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Older People's Mental Health Practice Lead Social Worker Location: Slough Post Pay Level: 8 - £44,428 to £49,498 plus £1039 Local Weighting Allowance per annum Reports to: Service Manager DBS Requirement: Yes Main Purpose of Job: As the OPMH Practice Lead, you will provide professional leadership and support to a team of qualified and unqualified staff within the Older People's Mental Health Service. Your role is crucial in delivering the key strategic aims of the organization, ensuring high-quality outcomes for service users through effective practice and case management of complex caseloads. Main Accountabilities: Undertake social work on allocated cases, producing outcome-based plans for adults, their carers, and families. Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations. Manage a complex case load and offer expert opinions within the organization and to others. Chair meetings, offer support to case conferences, and produce high-quality assessments and reports. Ensure ongoing work, support plans, and care packages are reviewed in accordance with policies and contractual agreements. Conduct investigations and prepare reports for panels, case conferences, and senior managers. Participate in routine auditing activity to secure the highest possible standards of social work practice and record keeping. Identify targets for staff, monitor performance, and take corrective action where necessary. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with partner agencies to ensure services are provided in accordance with assessed need. Maintain accurate records using the RIO health record system. Liaise with finance and benefits teams, ensuring compliance with the charging process. Contribute to the development of services for older people with mental health problems. Experience: Significant experience of working with older people with mental health conditions and families in a community setting: Essential Experience of carrying out personalized assessments, support planning, commissioning of care services, monitoring, and reviewing: Essential Experience of working with a range of partners, both statutory and within the community, and ensuring effective use of resources: Essential Experience of undertaking risk assessments and developing risk management plans: Essential Significant experience of supervision, from the point of qualification onwards, to reflect on practice, assessment, and care planning: Essential Skills and Abilities: Excellent analytical skills, casework assessment, interventions, and skills to develop outcome-based plans: Essential Working within an MDT setting with health and social care priorities: Essential Excellent verbal, written, and IT skills: Essential Communicating clearly and effectively with vulnerable customers in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory way: Essential Ability to undertake complex social work with vulnerable older people in the community: Essential Maintain clear and effective caseload reporting, complete risk assessments, and care plans: Essential Ability to work on own initiative and exercise judgment: Essential Experience of balancing complex workloads and setting priorities: Essential Demonstrable ability to work effectively and contribute to the management of the team: Essential Work within a changing and complex environment providing services to vulnerable people: Essential High standards of personal and professional conduct: Essential Commitment to continuous professional development: Essential Active evidence of working in a person-centered approach: Essential ( Knowledge and Understanding: Understanding of the statutory framework relating to the assessment of need and provision of services for Older People with Mental Health: Essential Appreciation of the significance of IT and information systems to social care: Essential Understanding and commitment to equality and diversity: Essential Equal treatment and anti-discriminative policies and practices working in ethnically and culturally diverse communities: Essential Knowledge and understanding of local resource and community networks and how these fit into modern social work practice: Essential Qualifications: Recognized Social Work qualification approved by Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC): Essential Current valid registration with HCPC: Essential Driving License with access to a car on a daily basis: Essential How to Apply: Please submit your application, including a cover letter and resume, detailing your experience and addressing the essential and desirable criteria outlined above for more information PLEASE CONTACT Callum Parr at Ackerman Pierce recruitment agency on Slough is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Senior Social Worker Referral & Assessment We are looking to recruit a Senior QSW within a Referral and Assessment Team within the Slough Borough Council. Our client has a well-structure and organised team that are looking to grow their staffing levels. The role offers flexible working hours for working parents and has a supportive team culture with regular supervision on cases. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and supportive team within Slough. Main duties include: Initial Assessments and Core Assessments Section 47 Investigations Contributing to the duty rota Initiating care proceedings Working in a multi-agency capacity to support families and children Initial child protection reports conference reports Support Newley Qualified Team Members To be successful: For this role you will need to be a Qualified Social Worker with a HCPC Registration and educated to Degree Level IE: BA SW, BSc SW, DIPSW. The client requests that the worker will have at least 2 years' experience and can work with a full caseload. You will also need to have the Eligibility to Work in the UK with previous experience within a Referral and Assessment, MASH Team. Benefits of Working for Slough Council: Our Client has free onsite parking with the opportunity for role progression and training for their permanent staff. They offer a very competitive pay rate which exceeds most of the surrounding areas and offer a great pension scheme. Why Choose Ackerman Pierce? Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years' worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick and easy registration process. To discuss this Qualified Social Worker, Referral and Assessment vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Slough Borough Council, please email your updated CV to us or contact Callum Parr for more information.