DoH Chief Social Work Officer responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• managing and co-ordinating the work of the Office of Social Services (OSS)
• ensuring completion of outworking of the current inspections and evaluation programme
• providing input to major Reviews and Inquiries as determined by Minister or other government Departments
• oversight of policy development with regard to social work and social care training, related professional issues and sponsorship of NISCC
• scrutiny of Schemes for the Delegation of Statutory functions
• determining the operational policies of the OSS and the management and allocation of resources
• producing and managing the OSS Business Plan
• maintaining the OSS Risk Register
• providing input to the DoH Human Rights screening programme
• sitting on the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Review Panel to determine the suitability of people to work with children or vulnerable adults
• providing professional advice to inform policy and legislative formulation to DoH and other government Departments
• quality assuring OSS input to briefings, submissions, policy development and OSS Publications
• professional secretary to the DoH Central Personal Social Services Advisory Committee
• promoting effective working relationships with the Child Care Policy Directorate, other Policy Branches, Departments and other Agencies; and
• deputising for the Chief Social Work Officer
  
  Correspondence from the Chief Social Worker for Northern Ireland