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About the Role

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker (Advanced Practitioner level) to join its Safeguarding & Support Team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive and restorative local authority, managing complex safeguarding cases while making a positive impact on the lives of children and families.

The Safeguarding & Support Team works with:

• Children in Need
• Child Protection
• Court proceedings
• Adoption work

As a restorative local authority, we are committed to working in partnership with children, families, and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes. We offer reflective supervision, prioritise staff wellbeing, and promote a strong and supportive team culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and respond to allocated safeguarding work in line with legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Undertake assessments in accordance with the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families.
• Develop and implement family-led restorative plans based on assessed needs.
• Work collaboratively with children, young people, families, and partner agencies.
• Promote participation and partnership working with children and their families.
• Complete regular reviews of plans, recording outcomes and updating interventions accordingly.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic and manual case records.
• Prepare detailed reports for statutory reviews, child protection conferences, panels, and court proceedings.
• Participate actively in supervision, performance management, and professional development activities.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience working within Children's Safeguarding Services.
• Strong experience managing:
  • Child Protection cases
  • Children in Need cases
  • Court work
• Ability to work effectively within a restorative practice framework.
• Experience handling complex caseloads.

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

If you have the relevant experience and would love to join and support team, we would love to hear from you.

If successful, candidates will be required to provide information to support the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's commitment to the prevention and detection of fraud. This information will be processed by the Council's Internal Audit Services and may be shared with the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) for data matching

Advanced Practitioner Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team

NonStop Care are working with a local authority in Essex area, who are looking to appoint a permanent, full-time Advanced Practitioner within their Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a child-focused service that is committed to restorative practice, professional development, and achieving the best outcomes for children and families.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will manage complex and sensitive cases, providing specialist advice, professional consultation, and support to colleagues across the service. You will be responsible for undertaking high-quality assessments, analysing information, developing evidence-based plans, and ensuring that children and foster families receive the right support at the right time.

The role requires a holistic approach to practice, considering each child within the context of their family, education, health, social networks, and wider community. You will also ensure all case management is completed in line with statutory requirements, fostering regulations, and council policies and procedures.

The position is hybrid working, with attendance in the office required a minimum of 2-3 days per week. Team meetings take place every other week, and duty is undertaken in the office approximately 3 days per month.

• Permanent, stable contract
• Competitive salary
• Flexible hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Access to a professional development programme designed by social workers
• Regular restorative supervision and dedicated development-focused supervision
• Opportunity to lead on areas of professional interest within the team
• Supportive management structure
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme

To be shortlisted for this position, you must be able to work in the UK, hold a recognised Social Work qualification, be registered with Social Work England, have completed your ASYE, and be at least 3 years post-qualified.

Applicants must currently be a Practice Educator and have knowledge and/or direct experience of fostering practice, National Minimum Standards, and trauma-informed approaches within fostering services. You will also need experience of supervision, safeguarding, and managing or overseeing complex caseloads.

A strong understanding of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, social work intervention methods, and extensive assessment experience within a statutory social work setting is essential. Previous staff management, supervision, or practice teaching experience is highly desirable.

If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and want to join a local authority where all paths lead back to the child, we would love to hear from you.

Telephone interviews will take place as and when strong candidates become available. If you're interested, don't delay and send your CV today to (url removed).

At NonStop, we are committed to connecting talented professionals with leading employers and supporting meaningful careers across Health & Social Care.

If this role isn't quite right for you, but you'd like to discuss other opportunities, please contact (phone number removed) and ask for Michelle Murphy, as we specialise in Health & Social Care recruitment across the UK.

Our client, Leeds Council is looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join their Children's Locality service.

Based in Deacon House, LS14, free parking available.

We are looking for an experienced social worker who is able to manage a caseload comprising of Child and Family Assessments, Child in Need, Child Protection, Child Care Proceedings until permanence. This caseload will have a level of complexity and lead worker responsibilities working alongside other social workers, it will not have supervisory / line manager responsibilities. Social workers should be able to practice restoratively with child and families and promote family led decisions to manage risk and meet support needs.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent relational work with children and families and be able to engage children through direct work and child centred practice.

Organisation skills and ability to meet competing demands are required to ensure practice standards, good quality and practice and performance.

The post requires workers to have good analytical assessment skills and with high quality written work.

Social workers will need to work as part of a busy but supportive team and share their knowledge and skills to promote the learning culture.

Applicants must be able to drive and have use of a car.

37 hours per week 8.30 - 5pm.

Must be office based for duty but hybrid working is negotiable dependant on the needs of the team (due to the relational approach of the organisation, it is envisaged this will be office based on duty weeks and one WFH home day/compressed hours on non-duty).

Must have a clean DBS.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Advanced Care Practitioner

We are looking for experienced Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) to join a busy, patient-focused primary care service delivering high-quality urgent and same-day care.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated clinician who enjoys autonomous practice while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team. You'll assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients presenting with a wide range of undifferentiated and acute conditions, helping deliver safe, effective and timely care.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with urgent and acute conditions.
• Provide same-day appointments, telephone consultations and face-to-face assessments.
• Triage patients and determine the most appropriate treatment or referral pathway.
• Request, interpret and act upon appropriate diagnostic investigations.
• Prescribe safely within your scope of practice (Independent Prescriber).
• Deliver evidence-based care in line with national clinical guidelines.
• Promote health education, disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation using electronic patient record systems.
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies within your competence.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, paramedics and wider healthcare professionals to deliver outstanding patient care.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.

About You

You'll be a confident and compassionate practitioner with excellent clinical judgement and strong communication skills.

Essential Requirements

• Current registration with the NMC or HCPC.
• Current Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification.
• Minor Illness and Minor Injuries qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience working autonomously within urgent care, primary care, walk-in centres, minor injury units or emergency care settings.
• Excellent assessment, diagnostic and decision-making skills.
• Experience using electronic clinical systems.
• Strong understanding of NICE guidance and clinical governance.

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will be:

• Patient-centred with excellent clinical judgement.
• Able to work independently while contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.
• Calm and confident in fast-paced clinical environments.
• Organised with excellent time management skills.
• Committed to delivering safe, evidence-based care.
• Passionate about continuous learning and professional development.

Looking for a fulfilling role as an Advanced Practitioner? Join DHU Healthcare and make a real impact every day!

What DHU can offer you:

Location: Multiple locations available

Danetre Hospital, NN1 4DY;

Kettering Hospital, NN16 8UZ;

Northampton General Hospital, NN1 5BD;

Isebrooke Hospital, NN8 1LP

Working Patterns: We have got both permanent weekend roles and bank positions available at present

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