Adults Advanced Practitioner

Adults Advanced Practitioner, Salford
Pay rate £32 per hour 
CMHT
The Talent Crowd are recruiting for an Advanced Social Work Practitioner as part of a CMHT.
The main purpose of the role will to be to provide leadership with respect to social work and social care within the CMHT and across the division. The postholder will carry a significantly reduced CPA caseload resulting in capacity to provide professional and line management supervision, consultation with respect to complex casework and to support the continuing professional development of social workers.
The postholder will provide leadership with respect to adult and child safeguarding. A main responsibility will be to provide oversight of s.42 enquiries and chair planning and outcomes meetings, working with adults at risk and partner agencies to address safeguarding concerns while adhering to the principles of making safeguarding personal.
If qualified as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), the postholder will act as an AMHP on a rota basis and if suitably experienced will contribute to the AMHP Manager rota.  
The post holder will always aim to promote the independence and well-being of adults of working age to assist social inclusion and valued community presence and to enable the widest possible expression of chosen lifestyle.
The postholder will assist the Team Manager in providing leadership to the team and ensuring effective service delivery by promoting high standards of practice.
The post holder will report to the CMHT Team Manager for day-to-day management. Professional social work supervision will be provided by the Social Care Governance and Performance Lead for Salford services.
Please contact Molly Rylance on or email for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.