Adults Social Worker

About the role

The role is part of a multi-disciplinary team approach to support our Camden communities.
As a Senior Practitioner you will be expected to be an integral part of this team, to manage complex casework and resources, and to use your expertise to advise, negotiate, advocate and champion the needs of Camden residents. In addition, you will work together with the Team Manager, other Senior and Advanced Practitioners and colleagues to develop best practice, drawing on current research and evidence-based practice to promote our What Matters strengths-based practice approach, keeping the person at the centre of all decisions and helping them to achieve their outcomes. You will work closely in partnership with other members of a multi-disciplinary team and with support staff, specialist and external partners to ensure the overall service is person centred.
Outcomes or objectives that this role will deliver:
• Contribute to the development of future service models in the context of the Council’s Financial Strategy.
• Contribute and lead on policy and practice development, participating in service reviews as required.
• Create an environment of continuous learning, quality improvement and professional development, developing excellent service outcomes and ensuring service improvements are implemented when necessary.
• Work with Team and Senior Managers, colleagues and Commissioners to ensure best use of resources and positive outcomes for people, ensuring that data on financial and quality measures are collected accurately and analysed to improve performance.
• Deputise for Team Managers when required within the Neighbourhood Teams.

This includes:

• Promote positive risk taking to maximise independence.
• Embed and share innovative solutions to care and support needs and work with complex family/health issues, ensuring that the delivery of care and support is reviewed and service improvements are implemented.
• Ensure that all duties within the role are delivered in accordance with policy and procedure and professional registration practice.
• Contribute with other Senior and Advanced Practitioners in the service to a culture and style of leadership that develops and empowers people, recognises achievement and promotes the continuous development of staff and teams.
• Keep up-to-date with changes in practice and participate in your own life-long learning and personal and professional development and also for colleagues through supervision, appraisal and reflective practice.
• Promote integrated whole systems working, working closely with other services both internally and externally. This will include negotiating and influencing outcomes, engaging and involving users and carers and all stakeholders, liaising with other workers and agencies as appropriate.
• To undertake duties on behalf of the Team Manager as required by the needs of the service.
• Provide professional consultation and advice to colleagues and other appropriate agencies.
• To oversee practice quality and monitoring for people placed out of borough
• Hold a small complex caseload, under the supervision of Team Manager

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.
 
For more information please contact me on Taylor.johnson@pprsocialcare.co.uk or 07813 347 703