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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Referrals are assessed and triaged to the specialist teams if they meet thresholds or to the Primary care mental health services or the appropriate voluntary sector service.  This post will provide proportionate Care Act screening, and  for individuals who do not meet the thresholds for specialist services. the postholder will carry out Care Act assessments, and where required support planning.
• To provide leadership to the multi professional team, focusing on ensuring Care Act compliance when screening referrals.
• Provide a consultation role to other professionals within Adult Social Care and Children and Families social care within your area.
• Supporting the lead on development of the team; leading training and organising regular training/ development opportunities for staff. Also ensuring staff complete an induction and mandatory training.
• Support other primary care services such as the Primary Care Mental Health Team’s with development of social care knowledge.
• Screen referrals and support staff with more complex referrals.
• You will use digital and technology solutions where they will meet the need and offer a more sustainable approach.
• Taking a lead on complex cases and liaising with appropriate networks and professionals, ensuring collaborative relationship building with statutory and non-statutory organisations.
• Leading the team within Multi-Disciplinary Meetings as required.
• Support with maintaining staffing rotas for the service and managing this on a day to day basis as required.
• Maintaining the responsibility of supervising Social Work staff and support the organisation of the supervising of other professional staff within the service.
• Taking a lead role on safeguarding and S42 (Care Act 2014) concerns, ensuring these are raised appropriately.
• Taking a lead role in Safeguarding children and the policies and procedures in place to protect them from harm including; Working together to safeguard children 2023.
• Provide a clear picture of how a person’s independence can be promoted and maximised.  Promote conversations to draw on the support around each person, their networks, local community and personal resources and support with delivering statutory responsibilities under the Care Act (2014).
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers. Supporting them to utilise self-help options and bridging them to appropriate services.
• Linking in with local communities and services to understand the demographic in which you are working.
• Undertake risk assessments and develop risk management plans.  Ability to support positive risk taking.
• Ability to work in accordance with the relevant legislation, (including the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009 and related Codes, the Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010 and local policy.
• You will be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and relevant practical experience in order to understand service users with complex needs, their families and carers.
• You will be able to work autonomously within agreed policies and regulations.
• To understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services, demonstrating an understanding of eligibility criteria for social care services, and working in collaboration with nursing and other health care professions in a recovery focused way.
• Lead on the understanding of the statutory responsibility for the assessment of carer’s (including young carer’s) needs and ensure advice and information is provided.
• Prepare and present clear assessments and other reports as necessary to set out the basis of decisions made. Maintain all records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures. Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care. 
• Be able to work flexibly across areas and teams as required by the service.

• Be proficient with IT and be able to use Trust systems to accurately record in line with Trust policy/Use I.T. systems relating to client information, complying with practice requirements, legislation and local policy relating to data protection.
• Complete mandatory training as desired by the trust.
• Actively practice as an AMHP, undertaking Mental Health Act (MHA) assessments or agree to undertake training as an AMHP within a reasonable time.
• Participate in Post Qualifying training and regular professional development programmes.
• To take full personal responsibility for meeting all Professional registration requirements with Social Work England
• Collate data in relation to social care and outcomes of the new model.
• Gain support and expertise from the Consultant Social Work Practitioner within the North East Essex area and be professionally supervised by them
• In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and as required in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.