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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Title: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Senior Practitioner - Safeguarding Team</span><br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Location: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Greenwich</span><br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Pay Rate: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">£35 per hour</span></p>
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<p>Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Senior Practitioner to join its client’s Safeguarding Team, based in Greenwich.<br>The role involves delivering high-quality, person-centred social work within the Adult Safeguarding Team, ensuring the safety, dignity, and wellbeing of vulnerable adults. Responsibilities include managing safeguarding concerns, undertaking statutory assessments, and working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to reduce risk and promote independence.</p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What will your responsibilities be?</span></strong></p>
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<li> Lead and coordinate Section 42 safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act 2014.</li>
<li>Undertake risk assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, and Best Interest decisions.</li>
<li>Respond to safeguarding alerts and referrals, ensuring timely and proportionate interventions.</li>
<li>Work closely with health professionals, police, housing, and voluntary sector partners to ensure a multi-agency approach to safeguarding.</li>
<li>Develop and review care and support plans that promote safety, independence, and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate and timely case records using the council’s case management system (e.g., Liquid Logic, Mosaic).</li>
<li>Apply professional curiosity and strengths-based approaches to all aspects of practice.</li>
<li>Attend safeguarding strategy meetings, case conferences, and court proceedings as required.</li>
<li>Promote awareness of safeguarding across the wider adult social care service and contribute to service development</li>
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<p><span data-ccp-props="{}"><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></span></p>
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<li>Make a Difference: Help change the lives of adults</li>
<li>Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew. </li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications and Experience:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">To be successful in this role you must have.</span> </p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">Social Work England registration</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Eligible to work in the UK</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Hold a full UK driving licence</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Post-qualified experience</span></li>
<li>Degree level or equivalent in Social Work </li>
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<p> <br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Why Liquid Personnel?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto"> Free DBS and compliance service</span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly</span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*</span> </li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Reasonable Adjustments:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span> <br><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span> <br><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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