Mental Health Senior Practitioner

Location

Thornbury, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom

Job description

How you'll make a difference

As a Senior Practitioner in the integrated Recovery Team you will make a difference by improving the quality of services provided to adults with mental health difficulties. You will have a pivotal role in ensuring performance and quality standards across the Mental Health team are met and delivered to vulnerable adults in our community.

 
What will you be doing?   

• On a daily basis, you will be delivering our integrated service specification within the AWP Recovery Team.

• You will provide a high level of support and supervision for our Approved Mental Health Professionals, Social Workers and Health Care staff in relation to casework practice and decision making.

• You will manage and lead the team of Social Workers and Health Care staff to meet the needs of those who have severe and enduring mental illness and their carers

• In the role you will support the operation of the Mental Health Act Duty Service, participate in the Mental Health Act duty rota and take on a leading role in the implementation of safeguarding procedures 

• As an experienced practitioner you will keep your professional skills and knowledge of legislation and practice up to date and on occasions, you may be required to act as practice educator to qualifying and newly qualified staff.    

What we need from you

• You will hold a relevant professional qualification e.g. DipSW, CQSW, CSS , OT Diploma and /or degree and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Social Work England. 

• You will also need a Qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional, with relevant post qualifying experience in a Mental Health community setting and experience of dealing with complex cases.  

• Ideally, you will have experience of working in a leadership role, so you will have the understanding in the supervision of casework allocation and prioritisation within the team.  
  
• A further two desirables would be for you to hold a post graduate management qualification and have some AMHP Practice Assessor experience, if not, you will have the willingness to undertake training.

 
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post 

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.  

• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the people you are working with.  

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect. 

• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.   

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.   

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of  
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life  
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.  

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.  

We’re making a difference, be part of it!  

Salaries pro-rated to hours worked

Limited term contract to cover maternity leave

For further information please contact Liam McCann, Team Manager, Mental Health ([email protected] or 01454 865583)  

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Salary

£42.4k - £45.44k per annum