Practice Consultant

**Permanent Contract | £39,248 to £43,517 per annum (Scale K) | 37 hours per week | North Norfolk**

**We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers (grade J and above), Practice Consultants and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council.**

**For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing it’s in the spectrum of the grade advertised.**

**Who Cares? We do.**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and hardworking Practice Consultant to join The Northern Learning Disabilities Team based in North Norfolk. Covering North Norfolk and Broadland our service provides an integrated Health and Social Care approach to assessment and support in the community.

**About you**

Are you an experienced Social Worker or Practice Consultant with a strong commitment to strengths - based Social Work? Who has the skills to work in a multi-disciplinary setting and with complex situations?

In this role you will be a strong and motivated leader supporting the team with practice development and service improvement. You will be passionate about making a difference; and ready to embrace change.

You will have the ability to work under pressure, be well organised and able to effectively prioritise. You will take a lead role in the team including managing workflow and providing casework consultancy to Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, and students.

You will need to have a positive attitude and enjoy finding creative and innovative solutions. You will need to have excellent communication skills, record keeping and keyboard skills. You should have a commitment to excellent customer service and be confident in strengthening Social Care practice.

**Who are we?**

**Norfolk County Council and Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust deliver together a single service for adults with a learning disability. We are an integrated Health and Social Care team providing specialist learning disability support to adults in the community.**

You would be joining an inspiring and dedicated team of Social Care practitioners who are focussed on supporting adults with a learning disability to live independent and fulfilling lives. We are proud of our multi-disciplinary working environment and our positive working relationships with our Health colleagues. We are confident that this achieves better outcomes for the adults we support.

We use legislation to ensure that people’s rights are upheld, and that they are supported to keep safe in their community whilst achieving the outcomes that are important to them.

**Head of Social Care for Adult Learning Disabilities, Corinne **Avery said**:

- “If you are a person who enjoys advocating for people you support, challenging the status quo, supporting change, and having variety in your work, the Learning Disability team can’t wait to hear from you.” _

**Our team members said**:

- “The team is really hard working and passionate about the work they do. They are the most loyal and supportive I have worked with - _**_Georgina _**
- “They have welcomed me like a family. Everyone has made sure I am taken care of”- _**_Eunice _**
- "A supportive team where every day is different”- _**_Paula _**
- “I have been a social worker for 17 years; in that time, I have worked for different local authorities and in different areas of adult social care and I can honestly say that this is the most supportive team I have ever worked in. We are a team who pride ourselves on welcoming new colleagues. Our Team Manager and Practice Consultant provide very regular supervision, this means that they are fully aware of my work and the actions I am taking -so I never feel that I am working on my own. We have the benefit of being able to work from home and from a lovely office. We are part of a wider MDT, which allows us to benefit from the knowledge held by the nurses, physios, psychologist etc that we work along-side. _
- Working with Adults with Learning Disabilities allows me to promote independence and challenge societal views about the lives that adults with a learning disability can lead, this makes it a very rewarding role”. - _**_Emma _**
- “Every day I learn something new, and I get to work with some wonderful people, colleagues and external agencies. I love my job” - _**_Nishaa _**

**What we offer**

We will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting and fulfilling area of Social Care, with access to regular supervision and a commitment to continued professional development. You will be joining an experienced management team within a committed and passionate multi-disciplinary team.

At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development. We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.

We want our people to be inspired and