Advance Practitioner (Social Worker)
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2025 |
| Location: | Brent Civic Centre, HA9 0FJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | London Borough of Brent Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2482 |
Summary
Advance Practitioner (Social Worker)
Salary range: £46,512 - £49,551 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract type: Full-time, permanent
Workplace: Brent Civic Centre, HA9 0FJ, with occasional work at other locations
Closes: 25 August 2025
JobID: 2482
Brent is a borough full of energy, opportunity and a strong sense of community. We’re transforming our services to deliver even better outcomes for our residents, and we’re looking for people who are ready to play an active part in that change.
We're recruiting three Advanced Practitioners to join our Safeguarding Adults and DoLS Unit and Wellbeing Teams. These pivotal roles will lead practice, supervise staff, and manage complex cases—ensuring vulnerable adults are supported with dignity, independence, and respect.
What you’ll do:
• Manage and lead on the most complex adult social care cases
• Supervise and mentor staff, students, and junior colleagues
• Contribute to safeguarding enquiries, MCA assessments and Best Interest decisions
• Deliver high-quality, strengths-based social work that upholds legal and ethical standards
• Model best practice and support continuous learning across teams
We’re looking for someone with:
• Qualification in Social Work and registration with Social Work England
• Strong understanding of Adult Social Care legislation and safeguarding
• Experience managing complex caseloads and supporting multi-disciplinary teams
• Leadership skills, with the ability to supervise, coach and inspire others
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Why join us?
At Brent, we’re investing in leadership at the frontline and your future development. You’ll benefit from:
• A £5,000 ‘golden hello’ for Social Workers new to Brent, upon completion of their probationary period.
• An annual retention payment of £3,000 for eligible frontline workers and managers from Grade PO2 – PO7
• 27 days’ annual leave (rising to 31 after 5 years) + 8 bank holidays
• Generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working, including from home (laptop & iPhone provided)
• Monthly CPD sessions, professional supervision, and access to our Adult Social Care Skills Academy
• Opportunities to train as an AMHP, BIA or Practice Educator
• Management development programmes and clear career progression pathways
• Family-friendly policies, including parental leave
• Affordable parking and access to Zipcar
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Access to My Brent Rewards, offering discounts on brands, travel, cinema and shopping
How to apply
Please click Apply Now and include a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the Person Specification. CVs are welcome but must be accompanied by a supporting statement.
Brent Council welcomes applications from all communities and encourages applicants to complete the diversity section of the application. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria and offer reasonable adjustments. If you require any adjustments, please contact recruitment@brent.gov.uk.
Roles in areas involving children, young people or vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS and other pre-employment checks. Application data may be shared with Cifas to help prevent fraud and misconduct. For more information on how your data is used and your rights, visit www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
Flexible working is supported wherever possible.
Salary range: £46,512 - £49,551 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract type: Full-time, permanent
Workplace: Brent Civic Centre, HA9 0FJ, with occasional work at other locations
Closes: 25 August 2025
JobID: 2482
Brent is a borough full of energy, opportunity and a strong sense of community. We’re transforming our services to deliver even better outcomes for our residents, and we’re looking for people who are ready to play an active part in that change.
We're recruiting three Advanced Practitioners to join our Safeguarding Adults and DoLS Unit and Wellbeing Teams. These pivotal roles will lead practice, supervise staff, and manage complex cases—ensuring vulnerable adults are supported with dignity, independence, and respect.
What you’ll do:
• Manage and lead on the most complex adult social care cases
• Supervise and mentor staff, students, and junior colleagues
• Contribute to safeguarding enquiries, MCA assessments and Best Interest decisions
• Deliver high-quality, strengths-based social work that upholds legal and ethical standards
• Model best practice and support continuous learning across teams
We’re looking for someone with:
• Qualification in Social Work and registration with Social Work England
• Strong understanding of Adult Social Care legislation and safeguarding
• Experience managing complex caseloads and supporting multi-disciplinary teams
• Leadership skills, with the ability to supervise, coach and inspire others
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Why join us?
At Brent, we’re investing in leadership at the frontline and your future development. You’ll benefit from:
• A £5,000 ‘golden hello’ for Social Workers new to Brent, upon completion of their probationary period.
• An annual retention payment of £3,000 for eligible frontline workers and managers from Grade PO2 – PO7
• 27 days’ annual leave (rising to 31 after 5 years) + 8 bank holidays
• Generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working, including from home (laptop & iPhone provided)
• Monthly CPD sessions, professional supervision, and access to our Adult Social Care Skills Academy
• Opportunities to train as an AMHP, BIA or Practice Educator
• Management development programmes and clear career progression pathways
• Family-friendly policies, including parental leave
• Affordable parking and access to Zipcar
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Access to My Brent Rewards, offering discounts on brands, travel, cinema and shopping
How to apply
Please click Apply Now and include a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the Person Specification. CVs are welcome but must be accompanied by a supporting statement.
Brent Council welcomes applications from all communities and encourages applicants to complete the diversity section of the application. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria and offer reasonable adjustments. If you require any adjustments, please contact recruitment@brent.gov.uk.
Roles in areas involving children, young people or vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS and other pre-employment checks. Application data may be shared with Cifas to help prevent fraud and misconduct. For more information on how your data is used and your rights, visit www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
Flexible working is supported wherever possible.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.