Senior Practitioner - Older People, Mental Health Team

We, are seeking to appoint a creative, enthusiastic, ambitious full time, permanent Senior Social Work Practitioner within the Older People Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will support the Team Manager in the day-to-day running of the team, undertake some supervision of other team members and carry a small caseload of complex cases.

The Team consists of Social Workers, a Senior Practitioner and Team Manager. The people we support can have long term complex mental health challenges as well as needs around their physical health and emotional wellbeing. The team works with older adults and their carers to provide holistic support to allow people to live their lives as they wish to and ensure voice, choice, independence and control in their lives The team works alongside Community Mental Health Nurses, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. We work closely with G.P. surgeries and the third sector partner agencies to assess and support the needs of adults affected by long term complex and adverse mental health conditions as well as their carers and families.

Using a strength-based outcome focused model of Social Work, the team supports adults, and their carers to achieve positive outcomes within their lives and encourage wider inclusion in local communities. Maximising an individual's emotional wellbeing is seen as key in effective social work practice.

We are keen to continue to develop innovative approaches to social work practice. We work closely with other agencies and partners to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and care homes, as part of our role to maximise the independence and choice. The continued development of this dynamic service model will require work on widening partnership opportunities with statutory partners, the third sector and with individuals from the community. We are particularly looking for those who are interested in community work and therapeutic social work practice. We are keen to develop resilient community connections, groups and services in Bridgend. The position will be based in our office in Bridgend. We will offer focused and committed development opportunities for the successful candidates.

We encourage informal conversation or visit prior to interview.

For further information please contact:

Neil Bowen, Team Manager on neil.bowen@bridgend.gov.uk

A recognised Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales is essential for this post.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Mae amddiffyn plant, pobl ifanc neu oedolion mewn perygl yn un o gyfrifoldebau craidd pob un o gyflogeion y cyngor.
An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 08 January 2025

Shortlisting Date: 13 January 2025

Interview Date: 24 January 2025

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