Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Advanced Practitioner to join a well-established Quality Assurance team based in Barnsley.
Team/Specialism: Quality Assurance
Pay Rate: £40 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum
Hours: Full-time
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Social Work roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend that works in Social Work and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum in Social Work provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Main duties:
- Provide social work services, handling complex cases, assessing and managing risks, and sharing specialist knowledge for practice development.
- Support the Quality Assurance and Improvement Team by identifying areas for service improvement and good practice through audits.
- Collaborate with Partner agencies to develop and conduct multi-agency audits, ensuring efficient support for children, young people, and families.
- Assist with arranging case file audits, distributing and filing them per procedures, and gathering feedback from children, young people, and families on services received.
- Support senior colleagues in analyzing audit findings, reviewing policies, and enhancing professional development for practitioners.
- Conduct DIP sampling on specific topics, analyze data, and identify areas for improvement in line with audit activities.
- Assist Children in Care services, including Future Directions, residential, and fostering services.
- Help senior colleagues prioritize, allocate, and review work, ensuring efficient budget management and quality assurance.
- Contribute to service monitoring, needs analysis, and policy development to maintain high service quality.
- Manage complex cases, promoting independence, early intervention, and self-directed support to meet targets and improve quality of life for service users.
- Support the team in Ofsted-related activities, including evidence collection and preparation for inspections.
- Undertake additional audit tasks as assigned to the Quality Assurance and Improvement Service
Requirements of the Social Work Advanced Practitioner:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services
- Experience working with children subject to Child in Need and Child Protection planning
- Ideally experience working within the Public Law Outline and Court proceedings
Contact:
This Social Work Advanced Practitioner job is advertised by Giorgio Dimuccio; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
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.
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