Support for the Principal Social Workers Networks in England

Descriptions

Principal Social Workers (PSW) provide a key leadership role in Social Work. The Statutory Guidance to the Care Act (2014) established their role formally. The Department has provided support to the network of PSW since 2014.We now wish to manage an open competition for a supplier to maintain and continue the support to these networks.The contract will provide management of the PSW networks for both Adults and Children and Family social work, offering administrative and operational support to the network and its chairs and to coordinate meetings and conferences.The contract includes a website to host resources and best practice guidance, proving a members’ area for Principle Social Workers. For DHSC work also includes providing a certification process for our Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme for newly qualified social workers (NQSWs).