Practice Supervisor And Systemic Skills Programme For Social Workers

To commission a provider/consortium to deliver a practice supervisor and systemic skills for social workers development programme, (including Trauma Informed Care, Action Learning Sets for Anti-discriminatory Practice, and Interprofessional Learning).<br/>Social work is a key profession to meet the need for growth in the workforce related to the NHS Long term Plan and the MHA reforms with significant DHSC investment in fast-track training routes and AMHP training.<br/>The practice supervisor programme underpins the Adult social work post-qualifying standards: knowledge and skills statement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ↗) which aims to drive up standards for the delivery of professional supervision which has been found to support staff retention, safe practice and upskilling of social workers. Enabling social workers to use their advanced systemic skills is a key part of increasing the productivity of the current workforce and ensuring the growing workforce is retained. Strengthening trauma informed community support, reduces pressure on scarce clinical skills and leads to better deployment of the multi professional workforce. Social workers are the main profession undertaking the Approved Mental Health Practitioner role and this programme will contribute to required skill development related to the MHA reforms.<br/>Key aims:<br/>Practice Supervisor programme offer will address:<br/>

• Delivery of a practice supervisor programme drawing on the national resources available.<br/>
• Develop clear governance arrangements for the work.<br/>
• Establish evaluation of the course delivery working with NHS Trusts to consider post course impact.<br/>
• Show how equalities are supported in the work and anti-discriminatory practice is delivered. Embedding of a train the trainer network.<br/>
• Intended 30 persons per cohort x 8 cohorts = approximately 240 persons