Lead Social Care Specialist

5 days ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time
Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Deputy Lead Social Worker at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham. As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalized assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

Responsibilities
  1. Supporting the social work team to develop new skills and build a brighter future for service users.
  2. Deputising for the Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings and ensuring that safeguarding policies are upheld.
  3. Delivering high-quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers in the team.
  4. Leading the multidisciplinary team on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions.

Payscale: £45,170 - £55,492 per annum (dependent on experience) plus benefits.



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