Senior Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Bristol City Council Full time

**Full Time, Permanent (opportunity for PT/job share)**
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We are looking to recruit to a Senior Practitioner role based within the North and West locality adult social care team.

This is a great opportunity to develop your leadership and supervisory skills in a diverse and dynamic locality. It is an exciting time to be part of a community social work team as we embed our new locality model of service delivery.

You will support practitioners to;
- Work with adults from a variety of groups including physical disabilities, mental ill-health, learning disabilities, older adults and carers.
- Undertake Care Act assessments and planned and unplanned reviews.
- Undertake s42 (Care Act) safeguarding enquiries.
- Maximise use of social capital, reablement support and technology enabled care to undertake support conversations, reassessment where required and update support plans.
- Support & advise practitioners in weekly ward rounds/bed management meetings; CPA meetings / Blue Light Meetings and any other family and/or multi-disciplinary meetings including Continuing Health Care assessments.

You will have support from your Team Manager & Service Manager. You must have an interest in and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way, be able to work quickly and proportionately and have confidence in respect of decision making and positive risk taking.

The Senior Practitioner role involves supervising social care practitioners, social workers, and overseeing the development of ASYEs & student social workers; being part of the leadership team and undertaking strategic work; and building relationships with internal and external partners.

You will need to be a good communicator, with excellent time management skills.

**Why Bristol City Council?**

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

**How do I apply?**

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- At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit._

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