Advanced Social Work Practitioner

Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

8/6/2025

Salary

£42,708 - £47,754 per annum

National pay award pending

Type of vacancy

Fixed Term

Work pattern

Full Time

Duration (Months)

6

Hours per week

37

Work Base

South, mid and north Notts

Working Arrangements

Hybrid

Job Description / Person Specification

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Competency Framework

Tier 6

Number of posts

3

Interview date

To be confirmed

Closing Date

20 August 2025 23:55

Are you ready to take on an exciting challenge in a fast-paced, supportive team? We're looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and compassionate individuals with relevant knowledge, skills and expertise in all areas of Social Work practice and hospital discharge to join us in our Urgent and Emergency Care Teams.

You will develop as a practice lead which will be integral to supporting the Team Manager to implement change and embed new ways of working. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Social Work with the ability to enable effective integrated working with partners and the promoting of independence through reablement and enablement approaches. The preferred candidate will supervise and mentor staff and be responsible for managing a small complex caseload of a mixed priority of work. You will have experience of safeguarding vulnerable people and will act as a safeguarding manager for the people you supervise.

Using strength-based approaches you will promote the principles of choice and control, personalisation, and self-directed support to ensure that where possible people and their care givers can assess and manage their own needs, risks, and uncertainties. You will work with other Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Community Care Officers in a fast-paced team.

Key Skills

• Building trusted relationships.
• Active listening to understand what matters most to the people you work with.
• Ensuring that a person wishes, feelings and beliefs are central to decision making.
• Connecting people to wider networks of support and opportunity.
• Keeping in touch with people to ensure that things or working well and if anything needs to change.
  
  

Essential Requirements

• Recognising that people are the experts in their own lives.
• Communicating respectfully with and about people.
• Thinking and acting creatively.
• Professionally challenging circumstances and environments that marginalise, exclude or oppress.
• Critical reflective practice and a desire for continuous learning and professional development.
  
  

You Will Be Required To

• Respect the dignity and diversity of the people you’re working with.
• Understand and respond to people’s unique needs and aspirations.
• Uphold human rights and social justice.
• Have professional curiosity.
  
  

What We Offer

• Latest technology for flexible working.
• Mileage payment.
• A comprehensive career pathway with induction, supervision, and Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
• An excellent occupational pension scheme.
• A flexible and supportive work environment.
• Generous annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays.
  
  

Nottinghamshire County Council values its employees and is committed to their growth and well-being. We are on a journey to enhance the cultural priorities of Adult Social Care, shaping a positive and inclusive environment. In return for your commitment, we will provide a supportive team environment with access to professional development opportunities to progress your career and meet your continued professional development. You will receive regular supervision, both formally and informally and be supported to develop your skills within practice.

You must have a Social Work Qualification and be registered by Social Work England. You will either be an Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) a Best Interests Assessor (BIA) or Practice Educator (Level 2) Knowledge and experience of safeguarding adult’s work within multi-agency procedures and experience of staff supervision, training, and development. You will have a full driver’s licence and the use of a car for work.

Working Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
• Friday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Office presence: 2 days per week
  
  

Who We're Looking For

If you're creative, resilient, and passionate about supporting people in the community, we’d love to hear from you! This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and make a real difference within a welcoming, values-driven team.

Please contact Abby Parish (Team Manager) on 0115 9772119 or Kerry Birkinshaw (Team Manager) on 0115 8041563 if you want to discuss further.

This post is also available as a secondment opportunity to existing Nottinghamshire County Council employees. You must seek approval from your line manager before applying.

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.