Advanced Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in England is seeking an Advanced Practitioner Social Worker to join their Community Social Care team. This role involves managing complex cases, supervising junior staff, and collaborating with health colleagues to ensure effective care delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of legal frameworks and previous supervisory experience. Great opportunities for career progression and supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

NHS Discount

Cycle to work scheme

Access to tailored learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience with complex cases and multi-agency work.
• Supervisory experience of ASYE and Assistant Social Workers.
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex cases and supervise junior staff.
• Collaborate with health colleagues to ensure effective care.
• Deliver training and guidance to the Social Work team.

Skills

Strong understanding of relevant legal frameworks

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking to work within a dedicated Social Care structure? Are you seeking a varied and interesting case load? We're looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join the Community Social Care team in South Buckinghamshire. As an Advanced Practitioner you will be leading on complex cases and supervising colleagues in AYSE and Assistant Social Worker roles. In 2022, Buckinghamshire Council and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust renewed their commitment to working jointly to deliver services to people who need mental health support within Buckinghamshire. You will work closely with secondary health colleagues but with specific responsibility for the delivery of social care functions whilst being responsible for a complex diverse case load within the team. As an Advanced Practitioner you will report directly to the Social Work Team Manager and work alongside the Social Care Assistant Team Manager. You will also work alongside CMHT colleagues to provide and promote a social care perspective and promote a holistic approach to the delivery of care and support. You will have a strong understanding of relevant legal frameworks within which we deliver our duties of care and the ability to communicate legal responsibilities to health colleagues. You will develop good working relationships with key partner agencies both within the Council and third sector providers, whilst being responsible for a complex and diverse case load. The Advanced Practitioner will undertake supervision responsibilities of an ASYE and Assistant Social Worker, supporting their development as they embed their learning into professional practice. You will bring a strong knowledge of practice and legislation and support the development of knowledge and skills amongst the social care team.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required. Buckinghamshire covers a geographical area which includes culturally diverse towns and also rural villages with good transport links into London, Milton Keynes, Bicester and Oxford. The CMHT and wider social care network in Buckinghamshire are supportive, diverse and inclusive. We encourage applicants with trans‑ferable skills and a commitment to improving the lives of the people we work to support. The mental health social care teams across Buckinghamshire actively encourage and provide training and practice development with opportunities to progress to AMHP and BIA status. We pride ourselves in being supportive and welcoming and developing a strong Social Work identity within the wider Trust.

Responsibilities

• Being responsible for a complex case load which will include Court of Protection tasks and working alongside Social Work colleagues in the Local Authority where a multi‑agency approach is needed to support our service users.
• Working alongside health colleagues in ensuring the delivery of safe and effective care.
• Sound working knowledge of relevant legislation that informs practice and wider needs of service users, their careers and families.
• Being an excellent role model and supportive colleague to the Social Work team.
• Supporting to deliver training and guidance to the Social Work team across the county.
• Responsibility for supervising an AYSE Social Worker and Assistant Social Worker.
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world‑renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. We actively support anti‑racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you. We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under‑represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio‑economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust‑wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Our values are: Care, Safe and Excellent.

Our vision: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team".