Advanced Practioner

**Grade: L**

**Salary: £40,221 to £44,428 per annum**

**Vacancy Hours: 37**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Location: Harrogate or Skipton**

**Weekend Working: No**

**The Mental Health Social Care service is recruiting**
**for an exciting new post**

North Yorkshire Council's well established Mental
Health service meets the diverse needs of one of the largest, most scenic counties in the UK. Working alongside our Health and VCS partners,
multidisciplinary teams of social care workers, assess and support a wide range
of adults with mental health needs to live independent and fulfilling
lives. You will work alongside Team Managers in supporting their Social Workers to manage caseloads effectively, complete strengths-based, creative assessments, and in managing the complexity and risk that can arise. You will be a named support, coach, and mentor to less experienced colleagues in local teams. You will champion best practice across the localities, sharing and developing resources. You will use a range of quality assurance tools, which consider practice, risk, and complexity. You will also support the ASYE programme for Social Workers new to the role. There will also be opportunities for you to carry out some complex casework and support Team Managers with safeguarding coordination. This is a new role that aims to support an improved route of progression for professionally qualified colleagues in our adult social care service and can lead to greater opportunities for those wishing to advance into further leadership roles.

**So, what can you offer us?**

social care qualification, significant experience in mental health social care
services and be flexible to support and respond to the changing needs of the
service.

**What can we offer you?**

The opportunity to develop your management and
leadership knowledge, experience and skills with a leading care provider.
A programme of professional support,
supervision and training & the challenge of complex and varied work.
A variety of competitive employee benefits
including generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme with
excellent benefits, access to range of salary sacrifice schemes and
discounts. As a leading employer NYC can offer a generous package including competitive pay, market-leading pension scheme, flexible working practices and the potential of a generous relocation package, as well as discounts for leading retailers as well as green lease car scheme. You will be supported with modern technology and accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with Hybrid working to minimise the need for travel whilst offering an accessible and secure office base.

For an informal discussion about the post, please
contact Bryn Hoyle on 01609 533732, 07980 017381 or

**Closing Date: 11th February 2024**

**Shortlisting Date: 12th February 2024**

**Interview Date: 16th February 2024**

**Job Description Advanced Practitioner Grade L.docx**

**Total Rewards**

**DBS**

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*