Senior Practitioner - South East Wales Emergency Duty Team

We are recruiting a Senior Practitionerat Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours - These hours will be worked on a rotating basis, if you require further information on the available hours, please contact the recruiting manager using the details provided below.

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Brecon House, Mamhilad, Pontypool

Team: South East Wales Emergency Duty Team (SEWEDT)

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £42,839 - £46,142 with an additional £2,995 annual market supplement, and offer access to training and development opportunities.

The South East Wales Emergency Duty Team provides an emergency social work service out-of-hours to the five local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, and Torfaen.

We are an enthusiastic and dedicated team who strive to support adults, children and families who are facing crisis out of hours. The team responds to emergency situations involving children, young people, vulnerable adults, that cannot wait until the next working day, working closely with other partner agencies, such as the police and health.

Caerphilly, as the lead authority, provides the service for the partner authorities from a centrally located office base. We operate a 4-week rota which includes working weekends, bank holidays and overnights with a duty manager available at all times either office based or on call overnight.

The post includes a 20% temporary disturbance for working out of hours plus a Market Supplement for Approved Mental Health Professionals: (£2995 pro rata).

We are seeking an experienced Senior Social Work Practitioner to join our well-established team. Please note that on this occasion we are actively looking to prioritise candidates who are Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP), and it is desirable that candidates have experience in safeguarding children and adults at risk with a focus on working with adults, children, carers and families in crisis. We also provide excellent training opportunities that will support the successful candidate with their on-going professional development.

It is essential that applicants are in possession of the minimum qualifications of Diploma/Degree in Social Work or equivalent, are an approved Mental Health Practitioner or committed to undertake this training and have at least 3 years post-qualifying experience.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Diploma/ Degree in Social Work or predecessor.
• Knowledge of appropriate legislation e.g. Children Act 1989, Social Service and Well Being (Wales) Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 amended 2007. Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• 3 years post qualifying experience of working in a Social Services department.
• Experience of discharging statutory duties under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989, Section 76 Social Services Well Being (Wales) Act 2014 and implementing Child Protection procedures or Experience as an Approved Mental Health Practitioner.
• Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings.

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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 David Thomas on 01495 767045/6 or 07515598336 or email thomad5@caerphilly.gov.uk.

Applications 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 £2,995 per annum, in addition to the annual salary, which will be paid in 12 monthly instalments.