residential and nursing care.
Key responsibilities include:
Conducting person-centred assessments and reviews in line with the Care Act
Preparing and submitting Court of Protection applications
Developing and implementing risk management plans
For further details or an informal discussion, contact:
Michelle Philpott, Operational Manager, Adult Social Care
michelle.philpott@nhs.net
Main Duties of the Job
Undertake complex and proportionate assessments (e.g., mental capacity and health/social care assessments).
Arrange and review the delivery of social care support.
Support people in complex situations, promoting their outcomes and wishes.
Carry out safeguarding investigations and make best-interest decisions, including Deprivation of Liberty considerations.
Supervise and train students and Band 5 colleagues when required.
Provide supervision (1:1 or peer supervision) to ensure safe practice.
Support induction training for new staff.
Manage responsibilities such as safeguarding investigations, best-value care planning, and professional risk analysis.
Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and organisational guidelines.
Work flexibly across a 7-day service.
About Livewell Southwest
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in Devon and Cornwall.
Highlights:
Works in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
Guided by values: kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration.
Involves service users and their families in shaping care.
Prioritises professional development through CPD time, training pathways, leadership programmes, and funding opportunities.
Offers strong induction and preceptorship programmes.
Promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from all sections of the community, including individuals with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neurodiverse conditions, or learning disabilities.
Job Description – Responsibilities (continued)
Provide short-term security of service users’ belongings (e.g., cash, keys, documents).
Plan and organise workload using online systems.
Design, implement, and review care/support plans.
Complete carers’ assessments and seek feedback from service users.
Participate in meetings, case reviews, and multidisciplinary discussions.
Apply protocols (e.g., lone working, risk management, health and safety).
Advocate on behalf of service users and contribute to service development.
Take an asset-based approach, signposting to universal services and community resources.
Support complaints processes and apply Duty of Candour principles.
Work with autonomy, applying professional judgement within organisational guidelines.
Person Specification
Skills (Essential)
Proficient in Microsoft Office (reports, care plans, assessments).
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Strong analytical, observational, and judgemental skills.
Ability to prioritise, manage time effectively, and work flexibly.
Team player, contributing to wider service objectives.
Knowledge (Essential)
National standards and guidance in social work.
Policies and procedures of Livewell Southwest.
Relevant legislation: Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Health and Social Care Act 2012, Data Protection, Equality, Human Rights, and related acts.
Knowledge of Continuing NHS Healthcare eligibility.
Awareness of the impact of unpaid care responsibilities.
Experience
Essential:
Significant experience as a Social Worker
Safeguarding (adults and children)
Working with disability, ill health, and crisis situations
Care planning, personal budgets, and multidisciplinary working
Desirable:
Experience within an Adult Safeguarding team
Qualifications
Degree or equivalent in Social Work (DipSW, CQSW, CSS).
Registration with Social Work England.
Ongoing CPD evidence.
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
How to Apply:
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