Advanced Social Worker (Investigating Manager) - Adult Protection - Wiltshire Council

Advanced Social Worker (Investigating Manager) - Adult Protection

Pay rate - £37 Umbrela

Wiltshire Council 

To operate as an Advanced Social Work Professional Professional taking the investigating manager role in Adult Protection. The role involves complex work with regard to the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act interface. Providing a consultative role based on developing skill, experience and expertise within Wiltshire. To use advanced expertise and knowledge to triage referrals, establish thresholds on which to base action plans and to take the overall management of investigations . To be proactive in the development and implementation of Safeguarding Adults at Risk and Making Safeguarding Personal. To play a part in service development and lead on efficient and effective delivery of practice standards and service quality. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• To be a specialist on Safeguarding/Adult protection matters within the team, playing a part in ensuring that all members of Wiltshire Council are working in accordance with current policies, procedures and strategies to include the application of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS via advice given at the point of triage and over the phone.

• To act as an investigating manager regarding adults at risk by overseeing all elements of the s42 enquiry including; setting the actions; agreeing minutes; and concluding the investigations. This to cover all the investigations within the council from start to finish.

• For more complex investigations to take the role of Investigating Officer for example an investigation into a care home or hospital ward.

• To provide independent specialist advice and consultancy to staff and other relevant agencies on matters pertaining to Safeguarding Adults and the implementation of policies, procedures and strategies

• To support the development of behaviour and practice of team members and other colleagues to ensure high quality and effective social work practice via taking part in the quarterly training meetings.

• To contribute to staff development in the specialist area of Safeguarding Adults at risk by helping to facilitate training and by modelling specialist skills

• To ensure the investigation and monitoring safeguarding process is adequately completed, outcomes identified and actioned appropriately

• To maintain a knowledge base of relevant law, policy and practice trends in the area of Adult protection to inform others • Develop close effective working relationships with partners.

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Provides free training sessions (Contributes CPD)
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts 🎂
• Wellbeing sessions

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you want to find out more.