Advanced Practitioner

Wigan life Centre South

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Grade 10, £42,403 - £46,464 per annum.

37 hours per week

Your role:

The Community Adult Front door is a new and forward-thinking team built on a multidisciplinary approach to the effective triage and management of referrals for adult social care support. In this role you will supervise social workers and social care officers working within the Community Adult Front Door Team and work closely with the team manager to contribute to the development of the service. You will develop and maintain high professional standards for the social care staff in line with current and future legislative and corporate requirements. You will produce, quality assure and approve supported self-assessments and support plans alongside triage outcomes. You will monitor performance data in relation to Social Care activity to identify any areas for development, improvement and celebration. You will work closely with other social care teams to ensure a streamlined customer journey.

About you:

We’re looking for someone who has significant social work experience within an Adult team and is registered with SW England. Driven and confident at working in a fast-paced environment, you will have the ability to contribute to the effective running of MDT discussions with excellent communication and organisational skills.

You will understand budgetary impacts and how to provide services in a variety of ways to meet need and have the ability to analyse information and provide appropriate responses and updates to managers and colleagues.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The multi-disciplinary team consists broadly of Occupational Therapy, Social Care, Reablement and Assistive technology staff as well as Customer Service Advisors and Coordinators who handle calls/screen and prioritise referrals.  The team aims to respond to urgent need and to maximise opportunities for independence, prevention services, information advice and signposting. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, promoting a joined-up approach within the team and with wider partners to achieve the best outcomes for our residents.

The team is essentially office based with some flexibility.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Niamh Kearney at n.kearney@wigan.gov.uk

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