Senior Practitioner

Contract:

Fixed Term 3 years

Salary: £48,738 - £53,051 per annum (Grade
9)

Hours per week: 36.66 - hybrid working

Location:

Oldham Council, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham, OL1 1HD

Closing Date:
Tursday 12 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Oldham’s Enhanced Live Well programme, leading the development of an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to supporting adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.

As a Senior Practitioner within the Changing Futures service, you will play a key role in:

• Leading the MEAM Hub as the borough’s permanent MDT
• Supporting complex, highrisk cases
• Driving high quality, trauma informed practice
• Influencing system change and improving outcomes across services
• You will work at the heart of Adult Social Care’s front door, bringing partners together to deliver a coordinated, person-centred response.

• Provide operational oversight of complex cases and MDT decision making
• Lead and coordinate MEAM Hub activity
• Support staff supervision and practice development
• Work across partners to remove system barriers
• Support data and system evaluation

• Experience working with multiple disadvantage / complex adults
• Strong multiagency working and leadership skills
• Ability to manage risk and complex decision making

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan:
Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘
Proud, Ambitious, and Together
’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page.

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating‑out, eating‑in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as…