Principal Social Work Officer

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Job Details

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Principal Social Work Officer to join the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership Senior Leadership Team.

Reporting operationally to the Director of Health and Social Care and, professionally, to the Chief Social Work Officer we are looking for a dynamic, inventive, collaborative and courageous Principal Social Work Officer to join our team.

The successful candidate will be a highly experienced strategic and professional leader who understands the demands on operational services and will work collaboratively with colleagues, instilling values and empowering those around them. You will help ensure that the principles of quality, safety and compassion are embedded in culture and practice and will champion the development of innovation and integrated teams as we build services embedded in our localities.

Working collegiately as part of an Integrated Senior Leadership Team you will support direction and enable a culture of multi-professional and multi-agency working, continuous improvement, and modernisation. Leading on delegated professional responsibilities from the Chief Social Work Officer for Adult and Older Adult Social Work and Social Care within the Health and Social Care Partnership you will contribute to the development of social work practice at a local and national level. You will support the Director of Health and Social Care in the delivery and leadership of delegated corporate work programmes and respond to the challenges and opportunities we face.

A professional Social Work Qualification and Registration is required, and ideally you will be educated to Masters level or equivalent experience. You will be a professional role model and demonstrate a proven track record in senior social work leadership and complex change across diverse social work and social care services and evidence a commitment to the Integration of Health and Social Care. You will be able to manage competing demands in the complex and fast paced environment that is Health and Social Care, balancing leadership to both medium term transformation change and supporting more immediate service demands requiring change and practice support, or assurance.

It is an exciting time to join the Senior Leadership Team as we are commencing a significant programme of change and transformation. We are committed to the delivery of the National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in line with the Principles of Integration and Health and Social Care Standards. We are striving for excellence for the people of Fife in relation to quality, sustainability and person centred care through our strategic plan. By choosing to join Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, you are choosing to make a real difference.

The Person

As part of your application, you must provide a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this position. Within the supporting statement, candidates are required to focus on the following areas:

• Leadership
• Professional responsibilities
• Values
• Financial Accountability
• Quality Assurance and Risk Management

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Shortlisted candidates will require to participate in a range of assessment activities including behavioural profiling, a real play exercise (with stakeholders) and a values/competency based interview. These activities will all contribute to testing candidate competence.

It is anticipated that shortlisted candidates will be notified by Friday 17th January 2025.

If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a behavioural profiling exercise during Monday 20th January or Tuesday 21st January 2025. The real play exercise will be in person in Fife House on Thursday 23rd January 2025 and the formal interview will take place in person in Fife House on Monday 27th January 2025.

For an informal discussion with Lynne Garvey, Chief Officer & Director of Health and Social Care please contact Carol Notman, PA carol.notman-hsc@fife.gov.uk or James Ross, Chief Social Work Officer please contact Lesley Little, Management Support Officer on Lesley.little@fife.gov.uk