Senior Social Worker

6 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Full time

About the Role

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Social Worker to join our Mental Health team. As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key role in providing professional and managerial expertise to team members, promoting good practice, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Undertake standard audits of the team's social work practice and help embed the highest professional standards and quality assurance.
  • Manage adult safeguarding enquiries, assess relevant training, and identify any child protection issues that arise.
  • Undertake risk assessment and risk management for users working with the team and participate as an AMHP on the central service rota.
  • Attend and chair professional forums, take part in reflective practice sessions, and promote the work of the RBKC's Mental Health Service with external groups.
  • Take responsibility for work undertaken by supervisees, keep up to date with research in relation to mental health and social care legislation, and take accountability for reviewing our monthly KPIs.
  • Provide relevant learning and development interventions to meet individual, team, and service needs, and ensure staff receive regular supervision of their practice.

Requirements

  • A Dip SW/CQSW or its equivalent, with registration as a social worker.
  • Qualification as a Qualified Approved Mental Health Professional.
  • Post-qualification experience working in the community with older people who have enduring mental health problems.
  • Well-developed practical knowledge of the legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice that underpins social work and care for adults.
  • Experience of translating statutes into policy and practice, performance/audit tasks, and quality assurance, and complex multi-disciplinary work.

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary.
  • A high-quality pension scheme.
  • Generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Commitment to Safeguarding

The council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

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