Advanced Practitioner - Social Work Academy Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for an Advanced Practitioner within the Social Work Academy Team to work full time, based in Northamptonshire. The salary for this permanent Advanced Practitioner job is up to £44,911 per annum.

Main duties:

• Under the direction of the team manager, supervise and manage the workload of newly qualified social workers and provide mentoring, reflective supervision, monitoring of case progression, professional development, and professional supervision in accordance with the Social Workers Academy's teaching programme and wider objectives in situations of high complexity ensuring a high standard of service delivery.
• Support the Team Managers in managing a current and reliable record of allocation, assurance in service provision, and ensuring a high standard of service delivery. Ensure Signs of Safety model of practice is delivered and embedded into practice.
• Contribute to the learning and development of the Academy/NCC as a training organisation by managing the interface between Higher Education Institute and training/workplace situations, by contributing to arrangements for selection, training and curriculum delivery, assessment and evaluation. Quality assure practice learning opportunities for social workers undertaking social work development training at undergraduate and post qualifying levels. Use feedback from Academy social workers having completed the programmes to inform future Academy development.
• Ensure that accurate records and reports are maintained to evidence a meaningful practice assessment of NQSWs in accordance with the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme and probationary arrangements. Improve the quality of casework through undertaking case file audits and ensuring feedback from audit activity is implemented into social work practice and formal observations of practice.
• Provide the Team Manager with accurate information and assist the Team Manager with establishing, maintaining, and utilising information systems to ensure best practice as part of a robust quality assurance system and to inform performance and budget management of the team and organisation.
• Working within a multi-disciplinary context, develop effective working partnerships with other agencies and services involved to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved in all key areas of service users' lives.
• Deliver, within the framework of current legislation and guidance, professional leadership and education for social workers associated with the Academy in order to provide effective and professional service delivery at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Ensure development of social workers to deliver excellent standards of practice and service to customers and their families.
• Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety, and welfare of yourself and other persons, and comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the department.
• Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope, and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
• Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people's behavioural, physical, social, and welfare needs.

Requirements of this Advanced Practitioner Job:

• Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
• Current Social Work England Registration.
• Experience within Children’s Services.
• Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support.