Working hours: 37 Hours (8.30am - 5:00pm Monday - Thursday, 8:30am - 4:30pm Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Working Hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider South Community Mental Health Team.
We pay an attractive salary of £40,221 - £43,421, plus a market supplement of £2,863 for those who are AMHP qualifi ed. An exciting opportunity has arisen in Caerphilly Borough Council within the South Community Mental Health Team to recruit a full time Senior Practitioner. The Team is based in Mill Road, Caerphilly and co-located with health colleagues who work with service users aged 18 and over who have mental health needs.
We are looking for an individual who has the right values, motivation and commitment to work in a challenging yet rewarding environment.
The successful applicant must possess Diploma / Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification and Post Qualifying Awards for Consolidating Practice and Enabling Practice or equivalent. If you do not hold the Approved Mental Health Professional Award you will be expected to undertake this training, which will be funded by CCBC, in order to fulfil the role (on successful completion of this training you will be rewarded with a market supplement of £2,863 per annum).
The successful candidate will be required to practice in accordance with National Occupational Standards for Social Work and Code of Practice for Social Care Workers to deliver an effective social work service. An understanding of current legislation and policy in Wales will be essential.
The post holder will undertake assessments, reviews and contribute to the duty rota within the team. Those applying will need to have a good understanding of the principles & eligibility criteria set out in the Mental Health (Wales) Measure and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.
The role will involve working with individuals to help them find appropriate solutions at times of difficulty, as well as in the long term. It will also entail safeguarding people from abuse and neglect. Where intervention is required, you will be expected to provide a proportionate and timely response to support individuals and their carers.
A key task of the role will be to manage a complex caseload, facilitate student placements and contribute to the maintenance of high standards of practice as well as team development.
For the role, we ask that you have: - A diploma / Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification or to Successful completion of the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016).
- Knowledge of the current social care legislative framework and national drivers within social work and social care including Social Services and Wellbeing Act Wales (2014), Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity, Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards.
- A full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to visit clients and attend meetings.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Julie O`Brien on 02920 855020 or email
obriej2@caerphilly.gov.ukApplications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
You must possess a Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (or able to transfer from another recognised body).
The current registration requirements state that completion of the Consolidation of Practice qualification within your first 3 years of practice is mandatory (if you qualified after 1st April 2016). Failure to successfully complete this qualification will result in you being unable to renew your Social Work Registration or practice as a Social Worker.
This post attracts a Market Supplement of £2,863 per annum, in addition to the annual salary, which will be paid in 12 monthly instalments on successfully completing an approved mental health qualification.
