Sirona Medical are recruiting for an Advanced Practitioner Emergency Duty Service out of hours
This post is ideal for an experienced Social Work Practitioner, with a sound knowledge of safeguarding thresholds, legislative and statutory duties and responsibilities and safety planning. It is essential that the candidate has previous experience in a similar role and experience in chairing strategy discussion. This is an exciting opportunity to have real input into the efficient and effective delivery of social care in a nationally leading local authority. Our Children's Services is rated by Ofsted as Outstanding. This is an incredible achievement and something we are extremely proud of as it reflects the quality of social work practice in Lincolnshire.
The Emergency Duty Team are a small and supportive team who work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota system, responding to emergency situations that arise outside of office hours which cannot be left until the next working day, acting to ensure the immediate protection and safeguarding of children and young people who have or who are at risk of harm. Whilst there is an on-call senior manager available by telephone for support with serious incidents, the successful candidate will need to work autonomously, manage competing demands and work under pressure without the real-time support of their line manager. It is essential for the post holder to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to engage multi agency partners and families in developing effective safety plans for children and young people. In addition, the post holder will need to have a strong understanding of safeguarding procedures, be able to hold strategy discussions and progress section 47 investigations.
This role is predominantly home based however the post holder will, by agreement, be required to work from the office for some shifts up until midnight on occasions. The post holder must have the ability to travel and respond to situations that arise during a shift.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
A qualification in social work i.e. Dipsw, MSc, CQSW, and CSS.
Registration with the HCPC as a social worker.
Substantial experience as a qualified social worker.
Knowledge of Children Social Care
Children Safeguarding experienceIf you are available and interested in working with Sirona Medical as a Social Worker, please do not delay in contacting us.
What Sirona Medical will offer you:
- Great pay rates dependent on specialities.
- Variation of locations you want to be booked.
- A dedicated recruitment consultant
- 24 hour support.
- Fast track registration with efficient compliance process.
- An Excellent Referral Bonus Scheme!
Sirona Medical supply Social Workers through to Team Managers/IRO's nationwide.
Sirona Medical is a Healthcare Recruitment Agency supplying staff across many sectors within the UK.
Sirona Medical has an excellent reputation for providing reliable Healthcare Professionals to Local Authorities.
We are renowned for our fast, friendly and high quality service. Our thorough recruitment process ensures that we only provide the very best talent to our clients.
With over 60 years combined experience in the recruitment industry, our experienced Recruiters are always available to provide you with the highest service levels.
Sirona Medical believes in the ethics of providing more than just a service, but a relationship that allows both clients and candidates, to feel that no matter the query, request or demand, we will meet and exceed your expectations.
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Please contact the Social Work Department at Sirona Medical for more information (url removed)