Senior Practitioner

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is now recruiting for Senior Practitioners to join their Children''s Community Services Team. Band: 7 Reports to: Senior Social Worker Responsible to: Director of Social Work, Children''s Community Services Job Summary In this role you will primarily responsible for the direct provision of quality social work services to children and families. You will be required to exercise enhanced responsibilities in relation to the case management process and/or involve the discharge of statutory duties in respect of children in need. These include: The ability to demonstrate enhanced levels of practice Competence/skills in areas such as direct practice with children and families multi-agency working user and carer involvement Knowledge of organisation systems and process and the wider social policy context You will also be expected to provide support and advice to other team members, and continue to attend to your professional development through training, supervision and learning. Essential Criteria Current registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council on the social work part of the register OR Have Current Registration with one of the Social Care Regulatory Bodies in England, Scotland or Wales and be eligible to register with NISCC. In these circumstances applicants must be able to demonstrate at interview they will be in a position to register with NISCC should they be offered a post with the Trust by providing ..... full job details .....