Principal Social Worker,

1 month ago


Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Pertemps Social Care Full time
Principal Social Worker, £40ph, EDT/AMHP, Northamptonshire
Pertemps are recruiting for a qualified and experienced Principal Social Worker and AMHP to join the Emergency Duty Team. The EDT runs an out-of-hours service, responding to statutory emergencies and other social work matters within the childcare and adult arenas.
The principal social worker role is on a rota basis, and the postholder will provide an emergency statutory social work duty service out-of-hours with minimal supervision. The ability to work autonomously is therefore paramount. The postholder will provide guidance and support to sessional and unqualified staff. They will take the lead in child protection investigations, adult safeguarding investigations and will undertake Mental Health Act assessments as Approved Mental Health Professionals, ensuring that services are delivered within the legislative and statutory planning frameworks, Government Guidance, the Trust's Core Values and Strategic Aims, and Service policies and procedures. The role includes assessing the needs of children and their families against the Departments agreed threshold criteria and in accordance with National Guidance innovative use of resources.

If this sounds like the role for you, please contact Aishah Hassan on for more information

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:
  • A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
  • An easy registration process (all done online)
  • Referral schemes and incentives
  • Ongoing compliance managed for you
  • Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn't the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC Children's Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager

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