Senior Practitioner

6 months ago

Walsall, United Kingdom Walsall Council Full time

**Senior Practitioner - Adult Exploitation Ref: SS01824**
**Adult Safeguarding Team**
**Salary: G10 £42,403 - £47,420**
**Contract: Full time, permanent**

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Adult Safeguarding Team Hub, as a Senior Practitioner leading on adult exploitation.

The ideal applicant will have the ability to evidence competence with supporting staff and a commitment to professional development, with a post qualifying award, such as a Best Interests Assessor (BIA), a Practice Educator or as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). You must have a passion and commitment to working as part of an adult social care team and a commitment to developing relationships and working with partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes, relating to the abuse of vulnerable adults that may be at risk.

**Main Responsibilities of role**
- To work directly with people and undertake statutory duties within The Care Act.
- To effectively liaise with partner agencies, adults and their representatives, to ensure that information is shared and gathered appropriately, including initiating and leading on strategy discussions and safeguarding planning as required.
- Support the process of transition of adults who have been exploited or at risk of exploitation as a child, having some knowledge of overarching legislation, policies and procedures, which will under pin this work.
- Direct work with adults who have exploitation or who are at risk of being exploited, understanding the challenges faced around engaging with the adult; including consideration of where coercion and control may be an influencing factor.
- Demonstrate techniques and skills to empower victims to safeguard themselves in line with safeguarding principles.
- Sharing information and contributing to the wider development of pathways and processes around exploitation of adults within Adult Social Care and the wider multi-agency partnerships.
- Work in a multi-agency context, attending meetings, contributing to daily exploitation triage meetings, sharing information and other tasks commensurate to the post.
- Be responsible for completing risk enablement assessments and plans for people at risk of or experiencing exploitation; within this understanding the impact that this abuse can have on the victim’s journey and engagement with professionals.
- Be part of developing and deploying effective disruption techniques as appropriate, where exploitation has been identified in partnership with other agencies as the representative for the exploitation panel meeting.
- To work within a strength based and risk enabling approach, to achieve good, safe and person-centred outcomes for vulnerable adults with care and support needs, who may be at risk of harm or abuse.
- To support professional development, to drive up quality standards through contributing to, and leading reflective peer supervision, learning events and as a representative of the safeguarding champions group.
- To be the lead worker for exploitation and represent the safeguarding hub at directorate and partnership meetings and regional meetings where requested to do so.
- To provide regular and timely updates, complete assurance reports and provide information and data analysis which will contribute to wider strategic developments.
- To commit to continuous professional development and seek to share information from regional and national developments in respect of exploitation with the wider directorate.
- You must be a registered social worker with Social Work England.
- Have a sound knowledge of safeguarding legislation and guidance, including the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other related legislation.
- A good working knowledge of adult social care and adult safeguarding and the role of statutory and non-statutory partners
- A passion and commitment to working with colleagues, professionals and other agencies in order to achieve the best possible outcome relating to allegations of adults being at risk or experiencing various forms of abuse.
- To have a post qualification award as a BIA, Practice Educator or an AMHP, with previous experience of adult safeguarding in a similar role.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team as a senior practitioner, as outlined in the job description and person specification
- The post is covered by the Code of Practice on the English Language fluency Duty for public sector workers

**What we offer**
- A supportive environment, where every level of the organisation is committed to ongoing practice development.
- We are committed to improving outcomes for our vulnerable citizens and for ensuring your continued professional development.
- We offer learning and development opportunities, as well as regular supervision in a very supportive and friendly environment A level of flexibility between office and remote working, in line with the needs of the service

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