2 month contract with a local Authority

Job Purpose

• Lead Practitioners provide leadership and support to a team of staff responsible for the delivery of the Directorate’s statutory duties and responsibilities relating to adult social care. The role has accountability for overseeing and supporting the delivery and performance, including assessment and appropriate management of risk.
  
• The postholder will be skilled at embedding new ways of thinking and working, developing and maintaining strong, positive working relationships with commissioners, their teams and partners across service areas. Lead practitioners will continuously look for synergies and efficiency savings across area of responsibility.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

•  Lead, and manage colleagues delivering a personalised approach to social care practice, achieving good outcomes for people using services through an enabling culture of positive risk management
  
• Coach/mentor teams/colleagues as appropriate to embed personalisation and strengths and asset based community practice
  
• Demonstration at the relevant level of the Council's Core Abilities
  
• Personal Leadership
  
• Being Future Focused
  
• Political and Commercial Astuteness
  
• Supporting a High Performing and flexible workforce
  
• Drive for Results Act as a role model to others to helping them to manage uncertainty and to respond positively and creatively to changing expectations
  
• Ensure the Service User needs within your team area are effectively assessed and outcomes agreed which are subsequently reviewed. This will also involve managing and holding a small complex caseload.
  
• Provide oversight and decision making in relation to complex cases ensuring that prescribed Safeguarding Policies and Procedures are observed for the protection of adults who are experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect, promoting a personalized safeguarding model that puts the outcomes for the person at the centre of practice.
  
• Contribute to the specification and planning of services for the purpose of commissioning effective services through contact with internal or external provider
  
• Contribute to the Council's statutory obligations and where appropriate any national and Health and Social Care local performance indicators
  
• Assist with the implementation of Adult Care quality assurance systems, including the monitoring and review of casework and ensure these comply with the County Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy
  
• Be responsible for providing the Directorate with information concerning individuals and staff that impacts upon the delivery of statutory duties
  
• Maintain and monitor expenditure within budgets for which responsibility has been delegated
  
• Undertake/oversee allocation of workload to agree service priorities; monitor case files; computerised records; deal with case management issues as they arise
  
• Chair BIA meetings, have oversight of Safeguarding processes and procedures and complex legal liaison e.g. Court of Protection. Provide advice and support in relation to complex cases including risk assessments; respond to complaints from relatives/carers
  
• Lead and drive the development of staff through training/coaching/mentoring. To ensure that performance standards are met and to provide corrective action to quality related issues as they arise.
  
• Deliver excellent customer service, incorporating the Council’s equality and diversity objectives and supporting the council to achieve best practice, creating a positive image of the Council in all it delivers
  
• Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice
  
• Take personal responsibility for contributing to review, improvement, organisational transformation implementing changes in ways of working, maximising the benefits and efficiencies for both internal and external customers, including the promotion and use of self -service to achieve maximum cost effectiveness.
  

Essential Experience Required

• 2 years post qualification practice experience of working in health or social care environment is essential
  

Essential Qualification Required

• Current HCPC or NMC Registration is essential
  
• A professional Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy Qualification
  

Additional information to note

• This role is 37 working hours per week.
  

The role closes on 23/04/25