Pride in Practice Shropshire Council

Enhancing Social Work Practice Shropshire’s story Performance and Capabilities Framework – College of Social Work Opportunity to grow Practice excellence Our Journey so far Advanced Practitoners and the difference made 2

Professional Capabilities Framework 3

Practice Excellence We want social workers in Shropshire to be confident about the skills they require in their role and to have access to and take responsibility for learning which will enable them to carry out their role safely and effectively. Learning culture A clear internal career path to allow employees to progress and feel valued. Budgets are tight, how can we achieve best value - developed our in- house expertise for disseminating skills and knowledge. In times of change – and when the pressure is on – bunker mentality can sometimes get in the way of practice developments at precisely the time when a robust, collective, innovative approach is vital If this is not positively addressed it can feel …. 4

Journey so far 6 Where we have come from Increase in demand and complexity Challenge of resources & finding new ways of working Child’s journey

Structure 7 Case Management x 4 Team Manager Advanced Practitioner Senior Social Worker Social Worker x 9 Principle Social Worker Learning and Development Unit Service Manager Case Management

The difference AP’s have made 8 Highlight good/innovative practice Areas for support and improvement Drive for consistency and best practice across teams Role Modelling Quality assurance / Audits Direct observations Increased capacity Supervision Championing new ways of working/introducing developments

Aims and aspirations

How we achieved this 10

What are the outcomes 11

What does professional wisdom look like in your organisation? 12