Mental Health Senior Practitioner

at  South Gloucestershire Council

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

As a Senior Practitioner in the integrated Recovery Team you will make a difference by improving the quality of services provided to adults with mental health difficulties. You will have a pivotal role in ensuring performance and quality standards across the Mental Health team are met and delivered to vulnerable adults in our community.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

You will hold a relevant professional qualification e.g. DipSW, CQSW, CSS , OT Diploma and /or degree and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Social Work England.

• You will also need a Qualification as an Approved Mental Health Professional, with relevant post qualifying experience in a Mental Health community setting and experience of dealing with complex cases.

• • Ideally, you will have experience of working in a leadership role, so you will have the understanding in the supervision of casework allocation and prioritisation within the team.
• A further two desirables would be for you to hold a post graduate management qualification and have some AMHP Practice Assessor experience, if not, you will have the willingness to undertake training.
  Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post

On a daily basis, you will be delivering our integrated service specification within the AWP Recovery Team.

• You will provide a high level of support and supervision for our Approved Mental Health Professionals, Social Workers and Health Care staff in relation to casework practice and decision making.
• You will manage and lead the team of Social Workers and Health Care staff to meet the needs of those who have severe and enduring mental illness and their carers

• In the role you will support the operation of the Mental Health Act Duty Service, participate in the Mental Health Act duty rota and take on a leading role in the implementation of safeguarding procedures

• • As an experienced practitioner you will keep your professional skills and knowledge of legislation and practice up to date and on occasions, you may be required to act as practice educator to qualifying and newly qualified staff.