Advanced Practitioner, Working Age Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join and be part of the Working Age, Adult Social Work Team as one of our Advanced Practitioners.
The Working Age Social Work Team is responsible for adults from the age of 18 to 67 with a Learning Disability, Physical Disability, or a Diagnosis of a Severe and Enduring Mental Health need. The team is also responsible for the statutory provisions under the Mental Health Act 1983 and runs the Council's AMHP rota.
The Social Work team is extremely busy, and the work undertaken is complex and challenging.
As one of our Advanced Practitioners you will carry a small but complex caseload made up of all the different service user groups the team works with. Your main role within the team will be to support the Team Manager and AMHP Lead with the day-to-day operational functions of the team. This will include, the management of duty, management of safeguarding, supervision of social workers and assessment and review workers and the allocation of work under the Care Act 2014.
The team also undertakes a huge amount of legal work and has an excellent working relationship with the Councils Legal Team. The team works very closely with colleagues in Merseycare, we have a social work presence in all the Mersey care in-patient wards which are now across the whole footprint of the Merseycare region.
We are also proud to have implemented a new Homelessness Social Work post, which works with the homelessness population in St Helens, this post is attached to the Social Work team however operates within the outreach service, YMCA and Salvation Army.
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop their social work skills as part of the management team and contribute to the overall success of the Working Age Service helping it to achieve its statutory functions and compliance in terms of process and procedures.
The successful candidate should be a qualified AMHP, BIA and/or Practice Educator or be willing to undertake the training for these roles.
In return you will be provided with management support from the Team Manager and AMHP Lead.
You will be part of a very supportive team, receive monthly supervision, informal supervision, appraisals, one to one support and monthly team meetings and have access to on-going training and development.
For an informal chat please contact Gemma Johnson, Team Manager, Working Age on 01744 675259 or if you would like to come and visit the team prior to applying we would be happy to arrange an informal meeting, where you can meet the team and ask any questions.
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