Advanced Social Work Practitioner

Are you an experienced social worker ready for that next step in your career? Do you have an interested in developing high quality social work services for inpatients with a learning disability?

At Brooklands Hospital we are committed to providing the best standard of care and experience for individuals whilst in an inpatient setting, supporting them to gain skills to reach their potential and maintain a good quality of life.

This position is for an advanced social worker who will be responsible for providing a high quality specialist Social Work service for adults and children with and/or a Learning Disability or Autism on the Brooklands Hospital site, respecting the rights of individuals to live as independently as possible with as much control over their lives as possible. You will hold a specialist caseload and provide specialist assessment and social care interventions to inpatients in support of the hospital’s multi-disciplinary teams.

**Our services include**:
Child and Adolescents Learning Disabilities

Adult assessment and treatment service.

Individual Packages of Care service
- a service for individuals with Learning Disabilities in small individualised packages that support and work alongside a move to commit providers.

Male Medium Secure(Forensic) Learning Disabilities

Male and female low secure (forensic) Learning Disabilities

Male Low secure (forensic) Autism.

Full time and part time applicants will be considered.

The post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality specialist Social Work service for adults and children with and/or a Learning Disability or Autism on the Brooklands Hospital site respecting the rights of individuals to live as independently as possible with as much control over their lives as possible. To hold a specialist caseload. To provide specialist assessment and social care interventions to inpatients in support of the unit’s multi-disciplinary team. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of social work practice within the area served. To implement policies and propose service developments and policy changes within own area of practice as agreed with the General Manger and site Matrons. To contribute to teaching, research, and cross specialty initiatives relevant to needs of the Brooklands Hospital patient group and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

**These include**:

- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
- To promote the rights of individuals receiving a service to be treated with dignity and respect, and to promote their involvement in all aspects of the service they receive valuing choice and promoting independence where ever possible.
- To provide a comprehensive social work service including contribution to a specialist social work assessment (Care act 2014) to all patients as required within the unit and development of S117 Aftercare planning. This includes active contribution of the social care perspective to forensic risk assessment and care planning and liaising with area of origin to co-ordinate assessments, reviews and funding packages.
- To contribute towards the organisation and facilitation of annual Care and Treatment Reviews, ensuring representation from all members of the MDT and ensuring all identified actions are completed.
- To liaise with the local authority to ensure S42 Safeguarding Investigations are completed.
- To provide leadership across the service regarding awareness of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity issues, and liaise with the relevant statutory agencies as required.
- To contribute to the Operational management of the Unit including attendance at all relevant meetings, and contribution to