Children's EDT Advanced Practitioner – AMHP, Flexible Rota in Bury St Edmunds

Our client Bury council is looking for a Children's Advanced Practitioner to join their Emergency Duty Team.

Special Conditions of Service:

• To work flexibly on a rota basis at evenings, overnight, weekends and bank holidays.
• Day time attendance at team meetings, training courses and supervision will be required.
• Car allowance payable, where applicable, in accordance with the authority’s policies.
• Carry colleagues, clients and carers etc, as passengers where required.
• To be provided with a work’s mobile smart phone to be contactable during working hours.
• Work in accordance with the HCPC Code of Practice.
• Register with the HCPC in agreed timescales and to maintain registration.
• Satisfactory DBS disclosure at the enhanced level to be renewed in line with the authority’s timescales.

The post holder will be a Level 3 Social Worker with AMHP qualification, child care and adult care experience and will be required to work across both Bury and Rochdale Council.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• To participate in the EDT rota and to undertake a balance of sessions, including working evening sessions, overnight sessions, weekends and bank holidays.
• To receive calls from LA colleagues, other agencies and members of the public, and to assess and prioritise these appropriately, deciding on the levels of response required.
• To identify and assess the levels of risk involved in referrals, assess the need for protection and decide the method and level of intervention.
• To be aware of the services and resources available, and use them appropriately in order to maintain individuals and families in need of emergency Social Work assistance/intervention until the next working day.
• To be aware of other statutory and voluntary agencies and to liaise and negotiate with these as necessary in order to ensure the best possible outcome for service users.
• To maintain written records of work undertaken using the appropriate service forms and to carry out required administrative and monitoring procedures.
• To liaise effectively and in writing with day time colleagues and where necessary, with other services and agencies about work undertaken.
• To encourage clients to make informed choices and to participate in the immediate plans for them, respecting individual’s views, where appropriate, and ensure that clients’ wishes are understood by service providers.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.