Social Work Advanced Practitioner

• Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
• Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
• Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Social Work roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
• Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
• Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend that works in Social Work and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.
• Professional Development: Working as a locum in Social Work provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.

• Be responsible for the team workload and ensuring that the case management of every child for whom they are responsible is in best interest of the child
• Ensure the workload of the team is prioritised appropriately and is distributed among social work team members, making best use of their skills and capability and ensuring the safety of each child is paramount
• Undertake regular supervision meetings each member of the team, in order to monitor care plans, practice quality and performance, taking remedial action when necessary and to undertake all required staff management responsibilities in line with procedures
• Ensure communication within the service is maintained including regular team meetings and are held to discuss the business of the team, review its performance and brief team members about corporate and care management issues
• Work in partnership with peers across the service and represent the service, with external agencies, including court attendance, ensuring the care planning meets the needs and the safety of the child
• Chair case meetings, including reviews, to ensure care plans are in the best interests and safety of the child
• Regularly collate and report management information to enable service workloads, activity and quality to be managed effectively
• Ensure all actions of team members comply with the policies on diversity, equal opportunities and Health & Safety, leading through role model behaviour
• Achieve the agreed performance targets of the service by taking responsibility for co-ordinating, developing, monitoring and evaluating the activities of staff and promote high standards of performance
• Manage the team’s processing and maintenance of referral, service activity and service user information on all appropriate systems including Mosaic
• Ensure that all work is allocated in line with workload management arrangements and be involved in the development and maintenance of recording and monitoring systems related to work allocation, workload, care plans and outcomes
• Utilising IT and direct communication, monitor the quality and consistency of social care plans, giving particular attention to race, culture, age and gender appropriateness
• Ensure adequate systems and procedures are in place to regularly monitor the number, nature and quality of assessments of social care needs carried out by team members and report on same as required
• Manage any performance, sickness or conduct related concerns regarding team members in line with HR procedures and policies
• Conduct regular case audits as requested and in support of the Quality Assurance team

• Degree or equivalent in social work
• Current Social Work England registration
• Thorough knowledge of proposed and actual legislation, statutory regulations and Government guidance and standards relevant to children in need
• Up to date professional and technical expertise in relation to children in need
• Significant post qualifying experience of working social care setting with children in need
• Experience of managing or supervising in children’s social services
• Experience of working collaboratively with other services, e.g. Health and service users to deliver a responsive and co-ordinated service

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