Senior Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Cleantech People

Cleantech People

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

**What's involved with this role:

Job Ref:
Hackney RQ1261220

Enhanced DBS disclosure required

As a supervisor within Adult Services you will be responsible for planning and monitoring tasks that enables the successful delivery of the business objectives of your designated team.

Responsible for the effective appraisal and supervision of staff to deliver services that will achieve continuous improvement of the Council.

Ensure compliance with Safeguarding Adults according to all relevant local and national policy and legislation. Support team members in maintaining and developing high professional standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Day to day management of selected staff within Adult Services including allocation of work, performance management and regular supervision.
Ensure there is an effective and appropriate response to any referral received by the Team. This includes allocation of cases to team members, and the setting of work as a key worker for a limited number of service users, providing casework support for those people with complex needs.
Support the Team Manager in the overall delivery of services and deputise where appropriate.
Promote the Personalisation/ Strengths based agenda and support implementation of Self Directed Support.
Carry out complex assessments, proportionate to need and risk ensuring agreed outcomes are being met.
Prepare written reports and carry out casework recording in accordance with national and departmental standards.
Give appropriate advice on welfare rights as required, referring on for specialist advice as necessary.
Investigate and respond appropriately to complaints.
When appropriate, lead on the investigation and/or chairing of Safeguarding Adults meetings and conferences, including Best Interest Meetings. To maintain current training and development capability around Safeguarding practice but also develop strategic initiatives around safeguarding as required.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additiona
l information for clarity.**Other "Essential Requirements" - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Qualifications:
Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Care

HCPC Registered

Knowledge:

A sound legislative knowledge of the key principles of the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act/DOLS and all relevant legislation relating to the provision of services for adult service users with complex needs and long term conditions related to those of a physical, learning, mental health or age related nature. An understanding of Children's services (Safeguarding and Transitions especially) and how to liaise and make a referral as required.
Sound knowledge of Adult Safeguarding with specific reference to The London Multi Agency Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, as well as understanding of the core principles of Making Safeguarding Personal, Risk Enablement and Unwise Decision Making.

Experience:

Post qualifying experience of working with adults with Long Term Conditions and complex needs.
Experience of supervising and appraising staff and managing performance.
Experience of ways of promoting and working in an antidiscriminatory manner.
Experience of setting targets and delegating tasks.
Experience of monitoring performance and suggesting new ways of doing things.
Proven experience of focusing on what is important and making decisions based on available information

Skills & Abilities:

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including IT, report writing, and negotiation skills.
Ability to understand performance management and undertake quality assurance audits as appropriate
Ability to work as a full member of the multidisciplinary team, providing a social work service to individuals and their families in a Think Family way.
Ability to contribute to the understanding and assessment of psychological, emotional and socio economic difficulties of individuals and families dealing with long term conditions and complex needs.
Ability to liaise with other Adults services teams, and health partners in primary and secondary care.
An ability to support staff who are assessing complex needs of individuals, including