Adult’s Social Worker Complex Risk #000542961

Job Description

If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a truly forward-thinking Adult Social care system, Bury is the place for you. You will be joining existing teams of multi-disciplinary professionals who are committed to fundamentally reforming the way health and social care is delivered in Bury.

We are striving to take an asset-based approach to ensure the best outcomes for our residents and are looking for a professional who shares that passion.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Bury Council for an Advanced Practitioner Complex Risk working within the Adult Safeguarding Team.

This is a specialist role and is both challenging and rewarding, where no two days are the same. You will be working remotely between home and Whittaker Street office in Radcliffe.

This is a demanding and exciting post for those who are highly skilled practitioners. You will have highly developed qualities including being able to appropriately challenge in MDT meetings, uphold the Human Rights of the customer in highly charged situations, adhering to the principles of the Care Act and Making Safeguarding Personal.

You will be expected to act as a skilled and knowledgeable advisor and provide support to other professionals who may lack experience or be unfamiliar with customers presenting with complex high-risk lives.

You will case manage a small number of the most complex high-risk customers, and support reduction of the impact on front door resources, by undertaking reactive responses as well as planned interventions.

The aims of the post are to positively support customers with challenging high-risk behaviours, to achieve positive outcomes whilst demonstrating making best value of the cost of Community Care and NHS spend.

You will need to be confident to challenge and engage all stakeholders who may have responsibility for the customer’s journey.

We will support you to develop by providing opportunities to enhance your skills further with a high-level induction including understanding, and working with Acquired Brain Injury, Personality Disorder, Autism and Forensic areas of practice.

We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and has a “can do” attitude. You will have considerable and demonstrable experience in the field of working with highly complex, high-risk individuals who are capacitous, and have an ambition to broaden your practice around managing complex repeat demand cases. You should be interested in working with an integrated approach with partner agencies to make a real difference to residents of Bury.

Essential skills required:

-Proven experience of working with customers with complex needs

-Experience of multidisciplinary and multi- agency working with complex cases

– A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the principles and application of Human Rights Act, Care Act and Safeguarding Adults procedures

– Ability to work in a high-pressure clinical environment

-Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders

– Ability to manage own emotions and those of others

– SW Degree or equivalent qualification

Desirable skills or experience:

– BIA award

– Social Supervisor Award

What’s on offer for the Social Worker

· Excellent competitive pay rate – paid weekly!

· Excellent management structure with experienced leaders

· Desirable location with excellent transport links

· A stable and well-supported working environment

You must have:

• A professional qualification in social work and experience of working with Adults
• Social Work England registration.
• Post qualified experience.
• Enhanced DBS/Update service.
• References required for the last 5 years of employment.

Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:

• Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.
• Competitive Rates of pay
• In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support
• Enhanced DBS completed.
• Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team
• An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant
• Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area
• Flexible hours to meet your needs, full or part time
• Recommend a friend bonus scheme
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

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