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Senior Practitioner

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Birmingham
Closing date
25 May 2022
Reference
3

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social care
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Salary £36,371.04 - £44,624.04

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Practitioner Working within the Out of Hours service to provide management support primarily to the Adult but also to the AMHP service. You need to have a minimum of 2 years relevant post qualification experience to work in Birmingham’s Out of Hours Service and demonstrate significant knowledge around the requirements of the Care Act and support falling within this legislation. If you are an AMHP or you are prepared to undertake the training at some point, this would also be beneficial. You will be confident and able to demonstrate a high level of autonomy and decision making and demonstrate significant knowledge of care pathways for vulnerable adults.

You will work a rotating shift pattern, currently up to but not beyond 02:30 and support the on-call management rota approx. 4 times per month, with 50% of your time providing support to the team workload to ensure you maintain a working knowledge around the operational functions.

You will provide supervision, manage Safeguarding, budget requests, duty rosters, scrutinise emergency care packages and when appropriate, delegate and allocate work and operate as a vital member of a small team. You will undertake Mental Health Act Assessments (if approved as an AMHP) as part of a planned shift.

BCC is committed to providing a variety of Continuing Professional Development, and reflective practice opportunities, this will include a well-developed training programme, support groups, AMHP forums and team action learning activities.

You will be reliable, committed, have an excellent understanding of the law and related legislation, demonstrating an ability to work with minimal supervision. Time and a third will be paid for unsocial hours between the hours of 8pm-6am, including weekends.

The successful candidate must be a car driver.

You must be registered with the relevant regulatory body e.g. the Health and Care professional Council (SWE).

For any informal enquires please contact Lavern Newell on 07885235144 or email Lavern.Newell@birmingham.gov.uk

Ref: BCC3

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).
 

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Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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