Senior Practitioner - Supervising

Fife Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Fife Council seeks a Senior Practitioner for the Older People Social Work Service to provide leadership and assist in operational tasks. The successful candidate will have a passion for public service and relevant qualifications in social work, with the opportunity to contribute to quality, person-centred care across Fife.

Benefits

Access to a benefits package with discounts on products and services

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with extensive experience in statutory frameworks.
• Ability to demonstrate analysis of complex information.
• Experience working with older people.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision to staff.
• Assist team manager with operational tasks.
• Deliver responsive assessments underpinned by social work values.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analysis

Coaching

Knowledge of legislative frameworks

Education

BA (Hons) Social Work or MSc in Social Work

Accredited post-qualifying award

Job description

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Thank you for your interest in the position of Senior Practitioner within Older People Social Work Service, which is part of Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.

Amongst the larger Health and Social Care Partnerships in Scotland, we deliver a significant range of delegated services for a population of around 370,000 across the Kingdom of Fife. We are rooted in the communities and localities we serve and are driven by our vision to improve outcomes for our population by developing integrated health and social services delivered through our highly talented and committed workforce and close collaborative working with our partners in the Independent and Voluntary Sector. Being co-terminus with both NHS Fife and Fife Council, being part of Fife Health and Social Care Partnership offers excellent opportunities to deliver a whole system “Team Fife” approach.

We are a forward-thinking organisation constantly seeking to deliver high performance and the outcomes of integration, with a focus on quality, person-centred care, and sustainable services. This 36-hour post is based within Brunton House, Cowdenbeath. We are looking for one Senior Practitioner to join our team to provide leadership, supervise/support staff development, assist the team manager with core operational tasks, and be involved in delivering responsive assessments to the public underpinned by social work values and principles.

The Person

If you relish a challenge and have a passion for public service, then Fife Health and Social Care Partnership will provide a great opportunity for you to realise your potential. We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate, skilled, innovative, and people-centred.
• Has a high standard of written work able to demonstrate analysis or synthesis of complex information.
• Confident in knowledge of legislative frameworks.
• Skilled communicator with an ability to show leadership in practice.
• Experience of supervision/coaching/mentoring of colleagues.
• Has a sound knowledge of risk and is able to demonstrate enabling practice in relation to this.
• Ideally, the practitioner will have experience of working with older people and significant insight into the challenges and opportunities this work provides.

The essential qualifications for this post are

You will be a qualified Social Worker (holding a BA (Hons) Social Work or MSc in Social Work), with extensive experience of working within statutory frameworks supporting adults in the community. You will hold an accredited post-qualifying award or be willing to work towards the award within the first 2 years of appointment.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile.

The ability to travel throughout Fife is a requirement.

Further information

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For more information, please contact: Kay Heggie,