Lead Practitioner - Transition team

Promote a culture of continuous learning and professional development of staff and students across Communities, Adults and Health to enhance the quality of practice and staff wellbeing.

Support the Team Manager to provide clear and responsive practice leadership and supervision and promote the highest professional standards in social care practice.
To support people to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence by providing access to good quality information and advice and signposting to local preventative services, with a focus on building their resilience and strengths to stay well and achieve the outcomes that are important to them.
To provide a high standard of social work to adults and/or carers arising out of the Council’s duties and powers under the Care Act 2014 and in accordance with Barnet policies and procedures, guidelines and the Code of Practice for social care workers.
To provide appropriate, professional social work assessments with adults and carers with a focus on meeting the social care outcomes as articulated in the Department of Health’s Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.

• Professional qualifications in Social Work and registered with the relevant professional body plus experience and training
• Some Management experience supplemented with relevant training
• Extensive knowledge, experience and understanding of delivering high quality and cost effective services for service users
• Proven depth and breadth of professional experience in case management, handling complex cases in a highly professional and effective manner