Complex Care Senior Practitioner

Job overview

You will work within the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s Excellence Model of Social Work and to promote its practice and values and to support the development of the highest quality social work informed by our four principles:

• We should not intervene unless really necessary
• People probably know best what they need
• People are not defined by their difficulties
• People have a right to live without fear or harm

Furthermore, to work with and evidence competencies within the social care capabilities framework which include:

• Professionalism, CPD, reflection and leadership to others
• Values, diversity and challenging injustice
• Knowledge
• Interventions, skills and effective integrated working
• Safeguarding and DoLs

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that support/care packages promote independence and choice and offer the most cost-effective and beneficial outcomes, delivered and monitored.
• To provide professional supervision to an agreed number of social work staff, including completing the relevant appraisal process.
• To ensure own and staff compliance with legal responsibilities and policy guidance on equality and diversity matters, and human rights and to promote anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice as good practice within the team.
• Assessments are undertaken within a multi-disciplinary setting, and reflect the perspective of the individual, their carer, their lives and aspirations; to encourage and support staff to work with a strengths-based approach as directed by TSDFT
• To ensure assessment, care planning, and the subsequent commissioning of services are undertaken in a timely way to ensure the right support is available in the most suitable environment, in the most cost-effective manner
• To support and work closely with the Deputy CSM/ Lead for Complex Care Service.
• To support and work cohesively with the all social work leads and senior social work practitioner across complex care services and joint working complex cases with other social work staff
• The post holder will be expected to take a lead role in Provider of Concern or Whole Service enquires when required
• To deputise for the Deputy CSM/ Lead for Complex Care Service and Complex Care Team Lead
• Chairing meetings

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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