Senior Practitioner

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Job description
First South: Full Time/Part Time/Job Share, Permanent

First North and West: Full Time/Job share, Permanent

Swift Response Team: Full Time/Job share 12 Months Fixed Term, Maternity leave cover.

Discharge to Assess (D2A) North & West: Full Time/Job share

There are more details about each team attached.

We are recruiting four senior practitioner posts across the city. We are looking for candidates that recognise the value of multidisciplinary working and promote a whole service approach, with our internal & external colleagues.

In all teams, the work is fast paced, including Safeguarding Adults enquiries, Care Act assessments and a good knowledge of local services, including tier 1 & 2.

You will have support from their team manager & service manager.

You must have an interest in, and experience of, working in a multi-disciplinary way, be able to work quickly and proportionately and have confidence in respect of decision making and positive risk taking.

You will ensure citizens have the right professional expertise for their presenting needs at the earliest opportunity: preventing or delaying the need for care and support through maximising independence, autonomy, community engagement, managing or enabling risk, and health promotion.

The Senior Practitioner role involves supervising social care practitioners, social workers, and overseeing the development of ASYEs & student social workers; being part of the leadership team and undertaking strategic work; and building relationships with internal and external partners.

You will need to be a good communicator, with excellent time management skills. A social work or occupational therapy qualification and registration with relevant bodies.

You will have a full induction and opportunities for training and continuous professional development activities . Agile working policy in place for home working.

Please note this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

It is Bristol City Council's practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Tim Jones [email protected] - manager D2a North, Sarah Kent [email protected] - Team Manager First South, Nick Stephenson [email protected] - Service Manager, Faye McCrory [email protected]

Team Manager SRT

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised, Disabled and Male candidates who are currently under -represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.