Advanced Practitioner - CIC Court Team

Location Northampton
Job type Permanent
Salary £43,966 - 45,955 per year
Consultant Harry Smy
Call 0333 7000 020
Reference 192912

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Advanced Practitioner within the Children in Care Court Team to work full time based in Northamptonshire.

The salary for this permanent Advanced Social Worker job is up to £45,955 per annum.

Main duties:

  • Work independently to hold and effectively manage a more complex caseload, acknowledging and ensuring appropriate levels of responsibility commensurate with the individuals knowledge and skills.
  • Carry out in depth and ongoing family assessment of social need and risk to children, with particular focus on parental capacity and capacity to change.
  • Use reflective supervision, research and other guidance to recognise one’s own professional limitations and how and when to seek advice from a range of sources. Including Advanced Practitioners and other clinical practitioners from a range of disciplines. The post holder will work in conjunction with senior staff and managers through available support systems (supervision, appraisal, mentoring, co-working and work shadowing).
  • Seek advice and professional second opinion as required in relation to the legal issues, interventions and plans which frequently impact children, young people and families involved with statutory services.
  • Make realistic child centred plans within a review timeline which will manage and reduce identified risks and meets the needs of the child. Any plans devised for the child need to be evidence informed, demonstrate clear analysis and professional judgement and evaluative decision making skills. This also includes working with multi-agency partners.
  • Continuously develop knowledge of child development and how this impacts on all aspects of a child’s life. This includes physical, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural development and the impact of different parenting styles. Have a good and continually developing understanding of adult behaviours; for example, adult mental health, domestic abuse, mental health, physical health, disability and substance misuse and the impact on, and inter-relationship between, parenting and child development.
  • Maintain and update case notes and other records pertaining to the child/children you have responsibility for. Write records as required and if needed give evidence in court on factual matters.
  • We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young/vulnerable adults. We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment.

Requirements of this Advanced Practitioner job:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Continual professional development.
  • Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Advanced Practitioner job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.