ASYE Coordinator

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

To provide support to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW’s) to undertake their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) as well as the Team Managers and colleagues who support them in their teams.

The post holder will be the ASYE Coordinator for the Pan London ASYE Programme, which is coordinated by ELFT and supports NQSW across various NHS Trusts in London, Luton and Bedfordshire.

The post holder will be the lead for the student social work until and will oversee all student social work placements and social work apprentices.

• Induction of NQSWs, student social workers and social work apprentices
• Support to Team Managers and colleagues who have NQSWs in the teams
• Support and guidance to NQSWs, this will be in groups, providing coaching, expert knowledge, training, reflective supervision, skills, and practice development.
• To support the development and co-ordination of the ASYE training programme (either commissioning external trainers/partner agencies or delivering personally).
• Undertaking and supporting the assessment of the NQSWs against the Adult knowledge and skills statement and Professional Capabilities Framework.
• To identify and celebrate areas of good practice in social care and provide strategies to address poor practice, working with teams and managers to determine best solutions.
• Quality Assure the ASYE programme and support the continued evaluation of the programme
• Support ASYE assessors as required
• Lead the student social work hub, quality assure student social work placements and social work apprentices and provide support to Practice Educators as required

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

• Social Work degree or equivalent with SWE registration as a qualified social worker
• experience of supervising and assessing social workers either as a Practice Educator, on-site supervisor and ASYE Assessor
• must be at least 2 years post qualified
• AMHP
• ASYE Assessor

• Extensive and detailed understanding of mental health social work
• Extensive understanding of statutory and organisational authority and extensive experience of working within legislative frameworks including MCA, Care Act and MHA
• Experience of knowledge of supporting, mentoring and coaching colleagues/ students/ NQSW’s
• Experience of completing complex assessments
• Experience of facilitating reflective practice groups

• Knowledge and experience of the NQSW/ ASYE process and how to support NQSW’s through this
• Experienced in the assessment and monitoring of NQSWs evidencing research into practice and providing reflective supervision
• Excellent written, communication and coaching skills and ability to write…