Quality Assurance and Practice Lead
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5334 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours Full time or 18.5 hours Part time
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711(Level one) rising to £47,744 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. In addition to competitive pay, generous leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Nottingham City Council as a Practice Lead within Children’s Services.
You will also play a key role in the Council’s quality assurance framework by leading and delivering internal audits, identifying areas for improvement, and supporting the implementation of best practice across the service. Your work will directly contribute to improving outcomes for children and families in Nottingham.
This post offers a unique blend of practice development, audit leadership, and strategic influence, making it ideal for an experienced social worker with a passion for continuous improvement and professional development.
There are currently four posts available.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
· Essential Qualifications:
- A recognised qualification in Social Work (Degree, PGDip, or MA/MSc).
- Registration with Social Work England (SWE) or an equivalent regulatory body, maintained and renewed appropriately.
- A Practice Educator qualification or an equivalent teaching/coaching qualification.
- Evidence of post-qualification training relevant to social work practice. (Include essential qualifications)
· Essential Experience:
- Significant experience in children’s social care, including substantial case management within Child Protection, Court, and other statutory processes.
- Experience in delivering social work training and facilitating group learning.
- Demonstrated ability to critically analyse complex legislative, policy, and service documents.
- Experience in conducting audits, investigations, or quality assurance activities within a statutory setting.
- Proven experience in mentoring, coaching, and supporting the development of social work practitioners, including apprentices and students.
Essential Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of quality assurance frameworks and methodologies.
- In-depth knowledge of current social work policies, practices, and legislation.
- Awareness of regulatory requirements and standards in social work practice.
Essential Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, and impactful audit reports.
- High-level interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build positive relationships.
- Competence in using data and evidence to inform practice improvements.
- Ability to design, deliver, and evaluate training programmes.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A sophisticated understanding of diversity and inclusion, and how these impact service delivery.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to act as a role model for best practice.
- This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers), and therefore, the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries, please contact Suzannah Torgbor, Quality Assurance Manager, by email at suzannah.torgbor@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 29th June 2025
There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: 9th July 2025.
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