Senior Practitioner and Social Workers (AMHP Qualified) – Emergency Duty Service 114 views

Who are we?

1st Company is Recruiting on behalf of a client. The Client is an Emergency Duty Service, and who work outside of normal working hours, including at night, weekend’s and bank holidays. The service comprises of a team of experienced Managers and Practitioners all of whom are qualified and experienced in all aspects of social work and are all Approved Mental Health professionals to enable the team to meet requests for emergency assessments under the Mental Health Act. This also have a team of experienced advisors who screen all calls and gather information and provide advice or re-direct the calls to the Social Work team. The work pattern is of a 7 day’s shift rota and responds to emergency situations outside of normal office hours for the Borough and provides the same support service to Neighbouring Councils. You will form part of a small support team who work during office hours to ensure a smooth handover to day services and are the link with the wider organisation and partner agencies for any issues that arise during normal daytime hours.

What is the best part of your job?

We find it rewarding to be able to help and re-assure vulnerable adults and children out of hours and to provide an effective service for those situations that cannot safely wait until the next working day, and we aim to provide stability to crisis situations where required. It is also rewarding to know that we provide advice and support to other professionals who are also working out of hours in emergency situations.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Social Work Degree or equivalent and Social Work England registration as a qualified Social Worker.
• Applicants must be qualified as an Approved Mental Health Professional under the 1983 Mental Health Act (as amended).
• To have experience of direct work with children and families and preferably to have experience of child protection investigation work.
• Experience and knowledge of work with vulnerable adults.
• Experience of working in a Duty Team.
• An ability to work under pressure and to organise practice workload effectively.
• An ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally in a style appropriate to the context.
• An ability to empower children and their carers to enable their full participation in work undertaken.
• Knowledge of current Community Care practice and multi agency systems of Assessment and Care Management for Older People and vulnerable adults.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant policy and recent research findings across all client specialisms.
• A commitment to anti-oppressive behaviour, practice and management.
• The willingness and ability to work in an open manner as part of a team, with a commitment to sharing and working alongside staff in your own and other organisations whilst at the same time recognising own management responsibilities.
• An ability to approach your work and duties in a culture of flexibility.

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

The Client is committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

There is an additional 15% flat rate allowance based on the basic salary and a £2,400 AMHP payment with this role.

We are happy to consider part time and job share options with individuals

The Emergency Duty Service

What you should do next

As part of the employment with the client, this role requires a DBS check and  you will be required to register with the DBS update service.