Advanced Practitioner (Social Worker) - FLK14645

Falkirk Council; Polmont; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is recruiting an Advanced Practitioner Social Worker to join the Prison Social Work Team at HMP & YOI Polmont.

You will carry a complex caseload, apply professional judgement, lead practice within the team, contribute to learning, quality improvement and service development, and ensure high standards of professional practice in Justice Social Work.

Qualifications

• Essential: Social Work Diploma or degree
• Experience of statutory social work within Justice Services
• PVG scheme membership required
• SSSC registration required
• NPPV Level 2 clearance required

Responsibilities

• Carry a complex caseload with risk assessment and risk management
• Provide professional leadership within the team and support practitioners
• Contribute to practice learning, quality improvement and service development
• Promote high standards of professional practice across Justice Social Work Services

Skills

Risk assessment

Professional judgement

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Social Work Diploma/degree

Job description

Job Advert

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is seeking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Practitioner Social Worker to join our Prison Social Work Team at HMP & YOI Polmont.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of high-quality social work services to people in custody while supporting the continued development of excellent practice across the team.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will carry a complex caseload, and demonstrate expertise in risk assessment and risk management, applying professional judgement to support positive outcomes for individuals while promoting wider public protection.

Alongside your case management responsibilities, you will provide professional leadership within the team, supporting practitioners to develop confidence, skills and knowledge. You will contribute to practice learning, quality improvement and service development, helping to ensure high standards of professional practice across Justice Social Work Services.

A Social Work Diploma or degree is essential, as is experience of statutory social work within Justice Services. Please refer to the Job Profile for further details.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Ruth Berry, Assistant Team Manager, on 01324 711558 and select the options for social work' from the automated menu.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership, the cost of which will be met by the preferred candidate.

You will also require SSSC registration.

There is a requirement that the candidate will require clearance at Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Level 2.