Advanced Practitioner

To support the Head of Service in the professional development of social care staff. This will include providing professional specialist advice, support, guidance, and practice supervision to a range of qualified and non-qualified staff working within Adult Social Care. This role will include activities that promote continuous professional development and the delivery of high-quality support to users. The post holder will be required to demonstrate a high level of professional competence in social work practice to nationally recognised standards, adopting a person-centred and reflective approach. The post holder will be directly responsible for professional supervision and appraisal of staff. Reporting to the Operational Lead/Head of Service when required. The post will promote the delivery of personalisation in accordance with statutory requirements and departmental policy.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Main duties of the job To provide a clear and responsive practice leadership role within the Team includingdemonstrating best practice, mentoring, and promoting the highest professional standards viapeer reviews and audits.

To manage performance in line with organisational and service requirements in collaborationwith Senior and Practice Management, including the implementation, monitoring, and reviewof practice improvement action plans for individuals and groups of staff.

To identify any concerns in relation risk, performance, practice, wellbeing, attendance andmandatory training. Ensuring organisational policies and procedures are followed.

Expectation for the post holder to understand the financial position of the organisation andservice, to recognise any impact or potential impact on service delivery.

Oversight and appropriate response in line with organisational Customer Services Policy, toinclude Complaints, Concerns and Compliments,this will include I Want Great Care reviews.

To quality assure assessments and support plans.

To maintain service knowledge and expertise to contribute to the development of services,including best practice systems and protocols which support the delivery of a quality service.

Assist Operational/Strategic management to develop the service to meet key performancerequirements.

To have a good understanding of and implement Livewell Southwest policies and procedures.Please refer to the full job description attached to this post for full details.

About us Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities MAIN DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibility for People Management

To provide practice supervision to a range of qualified and non-qualified staff working within Adult Social Care.

To promote continuous professional development and the delivery of high-quality support to users by ensuring staff undertake or access appropriate development opportunities.

To provide advice and assistance to Social Workers and Community Care Workers in relation to complex case work.

To support staff to manage their caseloads as well as managing the emotional demands of their workload.

To facilitate and support the professional development of social care staff by providing professional supervision.

To provide a clear and responsive practice leadership role within the Team including demonstrating best practice, mentoring, and promoting the highest professional standards via peer reviews and audits.

To manage performance in line with organisational and service requirements in collaboration with Senior and Practice Management, including the implementation, monitoring, and review of practice improvement action plans for individuals and groups of staff.

Sustained concentration required when providing supervisions and practice guidance ensuring staff work within legislation, national and local procedures. This will entail managing competing priorities, demands, prioritisation and negotiation.

Conflicting information may require the post holder to use judgement to assess a particular situation and decide on the best resolution and advise the worker accordingly.

To identify any concerns in relation risk, performance, practice, wellbeing, attendance and mandatory training. Ensuring organisational policies and procedures are followed.

Responsibility for financial and physical resources

Implementation of ASC duties under the Care Act and delivery of the Scheme of Delegation.

Oversight of workforce and recruitment at a team level, to be supported by Operational and Senior management.

Expectation for the post holder to understand the financial position of the organisation and service, to recognise any impact or potential impact on service delivery.

Undertake delegated financial tasks to support the operational responsibilities within the team, for example Expenses Claims, staff equipment requests, Community Equipment service requests etc. In addition, monitor the physical resources assigned to that team, which may include mobile phones, personal alarms, laptops, and any remote working equipment.

Please refer to supporting documents for the full job description.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Professional Social Work Healthcare Professions Council
• Certificate of Registration.
• Significant post qualification experience and knowledge in line with
• national standards and guidance in order to support the day-to-day
• professional development of Social Workers and Community Care
• Workers.
• Demonstrable experience and
• knowledge of :
• Ongoing training and evidence of continuous professional development.
• Relevant policies and procedures of the Department and Livewell
• Resources in order to provide advice and information to enable vulnerable adults and carers to make informed
• choices, e.g. Allowances, access to support advice and information.
• Safeguarding for vulnerable adults and children and young people.
• Working knowledge and experience of working to address a range of human needs, including personal crisis, disability, ill health.
• Awareness of the potential effects of providing regular and substantial
• unpaid care to a relative, friend or neighbour.
• Practical and procedural knowledge for a range of tasks related to the
• service area, of the policies or procedures relating to Continuing NHS Healthcare eligibility and interfaces.
• Personal Budgets and Support planning, policies and standards.
• Multi-disciplinary and partnership working.

Specific skills and technical competencies

• Leadership skills to provide supervision for teams of staff, monitor
• performance, give professional / specialist advice, motivate staff.
• The post holder will deal with a wide range of both statutory bodies and voluntary organisations by phone, in writing or face-to-face so will need well developed communication and negotiating skills to work alongside colleagues in other areas of the service.
• Planning skills to contribute to the allocation and flow of work to meet
• desired timescales.
• Assist with the development of initiatives for achieving targets.
• Organisational skills to ensure staff have the adequate knowledge and
• skills to deliver the service.
• Keyboard and general IT skills required using Care First and a range
• of Microsoft Office software to write reports, deal with complaints, letters, enter data and complete forms.
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