Social Work Senior Practitioner - Joint Learning Disability Team - EAD09800

Job Summary

Social Work Senior Practitioner

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Work Senior Practitioner to join East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership's Joint Learning Disability Team (JLDT). The post is based within Kirkintilloch Health & Care Centre, working as part of a well-established integrated health and social care team.

The Joint Learning Disability Team is a highly experienced multidisciplinary service providing specialist health and social care support to adults with learning disabilities across East Dunbartonshire. The service brings together social work, nursing, psychology, psychiatry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and other specialist professionals to deliver coordinated, person-centred support

This post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced social worker wishing to further develop their leadership and professional practice skills within a supportive and progressive environment. The successful candidate will work closely with the Team Manager to support the day-to-day operation and management of the service, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality social work support to adults with learning disabilities in our local communities.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

· Operate as a Senior Practitioner managing a complex caseload involving assessment, care management and intervention planning.

· Lead on complex assessments, risk assessment and risk management processes.

· Ensure effective person-centred care planning, review and intervention for individuals with learning disabilities and complex support needs.

· Provide professional leadership, guidance and practice development support to colleagues across the team.

· Act as a role model for excellent social work practice, demonstrating a high level of expertise and competence.

· Support the Team Manager with operational management and service delivery.

· Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, strategies and service improvements in line with HSCP priorities and responsibilities.

· Promote partnership working across health, social work, independent sector providers, advocacy organisations, families and carers.

· Support service developments aligned to national policy and local priorities including independent living, community inclusion and person-centred outcomes.

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About You

We are looking for a motivated and experienced practitioner who can demonstrate:

Essential Requirements

· Professional qualification in Social Work (Degree, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).

· Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC

· Significant experience of social work practice within adult social work services.

· Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

· Knowledge and understanding of relevant social work legislation and policy frameworks.

· Experience of assessment, care management and risk management.

· Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.

· Ability to inspire and support colleagues to achieve excellent outcomes.

· Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Requirements

· Experience of providing supervision, mentoring or practice leadership.

· Knowledge of Self-Directed Support legislation.

· Experience of Adult Support and Protection processes.

· Experience of multidisciplinary and integrated team working.

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Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity offering a varied and diverse range of experience across all aspects of social work within learning disability services and an established, integrated and cohesive team.

You will benefit from:

· Working within a respected multidisciplinary learning disability service.

· Opportunities for leadership and career development.

· Access to specialist health and social care expertise.

· Ongoing professional learning and development.

· Flexible working arrangements where service needs allow.

· Generous annual leave and pension benefits.

· A supportive team culture committed to improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities.

Our Values

We are looking for someone who is committed to:

· Person-centred practice

· Human rights and social justice

· Collaboration and partnership working

· Professional curiosity and continuous improvement

· Compassion, dignity and respect

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries regarding this post can be made to the Social Work Team Manager on the contact details provided within the recruitment pack. The previous advert directed enquiries to Billy Henderson, Social Work Team Manager on

East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Charter of Commitment & PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.