Location
London Borough of Barnet

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£54,927 per annum

About the Role
As Lead Practitioner within the Transition Team, you will promote a culture of continuous learning and professional development of staff and students across Communities, Adults and Health to enhance the quality of practice and staff wellbeing. You will support the Team Manager by providing clear and responsive practice leadership and supervision, promoting the highest professional standards in social care practice.

Your role will focus on supporting people to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence by providing access to good quality information and advice, and signposting to local preventative services. You will help build resilience and strengths to enable individuals to stay well and achieve outcomes important to them.

You will provide a high standard of social work to adults and/or carers in line with the Council’s duties and powers under the Care Act 2014, Barnet policies and procedures, guidelines, and the Code of Practice for social care workers. This includes conducting professional social work assessments focused on meeting social care outcomes as outlined in the Department of Health’s Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.

As part of Barnet Council, you will contribute to an organisation committed to its values of Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, and Collaborative, working alongside partner organisations and residents to make Barnet an even better place to live and work.

Experience
- Professional experience in social work with adults and/or carers, including handling complex cases in a highly professional and effective manner
- Some management experience supplemented with relevant training
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of delivering high quality and cost effective services for service users

About You
- Committed to promoting continuous learning and professional development
- Able to provide clear leadership and supervision to staff
- Focused on supporting individuals to maintain health, wellbeing and independence
- Able to work collaboratively within a diverse and inclusive environment

Qualifications
- Professional qualifications in Social Work
- Registered with the relevant professional body
- Relevant training in management and social care practice