Complex Care Senior Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Qualifications and training

Essential

• oRelevant professional Social Work qualification - Degree/Diploma in Social Work, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Certificate in Social Services
• oPQ1 and commitment to post qualification training
• oProfessional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma in social care, supplemented by further specialist knowledge, for example in needs of a specific client group, experience to masters equivalent level

Desirable

• oAny preferable requirements which could be obtained once in post

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• oAbility to present an excellent role model for good practice for social care staff within the multi-disciplinary team
• oAbility to act as a consultant on practice-based issues for other social care practitioners
• oAbility to take a lead role in jointly worked complex cases
• oAbility to think laterally within Departmental eligibility criteria, whilst maximising quality outcomes from resources
• oAbility to work on own initiative while making positive use of supervision and training
• oAbility to use IT-based Care management systems
• oAbility to make decisions in accordance with the statutory requirements of the post
• oAbility to manage time effectively in assessing, planning, monitoring and reviewing clients' needs and services
• oGood reporting and recording skills
• oHealth and Safety in the workplace and loan working legislation and risk assessment
• oWorking knowledge of electronic communication systems
• oAdult Protection Investigators training
• oAbility to communicate verbally and in writing with a broad range of people
• oCommitment to the concepts of a needs-led service, quality standards and service user choice within the context of Best Value
• oWorking in the legislative framework which includes knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and The Care Act 2014
• oGood knowledge of other Health & Social care legislation
• oCommitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
• oAbility to work within corporate policy and an awareness of Equal Opportunities
• oHighly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience
• oAssesses risk, develops management strategies, advice/direction to team members
• oComplex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options

Desirable

• oHealth and Safety in the workplace legislation
• oAbility to undertake risk assessments within all aspects of day to day work.
• oAbility to act as a consultant on practice-based issues for other health and social care practitioners
• oKnowledge of safeguarding adult processes
• oKnowledge of Continuing NHS Care criteria/ Registered Nursing Care (RNCC) Contribution
• oKnowledge of Direct Payments
• oKnowledge of Intermediate Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).