Senior Social work practitioner - Mental health

Our client Caerphilly county borough council is looking for a Senior Social work practitioner to join their Mental health team.

• To work in a multi-disciplinary Team to deliver a community mental health service to people assessed as requiring this approach.
• To deliver services through the Care and Treatment Planning approach to Adults requiring community-based health and social care and support to maximise and maintain their independence and dignity and support recovery.
• To fulfil the role and duties of the AMHP when required in response to service user need.
• You will be required to provide an enhanced level of skill and expertise to their practice and to support the development of other less experienced staff within the team.

These fall into the following areas:

• Care and Treatment Planning
• Multidisciplinary Working
• AMHP Role & responsibilities
• Service Development
• Continuous Professional Development
• General Duties

Care and Treatment Planning

• To assess individual needs and co-ordinate and deliver planned care and support to service users identified as requiring a Community Mental Health Team response and their carers within the context of care in the community.
• To assess risk in all cases and arrange for services to be provided to minimise and manage risk.
• To provide a social work service as required in legislation, regulations and guidance relating to Mental Health service provision.
• To monitor the effectiveness of care plans in terms of user carer satisfaction and review all aspects of the Service Users Care Plans and outcomes.
• To participate in the co-ordination of assessments that involves the contribution of other agencies and other formal and informal networks where appropriate.
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to work with a high level of autonomy.

Multidisciplinary Working

• To deliver the Coordination of Care and Treatment planning within the Community Mental Health Team to the required standard to ensure positive outcomes for service users and carers.
• To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of care plans involving all appropriate stakeholders in order to identify the need for and facilitate change to achieve agreed outcomes and support recovery.

AMHP Role & responsibilities

• To fulfil the role of AMHP in accordance with the Mental Health Act and the Code of Practice

Service Development

• To identify unmet needs and bring this to the attention of managers in order to inform the planning and commissioning process.
• To ensure integration of service provision with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Caerphilly County Borough Council Social Services.
• To maintain effective communication with all relevant stakeholders significantly users and carers to ensure that a continuum of care is created and maintained.
• To work with Managers of the Service in the development of the Community Mental Health Team.

Continuous Professional Development

• To participate in regular supervision and appraisal.
• To develop practice standards within a Performance Framework.
• To attend departmental meetings as required.
• To liaise with other departments and agencies.
• To maintain accurate, accessible, comprehensive and easily understood casework recordings.
• To enable learning to AMHP or Social Work students.
• To attend and provide training to improve knowledge and skills of both self and others.
• To participate in the day time AMHP Rota.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

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Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.