Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Advanced Practitioner within the Duty & Assessment Team to work Full Time based in Northamptonshire.
The salary for this Advanced Practitioner job is up to £49,753 per annum.
Main duties:
- Work independently to hold and effectively manage a small complex caseload. This will include the highest risk, high need, looked after children, a range of high profile court work and specialist assessments and interventions as required.
- Undertake high-quality direct work with children, young people and families, involving all key family members and prioritising children and young people’s safety.
- Lead on family network meetings and case mappings. Carry out in depth and ongoing family assessment of social need and manage risk to children, with particular focus on parental capacity and capacity to change.
- Co-work specialist assessments with less experienced members of the team to ensure that they improve and develop.
- To assist the Team Manager in the recruitment, induction, supervision and appraisal of Team Members and in the effective management performance in accordance with the council’s policies and procedures.
- Use reflective supervision, research and other guidance to recognising one’s own professional limitations and how and when to seek advice from a range of sources, including senior practice leaders and other clinical practitioners from a range of disciplines.
- Navigate the family and youth and youth justice systems in England using legal powers and duties to support families, to protect children and to look after children in the public care system, including the regulated frameworks that support the full range of permanence options.
- Seek advice and professional second opinion as required in relation to the legal issues, interventions and plans which frequently impact children, young people and families involved with statutory services.
- Use the law and regulatory guidance to inform practice decisions. Take into account the complex relationship between professional ethics, the application of the law and the impact of social policy on both.
- Make realistic child-centred plans within a review timeline which will manage and reduce identified risks and needs the needs of the child.
- Any plans devised for the child need to be evidence informed, demonstrate clear analysis and professional judgement and evaluate decision making skills.
- Continuously develop knowledge of child development and how this impacts on all aspects of a child’s life.
- Maintain and update case notes and other records pertaining to the child/children you have responsibility for. Write reports as required and if needed give evidence in court on.
- Contribute to planning/reviewing the cases of children in care, supervise fostering/adoption arrangements.
- To devise and deliver practice workshops regularly in team meetings and to other Children’s Services staff as required.
Requirements of this Advanced Practitioner job:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact:
This Advanced Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
