Mental Health Senior Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £49,603.00 i £51,843.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £49603.00 - £51843.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Salisbury, SP1 3UZ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | F0041-6358 |
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Care job family overview: Support and assist the well-being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and development. Safeguarding, protection and care. Community, residential, day or field settings. Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals/groups. Specification of any non-council provision Individual or small group emphasis. May involve personal care activities. Likely to involve immediate response to client. Service Function and Context: The overall responsibilities of the service/function are: The team works across all age groups for the statutory mental health work which includes children/adolescents, adults (including those with a learning disability), and older people. The function of the team is to provide social care interventions to those people meeting the threshold for secondary mental health care. This includes assessment, care management, social work interventions, multi-disciplinary working, risk assessment and management. A particular challenge of the role is to attempt to ensure the service users experience of the service as a whole (health and social care) is as integrated and seamless as possible. The team works closely with the secondary mental health providers in Wiltshire (AWP) and the other adult social care teams when they require access to specialist advice. Job Purpose: To provide practice and professional leadership, support and supervision for Social Workers and social care staff in mental health teams. To uphold standards of practice for Social Workers as registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and in accordance with Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Practitioners working in line with the advanced level of the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) are expected to provide practice and professional leadership through the development of evidence informed practice, quality assurance, staff development, knowledge development and management, and will also help to influence and contribute to strategic development in the organisation. Advanced Social Workers make a difference by working both directly with people in highly complex situations, and by supporting staff to provide better outcomes for people who use services, families, carers and communities. Specific duties and responsibilities include: Pro-actively participate in the leadership team, including planning and chairing leadership, team, and area meetings. Chair meetings of internal/external partners and other agencies, particularly in the role of investigating manager, Best Interest decision maker, or facilitation of this, CHC joint decision making panels, etc. Take a lead role in promoting safeguarding within teams in line with Wiltshire and Swindon policy and procedures for safeguarding adults. Perform Investigating Manager or Investigating Officer role as required. Manage a small caseload of complex work, using person centred practice principles to assess, support plan and review with the aim of promoting well being of individual customers. Undertake comprehensive risk assessments. Ensure that your own practice is in line with current legislation, including The Care Act (2014), The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and The Mental Health Act (1983) and local policies and procedures, as relevant to the role. Ability to manage and resolve complex situations using negotiations and diplomacy, involving customers, their families, or staff groups. Take responsibility for your own continuing professional development. Ensure teams respond effectively to all contacts made with adult social care. Plan, prioritise and allocate work within the teams the post holder covers. Deal with urgent and high risk situations whilst dealing with interruptions and deadlines and reprioritizing workloads effectively to meet changing demands from the service. Ensure the service is able to respond to emergencies. Analysing individual and team performance against local and national performance indicators. Promote, develop and model high quality social work practice. Ensure workers are working within statutory responsibilities and promote evidence based practice. Ensure Social Workers comply with professional standards required by the Health and Care Professions Council. Provideprofessional support to Social Workers, Customer Co-ordinators and other team members, including development of skills, knowledge and experience and addressing performance issues. Provide professional advice and guidance to team managers, Heads of Service, Associate Directors, and commissioning colleagues on a broad range of complex issues relevant to social work. These issues can be contentious and challenging and require expert guidance to shape service delivery. Supervise and appraise Social Workers and Customer Coordinators . Ensure that the practice of staff you supervise is in line with the current legal framework, including The Care Act (2014), The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and The Mental Health Act (1983) and related local policies and procedures, as relevant to their role. Ensure that they keep themselves appraised of changes and developments in legislation, policy and practice. Monitor spend against social care budget, including authorisation of care and support recommended by team members whilst considering best value to the council. Work in collaborative partnerships with colleagues from the council, health and other stakeholders within the voluntary and community sector which promote well-being, social inclusion and resilient communities to influence and improve service delivery. Contribute to the development of policy and guidance. Lead implementation of new legislation, policy and guidance in social care. Comply with the Wiltshire Council behaviours framework and be an exemplar for behaviours described at the aspirational level. Post holder will deputise for the Team Manager on occasions. Promote, develop and support standards of social work practice in line with requirements of Social Work England and the council Identify, plan, implement and evaluate person centred approaches to meeting customers' outcomes which promote and improve their well-being Contribute to planning and development and participate in county-wide strategic projects which innovate and develop new service provision, being mindful of quality & cost.