Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the BCP ASC Emergency Duty Service (EDS). Our focus is on providing an emergency social care service to people aged over 18 years, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, who are in crisis and need urgent help outside of normal office opening hours.
We are seeking to appoint a qualified Social Worker who has Approved Mental Health Practitioner status to join our service.
We are looking for a practitioner who can work autonomously, manage competing demands, and work under pressure without the on-site support of their line manager. You will be confident in your decision making and risk assessment skills, and be able to provide advice, guidance and challenge to colleagues within Adult Social Care and across partner agencies.
Join a highly skilled EDS team that work out of hours providing a robust response to people in crisis. EDS provide a service to vulnerable adults and their families ensuring the right support at the right time to safeguard people who present in Crisis.
EDS is an out of hours service, therefore you will be working alongside colleagues on a rotating Shift Pattern which will include evenings, overnight, some weekends and Bank Holidays. We work closely with our partner agencies. The post will require driving, and it is hybrid.
If you are a team player with experience of dealing with and managing risks effectively then we would be interested to hear from you.
You will need to:
- Be a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)
- Provide a high-quality response to emergency referrals outside of normal working hours.
- Be confident in providing support and interventions with Adult Safeguarding work and adults at risk.
- Actively apply legal and professional knowledge and skills - balancing protection, risk and support to achieve positive outcomes for those requiring our service.
- Provide out of hours advice and guidance to professionals, as well as factually accurate and reflective reports.
- Have excellent prioritisation skills.
- Work independently in an efficient and focused way.
- Work a rotational shift pattern
You will have:
- A professional social work qualification such as, MSW, BSW, DipSW, or equivalent
- An AMHP qualification is essential.
- SWE registration.
- Substantial post qualification fieldwork experience with adults at risk.
We are proud of our commitment to:
- Supporting and supervising all our social care workforce
- Providing opportunities for all our staff as they develop and progress their professional careers.
- Providing regular training opportunities.
This is a full-time permanent 37 hours a week post, however, consideration will also be given to people interested in working part- time.
Salary: £45,718 - £48,710 plus 20% for unsociable hours, and market supplement of £3,000 p.a. (pro rata if part time).
Emergency Duty Service - work from home and have an office base in Bournemouth.
Interviews to take place week commencing 16th June 2025
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Nicky Hiles on 07973474194.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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