Decision details

“Test for change” temporary uplift of 2 difficult to recruit to Qualified Social Worker (QSW) posts in EAST and West Integrated Neighbourhood Teams’

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Health and Adult Care

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

East and West Integrated Neighbourhood teams are both requesting permission to uplift vacant, difficult to recruit to qualified QSW posts to 1.0 WTE Advanced Social Work Practitioner for each team as a test of change for a period of 12 months, reviewing the role after 6 months. This will be advertised internally across the system as fixed term secondment opportunities. Reviewing at 6 months will enable further data analysis of the effectiveness of the posts,
to be used as a business case to evidence and demonstrate if the establishment of the teams would benefit permanent change, paper to SLT at 6 months.

Publication date: 04/07/2023

Date of decision: 20/02/2023

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