Occupational Therapist

Job Title:  Advanced Practitioner
Area:  West Midlands Social Services
Salary:  £33.30
Job Type:  Locum
Contract Length:  Ongoing
Job details:  Children. JD available on request:

• To provide a lead role in improving the quality of professional social work practice across the breadth of the case work cycle to children, young people and their families.
• To undertake complex casework arising within the children and families service.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• To provide a needsled, professional social work service to children, young people and their families, complying with legislative requirements and in accordance with established best practice.
• To be responsible for allocated cases including a complex caseload.
• To provide technical/professional expertise to less experienced social workers.
• To share/communicate a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures.
• To provide quality assurance and coaching/mentoring to work colleagues.
• To take a ‘joinedup’ approach to ensuring the effectiveness of case working, actively promoting/encouraging effective partnership working with service users and other teams/agencies/organisations.
• Participates in the regular collection, collation and reporting of appropriate performance management information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Actively participates in training and development activities.
• Represents the Department in meetings etc as required.
• Actively supports the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service

Code: U. RQ1401766. 019011.B13628