Lead Practitioner Adult Social Care
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Healthcare
Community Health -
Social Work
Community Health
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Location: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Part Time
- Hours: 18 hours per week.
- Closing Date: 09/11/2026 at 23:59
- Reference: ASC/26/347485
About The Role
As Lead Practitioner in the Review and Transformation Team, you will provide professional leadership and support to practitioners undertaking reviews and reassessments of care and support arrangements. You will promote high-quality, legally informed, person-centred and strengths-based practice that improves outcomes and supports independence.
Working closely with the Team Manager, you will offer guidance on complex cases, provide reflective supervision and support effective decision-making. You will also contribute to quality assurance, practice development and continuous service improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and approachable practitioner who is organised, confident in supporting others and committed to delivering proportionate, sustainable and responsive care and support.
Applicants must have a Social Work Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification, Current registration with Social Work England.
The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 9th November 23:59 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).
Provisional interview dates are Tuesday 17 th November / Wednesday 18 th November
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential.
We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
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