senior practitioner social worker
| Posting date: | 10 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 June 2024 |
| Location: | rochford/colchester, SS41RB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9364-24-0846 |
Summary
Manage care, plan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation. To ensure where appropriate that service users are referred for suitable follow-up care. Be actively involved in developing of transitional assessments as required by the Care Act. To be conversant with the Children Act, the Care Act and the Mental Health Act and be able to work with this legislation to maximise safe and effective care planning. Support in the development of effective transition from children to adult services. Offer joint training with partner agencies to staff in EPUT to support transition planning. To promote a recovery and strengths based approach focussing on the well-being of each young person or carer planning care around individual needs, wishes and outcomes, as per the Children and Families Act and the Care Act (2014). To understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services, demonstrating an understanding of eligibility under The Care Act and working in collaboration with nursing and other health care colleagues to ensure the appropriate and timely presentation of cases to panel, and the robust reviewing of placements to ensure effective and efficient use of resources, and recovery based delivery of services. To develop knowledge of resources and services in local communities To develop links with local authorities and ICBs to develop smooth transition planning both with and outside local area. Establish therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers. Maintain client centred approach balanced with need to manage risk of harm or deterioration. Enable individuals families and carers to address issues which affect their health and social well-being. Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs and the formulation of a carers care plan in conjunction with the carers support workers. Prepare and present clear, assessment and other reports as necessary to set out the basis of decisions made in respect of service users. Maintain all records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures. Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care. Provide specialist reports to Mental Health Review Tribunals for service users subject to the Mental Health Act.