Job Description

We are recruiting a Senior Practitioner at Caerphilly County Borough Council.Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Rhymney Health and Social Care CentreThis is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Social Services Mental Health Team.We pay an attractive salary of xc2xa341,511 - xc2xa344,711 and offer access to training and development opportunities.This post attracts a Market Supplement of xc2xa32,863 per annum, in addition to the annual salary, which will be paid in 12 monthly instalments.The Market Supplement will be subject to candidates successfully completing the AMHP course and participating on the AMHP rota.The Team is based at the North Integrated Health and Social Care Centre in Rhymney and works with service users aged 18 and over who have mental health needs. The successful candidate will be required to practice in accordance with National Occupational Standards for Social Work and Code of Practice for Social Care Workers to deliver assessment and care management services.You will need to have a good understanding of current legislation and policy. You will also be required to work closely with carers, other professionals and team members or alone using your own initiative. You will have a varied role and have the ability to deal with crisis situations and will be expected to facilitate safe discharge for service users from hospital into the community. You will be required to support and safeguard vulnerable service users through difficult periods in their lives, therefore effective communication and organisational skills are essential.For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Diploma / Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification.
• Successful completion of the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016).
• Knowledge of assessment and care planning processes for working with vulnerable adults and children and their carers.
• Experience of undertaking the duties of an Approved Mental Health Professional.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to visit clients and attend meetings.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.To view the and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments listAfter reading the and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rhian Llewellyn on 01685 846444 or email llewer1@caerphilly.gov.ukApplications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.ukfor further information.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.You must possess a Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (or able to transfer from another recognised body).The current registration requirements state that completion of the Consolidation of Practice qualification within your first 3 years of practice is mandatory (if you qualified after 1st April 2016). Failure to successfully complete this qualification will result in you being unable to renew your Social Work Registration or practice as a Social Worker.

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