West Sussex Social Work Professional Lead

We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.

We are looking for a Social Worker to provide expert professional and clinical leadership across the Social Work workforce and multidisciplinary teams within the West Sussex Division of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Divisional Senior Leadership Team, linking in with other lead professional and the divisional Triumvirate (consisting of the Clinical Director, Director of Nursing and Quality and Managing Director). They will be supporting the quality of the service user experience by providing high level training and supervision to develop social work staff and multi professional staff knowledge and skills. They will lead within the service on promoting clinical innovation and delivering continual development of social work practice based upon evidence and relevant research, and will advise and liaise with the Director of Social Work, with regard to any specialist social work issues from within the care group.

• Provide expert social work advice to the Triumvirate of the Division.
• Work closely with other Social Work Leads internally and externally to promote excellent practice and high quality within the Trust.
• Contribute to the Trusts Social Work strategy and participate with the Trusts overall clinical strategy
• Deputise for colleagues within the Senior Leadership Group as required.
• To facilitate relevant work streams to consider provision of social work, staff development and lead on social work recruitment initiatives.
• To oversee staff compliance with Social Work professional standards and regulation requirements as set out by relevant professional bodies
• To oversee & provide professional supervision, overseeing professional development of social workers and social work students
• Support the in- house 'assisted and supported year in employment' (ASYE) for newly qualified social workers (NQSW's)

About The Trust

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. SPFT is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by CQC.

About Sussex

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We actively promote f lexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.

We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Abbi Childs Job title: West Sussex Divisional Clinical Director Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07984974222

Bryan Lynch

Director of Social Work and Safeguarding

Registered Social Worker

[email protected]

Tel: 07738756958