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Senior Practitioner

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Location

South Derbyshire District Council (DCC), Civic Way, Swadlincote

Reference

JOB/23/01935

Salary details

Grade 12 \xc2\xa339,840 - \xc2\xa343,224 per annum

Job term

Full Time

Appointment type

Fixed Term - Covering for secondment for 9 months from start date

Hours

37 hours per week

Closing Date

23 July 2023

South Derbyshire South Prevention and Personalisation Team are looking to recruit to the post of senior practitioner based at Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. This is 9 month fixed term post.

The team is based in the community consisting of a mix of Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners and Occupational Therapists who work closely with domiciliary care workers, and other health colleagues in a multi-disciplinary model.

Key responsibilities will be to supervise and support other less experienced Social Workers/Social Care Practitioners and providing training and briefing sessions as needed. You will also be expected to lead on providing good quality peer group supervision in conjunction with P&P colleagues. This role also includes pro-actively taking responsibility for improving professional standards and providing an advisory and supportive role to colleagues in other teams.

Support is provided by way of regular team meetings and peer supervision, and you will be expected to engage fully in this. You will also be expected to attend meetings with other teams and agencies and represent adult care as necessary. There is also a strong commitment within the team to support social work students and newly qualified social workers and you will be expected to engage in this. You will be expected to be on a DUTY rota, being the person, your colleagues will go to discuss duty cases.

You should have the ability to engage in the on-going change management process and provide effective leadership to others as necessary. There is the expectation also that you will undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade of this post. Please see the job and person profile for more information.

The work is wide and varied which gives an opportunity to someone who is keen to have a full experience of the role.

As an employee of Derbyshire County Council, you will be:

• Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme where you pay your contributions, and we pay too. It\'s a flexible scheme and an important part of your employment package providing an excellent range of benefits
• Part of a generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme,
• Supported with flexible working and leave arrangements
• Enjoy benefits including our occupational health, physiotherapy, and counselling services

Derbyshire is a great place to live and work. It\'s short drive to Derby, Nottingham, Staffordshire, and Leicestershire. The county enjoys house prices below the UK average and has great road and rail links.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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