Advanced Practitioner

Grade 10: £45,529 - £49,817 per annum plus £2,000 Market Supplement

This is an exciting opportunity to join North Tyneside Council's Adult Mental Health Social Work Team as an Advanced Practitioner, providing practice leadership and professional oversight within a mental health social work team.

We are an experiened team who support adults whose lives are impacted by mental ill-health and addictions to remain safe, maintain their independence and achieve the outcomes that matter most to them. Working closely with colleagues from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) and North Tyneside Recovery Partnership (NTRP), we deliver a holistic, strengths-based and multi-disciplinary approach to support recovery and wellbeing.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled practitioner who is passionate about developing others, championing excellent social work practice and supporting the delivery of high-quality services for residents of North Tyneside.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will be a key member of the leadership team, working alongside the Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager to provide expert practice leadership across the service.

You will act as the professional lead for complex casework, offering specialist guidance, mentoring and reflective supervision to Mental Health Social Workers and Mental Health Reablement Workers. You will support practitioners to navigate complex legal, ethical and practice issues, ensuring interventions remain person-centred, strengths-based, trauma-informed and legally compliant.

You will play a critical role in promoting high standards of practice, quality assurance and continuous service improvement, whilst supporting staff to develop confidence, autonomy and professional curiosity.

The role includes a small caseload, co-working alongside practitioners to model best practice, provide coaching and support professional development.

The Advanced Practitioner will also deputise for the Team Manager and provide cross-cover for the Assistant Team Manager, helping to ensure effective service delivery and strong operational leadership.

Our service is built around two connected areas of practice, providing opportunities to influence practice across the whole service.

Each area is supported by a Team Manager, Assistant Team Manager and Advanced Practitioner, ensuring visible leadership and strong professional support.

The Initial Response Hub provides an immediate response to new referrals and concerns.

This fast-paced area of practice focuses on:

• Initial assessments and screening
• Safeguarding concerns and risk management
• Early intervention and crisis prevention
• Providing information, advice and guidance
• Supporting timely decision-making

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will provide oversight and support for complex decisions, ensuring that responses are proportionate, timely and centred on the individual's strengths and desired outcomes.

The Long-Term Work focuses on supporting people with enduring and complex needs.

This includes:

• Strengths-based assessments and reviews
• Complex care planning and risk management
• Court of Protection work and court reports
• Tribunal hearings
• Section 117 aftercare planning and reviews
• Long-term interventions promoting recovery and independence

You will provide advanced support and oversight for complex casework, helping practitioners navigate statutory responsibilities, legal frameworks and safeguarding concerns while promoting best practice and positive outcomes.

As our Advanced Practitioner, you will:

• Provide advanced practice oversight and reflective supervision to…