Transitions Senior Practitioner

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.

About the Team

We are looking for a passionate Transitions Senior Practitioner to join our Specialist Adult Social Care services, which are based in Keynsham. This role is a specific role within the transitions team, working with young people (16 to 25) with the appearance of social care needs transitioning into adult care.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing expert case consultation, practice guidance, and professional support to colleagues, helping to ensure that decisions are robust, legally literate, and aligned with our practice standards and frameworks. You will support the development of high-quality practice across the team through coaching, mentoring, and reflective discussions.

You will join a friendly and extremely supportive team of Social Work professionals, giving you the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary role liaising with other partners and agencies, including Avon and Wiltshire NHS Partnership Adult Mental Health Teams, CAMHs, SEND Practitioners, Children’s Services, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and education professionals.

About the Role

As a Transitions Senior Practitioner, you will carry out responsibilities including:

• Where it is appropriate, to be responsible for a small number of complex, high-risk cases, reflective of your experience and expertise.
• Where necessary to co-work cases alongside other team members where complexity or legal requirements require additional support.
• Provide ongoing case, practice advice and practice development discussions with team members as required to ensure high quality and legally literate decisions are made in line with ASC Practice Framework.
• To have oversight of team safeguarding activity, including monitoring referrals, allocation and meetings with safeguarding chairs to agree next steps.
• Where appropriate to chair MARM or MDT meetings under the direction of the service lead.
• Being the senior practice lead by representing the service in the practice development and disseminating learning and supporting training needs of the deliver.
• Lead and contribute to a range of service-related projects as they arise, including the development of new initiatives through representation on working/multi-agency groups.
• Undertake audits of practice in line with the audit framework supporting staff with evidence based and reflective practice.
• To take a lead and have oversight of learning development opportunities and student placements in the team in conjunction with the department’s Practice Development Lead – this includes maintaining PEPS qualification where appropriate.

About You

• Be a qualified Social Worker (Social work degree, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW or equivalent) with 3 years post qualification experience
• Have extensive experience working with wider range of young people and adults including people with physical disability, Autism, Mental Health Conditions or Learning Disabilities.
• Able to demonstrate and evidence a high level of legal literacy related to both Adults and Children’s Social Care, including legislation relating to Young People with SEND.
• Experience of working collaboratively across Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care and wider partnerships.
• Registered with Social Work England
• Have a Full UK Driver’s License and access to a car due to business need

If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Anna Spear, Transition Team Manager, anna_spear@bathnes.gov.ukor call 07976239337

Interview date: TBC

No Agencies Please.

Please note: that this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date due to high demand. We advise all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

*Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployee). This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.

About Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Working at Bath and North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Why Bath and North East Somerset Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. Go to https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/why-work-us/our-benefits

At Bath and North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve peoples lives. Find out more about our values at https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/why-work-us/our-values

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. Find out more on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion athttps://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity

We are a Disability Confident Employer – find out more at https://shorturl.at/ajrsW

The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.