Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity at West London NHS Trust.
We are looking for an experienced and committed CAMHS Social Worker to take on the role of CAMHS Head of Social Work for a fixed term contract of 1 year, owing to the current post holder taking a career break.
The West London CAMHS Head of Social Work is responsible for leading Social Workers across the 3 West London boroughs (Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow) in liaison with the relevant team leads and managers. A key component of this role is to work with the CAMHS Senior Management Team developing Social Work in CAMHS across the three boroughs covered by the Trust. The leadership and management responsibilities will require having a presence in all CAMHS locations.
We would be delighted to hear from experienced Social Workers with extensive clinical experience; leadership and management skills and want to work creatively in supporting and developing the discipline within CAMHS and across the Trust.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, management, supervision and development of Social Work across CAMHS, including our Crisis, Community and Specialist services, and will be responsible for workforce planning and retention of social workers across CAMHS.
They will ensure that the highest standard of social work practice is embedded across the organisation by providing skilled and experienced leadership and practice knowledge to the organisation and its partners.
The Head of Social Work for CAMHS will advise the Senior Management Team on policy and strategic developments within social work, including legislation affecting social work in CAMHS and advocate for the advancement of the Social Work discipline and the integration of Social Work into policy and strategy.
Further, they will lead on effective partnership working within and outside of the organisation, creating a culture that promotes meaningful participation of individuals, communities, families and carers, and co-production of services and solutions. The post holder will support the ongoing maintenance of strong working relationships, often acting as the key point of contact for the Local Authorities, ensuring partnership arrangements are in place.
The WTE can be flexible between 0.6 and 1.0 WTE with an appropriate job plan to be agreed with the successful candidate.
The development of Social Work as a professional discipline in CAMHS is still a relatively new concept in many services; however, in West London CAMHS, there is already a well-functioning discipline structure, with 22 Social Workers across our teams, including:
* 1x B8b Principal CAMH Social Worker
* 2x B8b Clinical Team Managers (both dual-registered as family therapists)
* 4x B8a Senior CAMH Social Workers
* 10x B7 Clinical CAMH Social Workers
* 1x B6-7 CAMH Social Worker (Training and Progression Post)
* 3x B6 RtT Infant Mental Health Practitioners
* 2x B5 ASYE Social Workers
Please see the job description for more details about this post. The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
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