Senior Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

Senior Practitioner - Children in Care, North Essex

Permanent, Full Time

£45,217 to £54,395 per annum

Location: Colchester

Working Style: Community-based worker

Closing Date: 21st May 2024

Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children's services. If you would like more information on this, please follow this link

We are a friendly, supportive, and hard-working team where we always hold children at the centre of what we do. We have created an open, reflective and learning culture where social workers feel enabled and supported to raise issues, consider different perspectives, challenge authority, and try out different approaches in a safe and non-blaming environment. Good quality reflective supervision is provided to all social workers and senior practitioners.

As a Senior Practitioner you will provide leadership in the team, provide both support and mentoring to newly qualified or less experienced staff, facilitate reflective group supervision, oversee the team's duty service, deputise for the Team Manager when needed and have responsibility to lead in a practice area.

There will be opportunities for your own professional development and for being part of developing our team and service.

Children in Care

Children in Care (CIC) teams work with children and young people up to the age of 18 who are in care- they're unable to live at home and are either placed with a foster carer or live in residential homes. They work with children and young people to ensure their experiences in care is a good one and that the work undertaken prepares them for their transition into leaving care or return home to family. The CIC teams receive cases in proceedings after the first hearing, they visit children and young people in placement, develop permanency plans which include Special Guardianship Order (SGO) and adoption, undertake life-story work to enable a child to understand the reasons for being in care and also support children to return home to birth family.

Skills, knowledge and Experience

· A recognised social work qualification i.e. Diploma, degree or masters in social work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent, with current registration with Social Work England as a registered social worker.

· Evidence of continuing professional development, aligned to any relevant Professional Competency/Capability frameworks or Knowledge and Skills Statements.

· Significant experience of social work, demonstrating a comprehensive and up to date understanding of all relevant legislation, regulation and guidance.

· Experience of mentoring both Social Work students and newly qualified and experienced Social Work staff, being a subject matter expert in professional social work practice.

· Experience of chairing meetings involving clients, family members and/or carers and other multi-agency professionals.

· Developing strong relationships with partners, other agencies and the local community to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for children, young people and families.

· In depth understanding of delivery of value for money interventions balanced against need.

· Proven track record of clear decision making in order to highlight and limit the potential risks associated with intervention.

To read more about us please visit: Children & Families

Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community .

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email

Follow us on Facebook ,Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn . Further details can be found on our careers page .

Downloads

Pay and Reward | Our Ways of Working | About Us | Organisation Behaviours

  • Senior Practitioner

    3 weeks ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

    Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse and working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support...

  • Senior Practitioner

    3 weeks ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

    Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse and working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support...

  • Senior Specialist Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust Occupational Health Service is looking to recruit a Senior Specialist Practitioner to be responsible for undertaking the role of Senior Specialist Practitioner in Occupational Health to manage the allocation of work for the Specialist Practitioners and Clinic Nurses. Demonstrating leadership to the Occupational...

  • Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    An opportunity exists for highly motivated and enthusiastic, qualified IAPT compliant psychological wellbeing practitioners (PWPs) who are ready to take on a senior role within the PWP team within our busy IAPT service based in NE Essex. Applicants need to share our passion for great patient care and making a difference. The post holders will work alongside...

  • Senior Practitioner

    5 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

    Senior Practitioner - Family Support & Protection, North EssexPermanent, Full Time£45,217 to £54,395 per annumLocation: ColchesterWorking Style: Community-based worker Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by...

  • Senior Practitioner Children with Disabilities and Adult's

    5 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Your Full time

    Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse and working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support...

  • Senior Practitioner

    5 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

    When you join the team at North Essex Family Centre, you're stepping into a service that values collaboration, integrity, and compassion. Here, you'll play a crucial role in promoting the well-being of children, young people, and their families, protecting them from neglect and abuse. You'll be working alongside partners to deliver early help, family...

  • Advanced Clinical Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated ACP to complement our established team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the Urgent Treatment Centre, co-located in the Emergency department at Colchester Hospital.This exciting opportunity facilitates working within the four pillars of advanced practice:education, clinical...

  • Nature Nursery Third in Charge/senior Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts Full time

    Closing date: Monday 26 February 2024- Salary: £25,626.00 per annum Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time Location:Abbotts Hall,***:Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, Colchester, CO5 7RZ-Situated on the idyllic Blackwater Estuary landscape, our Outdoor Nature Nursery, requires an enthusiastic and suitably-qualified Nature Nursery Third in...

  • Advanced Clinical Practitioner

    5 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated ACP to complement our established team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the Urgent Treatment Centre, co-located in the Emergency department at Colchester Hospital. This exciting opportunity facilitates working within the four pillars of advanced practice: - education,...

  • Trainee Specialist Practitioner

    5 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust Occupational Health Service have the opportunity to support a Registered Nurse/Mental Health Nurse develop professionally to become a Community and Public Health Specialist Practitioner.This is a trainee post, and the applicant would need to commit to completing a Specialist Practitioner course to achieve the...

  • Senior Practitioner, Children and Families Hub

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

    Senior Practitioner, Children and Families Hub Permanent, Part Time £45,217 to £54,395 per annum FTE Location: Colchester Working Style: Closing Date: 6th June 2024 This is a part time role 3 days per week. (pro rata salary £26,090 to £31,381 per annum) The Role The Children and Families Hub is the single point of access for Children's...

  • Senior Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for dynamic, confident and motivated mental health practitioners with excellent communication skills, who have the ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making to join our established Adult Mental Health Home First Team. This is an exciting and challenging role, working in a fast-paced work environment.Home First offer an alternative...

  • Advanced Clinical Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated ACP to complement our established team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in ED at Colchester Hospital.This exciting opportunity facilitates clinical training allowing you to achieve the four pillars of advanced practice:education, clinical practice, leadership and research. The...

  • Senior Practitioner, Children and Families Hub

    3 weeks ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

    Senior Practitioner, Children and Families HubPermanent, Part Time£43,477 to £52,302 per annum FTELocation: ColchesterWorking Style: Fixed-base workerClosing Date: 11th April 2024 This is a part time role 3 days per week. (pro rata salary £26,090 to £31,381 per annum) The RoleThe Children and Families Hub is the single point of access for Children's...

  • Band 6 Senior Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for dynamic, confident and motivated mental health practitioners with excellent communication skills, who have the ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making to join our established Crisis Response Team. This is an exciting and challenging role, working in a fast paced working environment.You will respond to service users in a...

  • Mhst Senior Clinician and Supervisor

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with a UK Professional Registration to join our fast-growing fast-paced Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in North East Essex.MHST's are a new service designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties within education settings....

  • Senior Lecturer

    1 month ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom University of Essex Full time

    The School of Health and Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. Our academic members of staff include occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychological therapists, nurses, social workers, oral health practitioners and sociologists. The School is run over two campuses: Southend and Colchester. Academic staff...

  • Senior Lecturer

    3 weeks ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom University of Essex Full time

    The School of Health and Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. Our academic members of staff include occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychological therapists, nurses, social workers, oral health practitioners and sociologists. The School is run over two campuses: Southend and Colchester. Academic staff...

  • Advanced Nurse Practitioner

    4 days ago

    Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Practice Plus Group Full time

    What if you could improve the way you deliver urgent care to your patients – and at the same time improve your career prospects ? When you join the multidisciplinary team in our Out Of Hours service (located in Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea ) – as self-employed, bank or salaried – you can. Integrated Urgent Care at Practice Plus Group provides urgent...