Senior Practitioner (Social Worker) - ICNT (West)

This role will promote and deliver high standards of professional practice, intervention and social work leadership; and overseeing practice with the Team Manager in the Integrated Cluster Network team. This is a leadership role within an integrated service, and your role would reflect that. You will provide high level support to the Social Work Team Manager in the Integrated Cluster Network Team and to other multi-professional team members.

The Integrated Cluster Network Team works with adults with long term complex, multi-faceted presenting needs. The Team provides an integrated approach to care and support, focusing on the person's 'voice' and the needs of their families, carers; or those important to them. An experienced professional social worker, you will provide social work leadership and oversee intervention in a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Innovation, and knowledge of the legislative framework, as well as creativity within Social Work and the Integrated Model, are key to this post.

To provide outstanding social work practice by leading and promoting the delivery of the highest level of practice skills and developments, through the ability to inspire and mentor the team.

To actively promote our 'Strengths-Based Model of Practice-Working to Achieve Outcomes'.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES:

- Be responsible for the workload management as well as line management and the provision of advice and support within the social work team, within the Integrated Cluster Network Team.

- Ensuring high quality assessment and plans of care and support that are strengths-based, outcome focused and aligned to 'what matters' to people. Promoting excellence within social work practice; identifying and acting on risk and safeguarding concerns; and taking a lead role in 'Best Interest' work.

- Managing a small complex caseload, they will carry out high quality integrated assessments in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, and with other professionals within the Integrated Team.

- Sharing the supervision of the team with the Team Manager, they will supervise staff, ensuring there is a focus on strengths-based, outcome focused practice, offering voice, choice and control.

- In conjunction with the Team Manager, be responsible for ensuring plans of care and support utilise proportionate resources to meet identified needs and minimise risks to independence, contributing to the effective management of resources.

- Support the Social Work Team Manager in their role; supporting the wider cluster responsibilities, in innovation and best practice to meet population needs, including supporting new staff in innovative roles.

- Carry out delegated, deputising responsibilities for the Social Work Team Manager; as well as supporting collaboratively across three Integrated Cluster Network Teams and being responsible for the resources of the Directorate and Health Board as delegated and required.

- Complying with departmental policies, procedures, and the performance management framework. Supporting with audit; staff appraisal; supervision and social work improvement and development, and the management of risk. Considering social work research and best practice in developing this work.

- Maintaining up to date recordings on the electronic files, and relevant documents as required by the Directorate and Health Board to deliver good standards for practice.

- Adhering to the Social Care Wales Code of Practice and meeting Continual Professional Development requirements for registration, being responsible for their own performance against agreed national health and social care targets. Preparing for and participating in supervision and personal development reviews with line manager.

- Providing support, guidance and training to social work practitioners and other professional colleagues within the Integrated Team on professional social work practice, through consultation, caseload supervision, social work peer group supervision, and identifying and delivering social work and integrated staff training. Leading on social work student development within the Team and contributing to wider student development of all professionals within the Integrated Team.

- Keeping up to date with current legislation; best social work practice and case law and ensuring this is applied within social work practice in the Integrated Cluster Network Team to support the delivery of continual improvement in the Integrated Services.

- To adhere to the All Wales Safeguarding procedures.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 01 April 2026

Shortlisting Date: 02 April 2026

Interview Date: 16 April 2026

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