Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team - AMHP Qualified

How you'll make a difference:

You will be working within a small team of social work practitioners, where you will receive contacts from the public and other professionals regarding social care issues across Bristol, BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, which require an urgent response.

We have opportunities for full time (37 hours), although we would consider part time and encourage applications from AMHP warranted social workers.

What you will be doing:

• You will be working to a 10-week rolling rota, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays. This includes 3 weeks off rota and 1 week on standby. (part time workers will be agreed around this model).
• It will be key for you to demonstrate your knowledge of the relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, Children’s Act and Core Act) and statutory duties to be able to respond accordingly to each situation.
• It will be your responsibility to keep up to date with good practice in all areas of social work, along with service and policy objectives, to ensure those objectives are met.
• Regularly, you will work with other agencies and statutory bodies (e.g. police, health etc.) and continue to maintain good working relationships with them.
• Day to day, you will need to complete all necessary forms, including maintaining a log of all calls received, indicating the action taken and ensuring details are reported to the appropriate duty desk.

What we need from you:

• We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice (SWE Social Work England) and be AMHP warranted.
• It will be key for you to have relevant post-qualifying experience in mental health along with extensive knowledge of dealing with complicated cases.
• Given the elements of this role, we require you to undertake complex risk assessments and be able to communicate effectively the outcome both in verbal and written format.

• Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check covering both Child and Adult Workforce is obtained.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
• EDT Social Worker (AMHP warranted) £43,693 to £46,731 per annum (including an out of hours shift allowance of 26% = £55,053 to £58,881)
• These posts attract a gross lump sum £3,000 ‘recruitment payment’ pro rata offered to enable social workers who have already successfully completed their ASYE to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period (after approximately 3-6 months) and is subject to eligibility criteria.
• These posts are currently eligible for a market factor £3,000 ‘retention payment’ pro rata, payable in November annually to those with two years’ service with the council in Children’s Social Care In an eligible post, inclusive of any ASYE period.

Interviews will be held on Monday 24th March 2025.

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

A wealth of concentrated training, including the Programme for Change initiative, has developed skill sets and expertise of staff. Staff benefit from a clear pathway of career progression, including a bespoke managers development programme.” [Ofsted Report published July 2024]

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.
• We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

To view the full job description, please click this link: Emergency Duty Team Social Worker AMPH - Job Description