Your new companyBirmingham City Council are looking to recruit a Senior Practitioner (SP) to work within a strong Early Intervention Community Team.The Early Intervention programme was established in late 2018 in response to a system-wide diagnostic and a Care Quality Commission (CQC) review of the health and social care provision for older people in Birmingham.Your new roleAs a Senior Practitioner, you will have knowledge of managing a complex caseload, good knowledge of safeguarding MCA and Best Interests decision-making. Must have experience of managing staff or transferable skills in supervising staff, and all round knowledge and familiarity with the Care Act 2014. Your focus will be to support and coach the Social Care workers within your cluster / team to be the best in class, with a clear focus on culture change, to improve performance, quality of practice and to deliver improved outcomes within a high support and high-challenge environment, enabling the workforce to own and drive their own performance.Your main responsibility will be to supervise and oversee the management of your cluster, and the overall team delivery to have a One Team approach.You will support your cluster through regular supervision, ensuring the multiple complexities within the caseload are managed in a timely manner, efficiently and effectively.In addition, you will undertake casefile audits, promoting a culture of shared learning and improvements with a strong one-team ethos that focusses on team performance, community development and partnership working.Furthermore, as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, you will be required to undertake day-to-day operational responsibilities working alongside health professionals, including therapy nurses and carers.

What you'll need to succeedTo be successful, you will need to have a recognised professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/B.Sc. in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW) and Social Work England registration along with 2 years post-qualifying experience.

What you'll get in returnWorking with Hays, you will receive a bespoke specialist recruitment service with your own personal consultant. In addition, you will receive:

• Lifelong career partner with over 18 years of recruitment expertise
• Specialist in Adult Social Work Recruitment
• Recruitment partner for Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull and Coventry Councils
• Exclusive access to the latest Qualified Social work vacancies
• Helping you upskill through our My Learning platform, Network forums and resources
• Transparency on timesheet/payroll platform - Option to be paid PAYE or Umbrella Ltd
• Support for CV writing and Interview skills
• You will be offered a competitive salary, but this is dependent on experience.

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