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We are recruiting Senior Registered Practitioners to join our friendly and supportive Social Care Team here at Wokingham Borough Council. 

Due to growth, we have fantastic opportunities for two Senior Registered Practitioners to join us on either a full-time, permanent basis or on a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract.  

As the Senior Registered Practitioner, you will support Children’s and Adult’s social care staff and ensure fair access to appropriate funding streams for Wokingham residents. This includes undertaking assessments and supporting Children and Adult Social Care teams with CHC, CYPCC and S117 work, attending CHC panels, NHS Independent Review panels joint funding panels for S117 with the Integrated Care Board and children’s internal and external funding panels.

You will play a key role in liaising with other Local Authorities in the Southeast, attend CHC ADASS meetings and may support with co-designing local policies and procedures for CHC and S117 with the local Integrated Care Board.

Benefits

Wokingham Borough Council offers excellent employment benefits including flexible working, an enhanced local government pension scheme, a generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years continuous local government service), plus Bank Holidays, on site gym, discounts and much more!

Key Responsibilities:

• To investigate referred cases, assess the needs of individuals and make recommendations on eligibility for health funding and where appropriate proposed funding splits within agreed Frameworks and eligibility criteria’s. Assessments will often be complex and carried out in collaboration with a range of other care workers/clinicians.
• Support the Team Manager on all operational issues to ensure high levels of day-to-day team and individual performance.
• Support the Team Manager in the design and delivery of training across the council (and occasionally health partners) for CHC, S117, Continuing Care and other children’s funding streams.

Candidate Requirements:

• Must have a health or social care professional qualification and registration e.g. Social Work England (SWE), The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Minimum of three years post qualification experience.
• Knowledge of legislation, regulation, rules, and guidance relating to funding of adults and children’s health and social care, including in Care Act, Mental Health Act (S117 aftercare), Mental Capacity Act, Ordinary Residence.
• Excellent working knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare National Framework, Childrens and Young People’s Continuing Care and associated directions and provisions.
• Strong assessment and analytical skills.
• Demonstrable ability to lead, motivate, supervise and performance manage staff.
• Full driving license.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Amanda Brierley (All Age Continuing Care /S117 Support Team Manager) via email [email protected]

Closing date: Sunday 28th July 2024, 11pm

Interview date: TBC

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

If employed on a fixed term contract appointment, for anyone already employed by Wokingham Borough Council this would be classed as a secondment if successful.  Therefore, the usual permission requests for secondments apply and you must speak to your line manager in the first instance before applying.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. 

Wokingham Borough Council is an equal opportunities employer.