Senior Practitioner

Senior Practitioner RBKC614040

Job Summary:

Salary range: £49,854 - £56,565 per annum
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 
Closing date: 6th February 2024
About Us:

Providing a vital out-of-hours service for residents across three boroughs including vulnerable adults, adults at risk and people with mental health difficulties in need of necessary support to promote their health, welfare and wellbeing.

As the host Borough; in Kensington & Chelsea, we’re committed to providing high-quality support for residents, including those experiencing mental health emergencies and other types of crisis. By sharing resources and expertise with Westminster City Council and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, we’re able to offer reliable, accessible out-of-hours services through a tri-borough Emergency Duty Team (EDT). 
The Role:

As a qualified AMHP and very experienced social worker; you will be working closely with the Service Manager to support a stable complement of experienced staff to undertake their statutory duties across the Boroughs.  You’ll support all aspects of management and supervision. You will oversee the EDT rota and ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users and the protection of the wider public. Success will depend on liaising closely with the day teams. 

A key element of the role will be supervisory responsibilities for 4-5 staff and ensuring that responsible and proportionate measures are put in place for service delivery to vulnerable adults and their carers. Along with these line management responsibilities, you can expect to support the Service Manager in improving service delivery through auditing and supervision. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the EDT rota for a minimum of four shifts monthly.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

About You:

You’ll be ready for the challenge of a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you’ll need to work autonomously and keep a calm head. A qualified and registered social worker, you’ll bring a wealth of Mental Health and AMHP practice knowledge and skills. You’ll be a warranted and approved AMHP and a qualified Best Interest Assessor with good knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance. Experience of systemic adult social work practice would be a bonus, as would prior supervisory experience. You will also have the partnership skills to work closely with the emergency services, hospitals and community organisations.

In return you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. CV’s will not be considered for this role.
Application process

Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted.
You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form.
Additional information

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

We do not accept speculative CVs from any source.

Please note, we will primarily contact candidates by e-mail throughout the recruitment process, please monitor your email junk / spam folder as our system generated emails may be allocated to these folders by your email settings.

If you experience difficulties with the recruitment application process, please contact the recruitment team by email: recruitment@rbkc.gov.uk