Interim Advanced Social Work Practitioner x2 – Children’s Services Reference no: Barnsley TCL 0008 C2FE / 1 Pay rate: £29.60 per hour PAYE (tbc) Hours per week: 37 Monday to Friday, 3 to 4 shifts per week and follow a fixed 4 week rota pattern including on-call nights This opening assignment is for 3 months City: BARNSLEY, South Yorkshire Office based role Enhanced DBS required for this role Note: the pay rate is provisional only and the ad will be amended with the confirmed rate once received An Advanced Practitioner is required to support the Children's Emergency Duty Team. To provide social work services to adults and families with specific responsibilities for dealing with more complex cases, including assessment and appropriate management of risks, developing and sharing specialist knowledge with others in a particular area of practice, and for contributing to practice development. The role will also manage safeguarding cases in-line with ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ and deputise for the Team Manager as required. The successful candidates will be able to work autonomously without the presence of their direct line manager. Experience at Advanced Practitioner or Team Manager level is required for this role and experience of chairing Strategy Discussions, leading S47 Investigations and intervening to diffuse crisis situations is essential. To undertake 3 to 4 shifts per week and follow a fixed 4 week rota pattern. There is also a requirement to be on call from home between 1am and 8.45am as part of the rota, 1 to 2 nights per week. Key responsibilities:
* Support senior colleagues with the prioritisation, allocation, planning and review of work in accordance with policies, procedures and statutory requirements, contributing to effective budget management, ensuring value for public money and the maximisation of service efficiencies.
* Contribute to service monitoring and evaluation, undertaking needs analysis, reviewing availability of resources and development of service practice, policies and strategies to maintain high quality services.
* Provide supervision, direction and co-ordination of workloads, support and guidance, appraisal and professional development and support social work students on first and final placements; and students from other professional disciplines.
* Undertake clear and detailed service user, carer assessments, including community care, safeguarding, mental capacity and best interest assessments, prioritising, allocating and reviewing work in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, minimising risks, with consideration for service user needs and available options.
* Manage high complex cases including their planning and review, promoting independence and early intervention as well as the personalisation agenda and self-directed support to minimise risks and improve quality of life for service users and their carers, ensuring targets are met within agreed timescales.
* Work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify their needs, construct value for money care packages and commission a range of appropriate services, as well as respond to their feedback regarding service provision.
* Undertake preventative work and risk assessments utilising community resources and services such as reablement and tele-healthcare.
* Provide professional advice, guidance and information to a range of internal and external stakeholders as required, giving evidence in court and working with multi-disciplinary teams in relation to complex cases.
* Manage complex transitions cases and chair multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate to specialised field / local structures.
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