Lead Practitioner - Hartley, United Kingdom - Sefton Council

Sefton Council

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Hartley, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role

Sefton Adult Social Care Community Mental Health services are looking to appoint to a newly created role of a Lead Practitioner to support the delivery of the Adult Community Mental Health Services and the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service.

Sefton Adult Community Mental Health Teams are co-located with Merseycare Foundation NHS Trust colleagues and provide social care services to individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems.

The successful post holder will be responsible for supporting the CMHT Managers in the delivery of the social care service based in the Community Mental Health Team in Southport.

They will also support the AMHP Lead with the operation and development of Sefton's daytime AMHP service alongside the AMHP Lead, providing supervision and support to AMHPs and trainee AMHPs.

For further information, please contact Stephen Roper (Service Manager) on or Matthew Walton (AMHP Lead) on

Who are we?

Sefton is a diverse and exciting local authority that is on a journey of aspiration and ambition as it works towards delivering its exciting Sefton 2030 Vision.

This journey is shared with our partners and communities as we strive to ensure Sefton is a confident and connected Borough.

Sefton as a Place to Live and Work
Boasting 22 miles of stunning coastline, Sefton is a leading coastal tourist destination with a flourishing visitor economy.

Spanning the busy Port of Liverpool, the famous Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' installation, attractive beaches and dunes, to the resort town of Southport, the diversity of the Borough provides a unique mix of urban and natural setting.

This is a diverse and exciting Borough where people can enjoy a great work-life balance.

With excellent transport links, Sefton is well placed for accessing cities across the Northwest, including Liverpool, Manchester and areas such as the Wirral, Halton and Knowsley.

This is an exciting time to come and work with us. We want to hear from people who possess drive and passion. We need committed Social Workers to support our development, improvement plans and outcomes for vulnerable adults in our community.

Our Vision and Journey so far.

Sefton Adult Social Care have high aspirations for the service to work with our most vulnerable residents to complete excellent person-centred and high-quality assessments, the outcomes of which will positively impact on well-being and support people to live healthier lives.

We are in the process of expanding our early intervention and prevention offer to our residents, using innovative approaches and the latest technological solutions.

Sefton Adult Social Care have an ethos of coproducing and codesigning services with our residents and stakeholders to ensure they meet the needs of our service users whilst ensuring that we respect people's dignity, rights, and choices.

As a service we recognise the importance of increasing choice enabling people to have control over their lives, and we are committed to improving outcomes and maximising independence of our service users.

What we require from you:

Social Work Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification
Current registration with Social Work England
Current AMHP approval
High aspirations to improve the lives our most vulnerable residents
Exceptional knowledge of the Care Act
Ability to manage your own workload and to work independently as well as in a team.
Ability to make person centred, complex decisions, using evidencebased tools and analysis
Ability to provide management and supervision for qualified and unqualified workers and promote their development and high standards of practice
Ability to understand and demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity
Ability to effectively undertake partnership working with all our stakeholders and further develop these relationships
Commitment to your own personal development and professional growth.

Our offer to you

To be part of an established, caring, and welcoming team
Manageable caseloads
Access to good quality, monthly, reflective supervision
A comprehensive induction programmes
A wide variety of career progression routes bespoke to individual training and development needs as identified in annual PDRs
Partnership with Research in Practice, providing access to online webinars, podcasts and materials linked to the latest research and policy updates to support your CPD and inform evidencebased reports
28 days annual leave rising to 33 days after 5 years continual service plus 8 bank holidays
Enhanced sick pay, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave schemes.
Excellent pension scheme.
Opportunities for agile/flexible working
Access to free eye tests and where appropriate, contribution towards spectacles
Discounted gym membership with all Active Sefton gyms
Cycle to work scheme
Access to local benefits and discounts on