Overview
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust. We are looking for a flexible, innovative team player to be the Family Support Social Worker for a fixed-term service development project within the Children and Young People's Gender Service (CYPGS) in the South West. The project involves working with parents and schools to provide NHS guidance in supporting children with gender incongruence or gender-related distress. The role will involve travel around the South West of England to community, school and primary care settings, but not lone working. It will also include data collection and management in line with project delivery protocols. This role will be part of a team that assesses need and provides information and support to parents and professionals. Fixed-term family support is part of the project so the ability to build good working relationships with parents is essential. You will be part of the CYPGS and Psychological Health Services (PHS). PHS is an award-winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trust-wide psychological services. As a university teaching trust, research and quality improvement form part of UHBW\'s mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality. In order to support individual development, growth of expertise and service priorities, staff can benefit from opportunities to work into other clinical areas through discussion and planning with their line manager and head of service.
Responsibilities
* To be a competent, knowledgeable, and visible social worker within the CYPGS (SW), and specifically the service development project.
* To provide high-quality evidence-based safeguarding practice, for children, young people and adults at risk.
* Using knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance, and policy to ensure appropriate safeguarding support to children and young people, their families and the CYPGS (SW).
* Understand and guide others in the legal frameworks that apply to children.
* Work with the clinical MDT to ensure child-centered holistic support is identified and provided for family support and safeguarding concerns and work with multi-agency teams in other services, as necessary.
* To develop and implement safeguarding processes for the project and operate within the UHBW systems to safeguard children and young people, including direct liaison with patient\'s families and staff.
* To facilitate excellent communication and consistency across the project and the service in terms of safeguarding support, including ensuring the regular briefing of the project team and the Deputy Director of Safeguarding (Children) on key safeguarding issues and family support themes.
* Facilitate good standards of record keeping, report and assessment writing in line with own regulatory bodies and other guidelines.
* Able to provide clear analysis of risk to inform information sharing and referral where concerns are raised for children who are patients or are the children of family members or adult patients.
* Attend as required, strategy meetings, case conferences, core groups, appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings and any other appropriate meetings, as a support to staff or as a representative of the Trust.
* Share advanced understanding of the additional vulnerabilities of children in care, care experienced and children on Child Protection Plans face and the role of health staff in assessing risk and contributing to safety plans.
* Assist the Clinical Project Lead, as part of the project team and Deputy Director of Safeguarding (Children) in implementing the recommendations of the Cass Report in relation to safeguarding best practice in Children and Young People\'s Gender Services.
* As per Working Together 2023, where identified, work as the lead professional at early help and Child in Need level for children receiving a service from the CYPGS (SW).
* For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Additional information
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together. The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff and supporting you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at interview. If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, please check eligibility under the UKVI points based system. The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details and information will be transferred to the ESR HR system; if offered a job, information will also be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with over 13,000 staff and 100+ clinical services across 10 sites. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Our hospitals are in Bristol and Weston; we offer opportunities across urban and coastal settings in the South West.
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