Advanced Practitioners (Social Worker / Mental Health Officer) - FLK11882

Due to service redesign, we have new full-time permanent Advanced Practitioner Social Worker/Mental Health Officer posts available within our Integrated Community Mental Health Team.

You will be managed by the Team Manager and individual professional supervision will be from an Assistant Team Manager based within the service. The postholders will be employed by Falkirk Council Health and Social Care Partnership working collaboratively with health colleagues in Forth Valley NHS. This affords excellent opportunities for joint and integrated working and the postholder will work closely with colleagues from disciplines within the Integrated Community Mental Health Team. There is also an expectation that the postholder will link with Social Work Community Care Locality Teams, Children & Families and Justice Teams in addition to multi-disciplinary working with Housing, Police Scotland and third sector services.

You will be expected to have experience of working with service users who are experiencing mental health difficulties and will hold a caseload which will involve complexity and risk. This will require good personal and professional values, strong relational practice skills and emotional intelligence.

You will be expected to work with adults with severe and enduring mental illness, their families and carers to carry out outcome focused assessments and statutory work as per service demand. This will include arranging, managing and reviewing packages of care to meet assessed needs in addition to statutory responsibilities under relevant legislation relating to mental health, incapacity and adult protection.

You will also be expected to contribute to improvements in practice, policy and procedure and support developments, including training, through contribution of advanced knowledge and skills. The purpose of the position of Advanced Practitioner is also to be a role model and through mentoring, support the delivery of competent and confident professional practice within the Integrated Community Mental Health Team.

These posts are for Qualified Social Workers with Mental Health Officer accreditation and you must be registered with SSSC. You will also be required to undertake an updated PVG check and hold a valid UK driving licence. These posts are based within Woodlands Resource Centre Falkirk however, you may be required to work from any other Falkirk Council premises and you must have the ability to travel as per service demand. These posts are permanent full-time posts, 37 hours per week, and Falkirk Council promote a flexible and home working policy.

If successful you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.

At interview you will be required to evidence the ability to be able to meet the specific tasks, eligibility criteria and demands detailed on the job profile., Disability Confident
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At Falkirk Council we are proud and passionate about the work we do. We are an inclusive employer who are proud to have a workforce with values that promote human rights, social justice and professional integrity.

We recognise the importance of diversity within our organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome practitioners to work in a dynamic environment with a forward-thinking workforce and we are determined to make a positive difference for people accessing services and living in our communities who experience mental health difficulties.

A trauma informed and strengths based social work approach sits at the heart of our practice. We are committed to continuing to develop a culture where all our workforce feels valued, included and able to be their best at work. This supports our mission to be recognised as a learning organisation promoting openness and creativity across the workforce.