Senior Social Work Practitioner

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and supportive Mental Health Social Care Teams for two Senior Practitioners to provide operational leadership in the Community Mental Health Service in Derby City.

As a Senior Practitioner in Derby City’s forward‑thinking Social Work Mental Health Team, you will play a vital role in shaping Social Work practice. There is a strong culture of preventative, strengths‑based, asset‑based and tech‑enabled approaches within our work. We work closely with partner agencies to provide an integrated approach to the delivery of support. You should have experience of working with adults with severe mental ill health and of multidisciplinary working within a statutory framework.

This post is designed to improve working practices in relation to timely Mental Health Support with a recovery and preventive approach. You will be expected to provide high quality supervision to social workers and Enablement Workers, fostering their professional growth and championing strengths and assets‑based practice. You will play a role in developing best practice and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams in the health and social care sector.

You will be part of a supportive team dedicated to improving outcomes for adults with mental health needs. Working alongside the Service Manager, you will play a key role in shaping services and ensuring high standards of practice.

This post is a designated Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) post. Therefore, you will need to hold an existing AMHP or BIA qualification.

We welcome applications from experienced social care practitioners, and we are keen to support career development in a challenging yet rewarding mental health field.

Applicants must already hold a recognised Social Work Qualification and be registered with Social Work England. You will be required to be a car driver with your own transport available. Reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants under the Equalities Act 2010.

For informal discussion contact Karamjit Singh Chhoker (Head of Service) or Eileen Burrell / Kerry Williamson (Service Managers) on

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first‑class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years’ service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2
  
  Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 5th April 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

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