Salary: £40,221 to £44,428 per annum
Grade: L
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Community Teams post based in Skipton, Harrogate, or Richmond
The Mental Health Social Care service is recruiting for an exciting new post!
We would like an Advanced Practitioner to join us in supporting the work of North Yorkshire Council's well established Mental Health Social Care service. This meets the diverse needs of one of the largest, most scenic counties in the UK. Working alongside our Health and VCS partners, multidisciplinary teams of social care workers, assess and support a wide range of adults with mental health needs to live independent and fulfilling lives.
A qualified and experienced Mental Health worker, you will be working with community teams covering the west of the county (Craven, Harrogate, and Richmond). These teams assess and support people with social care needs related to their functional mental health.
You will work alongside Team Managers in supporting their Social Workers to manage caseloads effectively, complete strengths-based, creative assessments, and in managing the complexity and risk that can arise. You will be a named support, coach, and mentor to less experienced colleagues in local teams. You will champion best practice across the localities, sharing and developing resources. You will use a range of quality assurance tools, which consider practice, risk, and complexity. You will also support the ASYE programme for Social Workers new to the role. There will also be opportunities for you to carry out some complex casework and support Team Managers with safeguarding coordination.
So, what can you offer us?
Successful candidates will bring a professional Social Work qualification, significant experience in mental health social care services and be flexible to support and respond to the changing needs of the service. You will have a passion for improving the way we work, finding creative solutions and promoting recovery.
What can we offer you?
The opportunity to develop your management and leadership knowledge, experience, and skills with a leading care provider. A programme of professional support, supervision, and training & the challenge of complex and varied work. A variety of competitive employee benefits including generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme with excellent benefits, access to range of salary sacrifice schemes and discounts. As a leading employer NYC can offer a generous package including competitive pay, market-leading pension scheme, flexible working practices and the potential of a generous relocation package, as well as discounts for leading retailers as well as green lease car scheme. You will be supported with modern technology and accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with Hybrid working to minimise the need for travel whilst offering an accessible and secure office base.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Bryn Hoyle on 01609 533732, 07980 017381 or email Bryn.Hoyle@northyorks.gov.uk
Key Documents
Job Description Advanced Practitioner Grade L.docx
Key Dates
Closing Date: 27th October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 28th October 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
***DBS***
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