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Urgent Treatment Centre - Advanced Practitioner

Location: Royal Derby Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre

Hours: Full time (37.5)

Make critical decisions that change lives - every day.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced practitioners to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), working in a varied and fast-paced environment where no two days are the same click apply for full job details

Urgent Treatment Centre - Advanced Practitioner - Corby
Location: Corby Urgent Treatment Centre

Working Pattern: Full time - 37.5 hours & Bank

Make critical decisions that change lives - every day.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced practitioners to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), working in a varied and fast-paced environment where no two days are the same click apply for full job details

About the Roles

Walsall Council is seeking two experienced Advanced Practitioners to join Children's Services. These are excellent opportunities for skilled practitioners who are passionate about delivering high-quality interventions, supporting vulnerable children and families, and mentoring less experienced social workers.

Working on a full-time basis, you will typically be based in the office 3 days per week, with 2 days working from home. Both positions offer a reduced caseload, allowing time to provide coaching, reflective practice, case oversight, and direct support to colleagues.

Neglect Advanced Practitioner

This role will focus on supporting families where neglect is a key concern, combining a small capped allocation with direct practice support to help strengthen outcomes for children.

Key responsibilities:

• Holding a reduced caseload of approximately 8 children.
• Working directly with children and families where neglect has been identified.
• Providing mentoring, guidance, and practical support to less experienced practitioners.
• Co-working complex cases and supporting effective interventions.
• Promoting best practice and improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Contributing to workforce development through coaching and reflective practice.

Child Protection Advanced Practitioner

This role will focus on working with families where children are subject to Child Protection Plans or where child protection concerns are emerging.

Key responsibilities:

• Holding a reduced caseload of approximately 8 children.
• Supporting practitioners managing complex child protection cases.
• Providing mentoring, guidance, co-working, and case oversight.
• Promoting confident, timely, and child-centred practice.
• Supporting effective assessment, planning, and risk management.
• Helping to strengthen practice standards across the service.

Both Advanced Practitioner positions carry a reduced caseload of approximately 8 children, with a strong emphasis on:

• Coaching and mentoring less experienced practitioners.
• Reflective practice and professional development.
• Direct practice support and co-working.
• Improving the quality and consistency of social work practice.
• Achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker.
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Significant experience within Children's Social Care.
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and statutory social work practice.
• Ability to mentor, support, and develop practitioners.
• Strong communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. A DBS may be eligible for this role, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.

If you are an experienced Advanced Practitioner looking for an opportunity to combine frontline practice with mentoring and professional leadership, we would love to hear from you

Job Role-Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist
Hours- 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: 31.97 Umbrella
Location- It is a hybrid role, so on Wednesday it is our office day at Goscote Centre (WS3 1SJ). The other days are completing visits/home working, although there is the option to touch down in the office daily if preferred.

We are specifically looking for an Advanced Practitioner to support the Occupational Therapy workforce across the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Team within the Pathway to Independence.

About the Role-
The PEI Team provides Occupational Therapy intervention for adults aged 18 and over, supporting people to maximise their independence and remain safe within their own homes and communities.
This may be through the provision of minor or major adaptations, including Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs), equipment ranging from standard daily living aids to specialist equipment, and assessment and intervention relating to manual handling needs.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will play a key leadership role within the service. You will have direct line management responsibility for a number of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants, providing:
- Professional supervision and support - Quality assurance and oversight of practice
- Work allocation and workload management - Coaching, mentoring and workforce development
- Support with complex case discussions and decision-making You will work closely alongside the Team Manager and two other Advanced Practitioners to ensure high standards of practice and positive outcomes for the people we support.

About You We are looking for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist with a strong background in Adult Social Care and a passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred services.

You will bring
: - A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and HCPC registration - Significant post-qualification experience within Adult Social Care
- Experience of supervising, supporting or mentoring staff, students or apprentices
- The ability to provide professional leadership and support to colleagues - Confidence in decision-making and managing complex situations
- Excellent communication and partnership-working skills
- A commitment to continuous improvement and achieving positive outcomes for adults and carers
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of an expanding Occupational Therapy service, influence practice, and support the growth of colleagues within a collaborative and supportive team environment. If you're looking for a role where you can lead, influence and make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.