Andy Smith

• .Manage and coordinate complex safeguarding investigations.
• Working under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Directing Multi Agency Teams to make shared decisions about Child protection.
• Wide knowledge of all statutory and voluntary Children's services.

• Management of the children in need teams.
• To oversee Children who subject to Child Protection plans or to include statutory proceedings.
• Chair and facilitate complex Strategy and professional meetings, and ensure consideration is given the individual safeguarding plans.
• The implement, supervision of social work team managers ensuring they have a plan of professional development.
• Responsibility for Commissioning services, to Disabled Children
• The Management of Budgets, and quality assurance of commissioned services.
• Implemented EHC model for Disabled Children with Partner agencies

• Development of new operating model for Children’s Services has a central commissioning function to ensure that the total resource available for children, young people and families.

• improve outcomes for Children and young People in the most efficient, effective, equitable and sustainable

• Work with multi-disciplinary groups including service leads, officers from quality assurance, performance and data, finance and procurement services.

• Provide. clinical leadership for the directorate and ensure effective management and support for senior clinical staff
• Responsibility for effective clinical governance arrangements in the directorate to provide advice to the Medical Director and Director of Nursing & Operational Services on matters of clinical policy and practice, staffing, education and training

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• Main Responsibilities

To provide clinical leadership to all senior clinical staff within the directorship

Responsible for ;

o Clinical performance

o Contractual performance

o financial performance

o Operational performance

• Management of a Forensic Social Work team and all the social care aspects of service delivery.
• Responsible for the implementation of independent assessments as prescribed under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to ensure individuals receive support and care to the highest standards in the least restrictive environment.
• Deliver practice standards in line with the relevant Codes of Practice and participate in developing and reviewing the Directorate staff guidance.
• Additionally to establish and promote effective working relationships with external partners (particularly Health), agencies and other sections of the Directorate to improve practice and outcomes for individuals.
• Facilitate professional advice and guidance to team members and relevant others in respect of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to ensure that the services provided are consistent, integrated and of the highest standard.
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• I was employed in a social work service based within an Multi-disciplinary
• Responsible for are detained patients-who are living in the community subject to Mental Health Act section 41 supervision orders
• Carried out assessments as an Approved social worker under section 114 of the Mental Health Act
• Facilitate assessments under Part II of the MH Act, take part in renewal detention and applications for CTO and undertake the role of social supervisor.