Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a progress report on the Principal Social Worker (PSW) role and responsibilities. It was noted that Marie Lynch had held this role for over five years since it was first introduced for Adult Services in Halton.

            The report highlighted areas of progress achieved by the PSW during the past year, which included:

·         Maintaining her professional registration;

·         Supporting Social Work staff to renew their registration and completing the Professional Capability Framework in November 2020;

·         Supporting staff throughout the challenges of Covid-19 and assisting with the challenges for staff post Covid-19;

·         Establishing an employee standards steering group;

·         Assisting with an Organisational Health Check Survey;

·         Improving practice supervision arrangements; and

·         Ensuring reflective practice supervision was taking place across the authority.

            RESOLVED: That the report be noted.