ADULTS ADVANCED PRACTITIONER - Social Care Qualified
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29.76 to £38.38 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Pay Rates: PAYE £29.76 per hour / Limited/Umbrella £38.38 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 December 2025 |
| Location: | Wirral, Cheshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Neway International Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | OR19852 |
Summary
Neway International are seeking an Adults Advanced Practitioner – Social Care Qualified to join our client Wirral MBC.
Location: 2 Alice Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2YA
Hours: 36 per week
Start Date: 12 January 2026
Duration: ongoing
Pay Rates: PAYE £29.76 per hour / Limited/Umbrella £38.38 per hour
About the Client
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council’s Adult Care and Health directorate is dedicated to safeguarding and supporting vulnerable adults, ensuring high-quality outcomes through effective social care practice. The Health & Care Outcomes team plays a central role in delivering safe, person-centred services across the borough.
The Role
We are recruiting one Adults Advanced Practitioner to provide long-term sickness cover within Adult Social Care. This hybrid role requires three days in the office and two days remote working.
The Advanced Practitioner will take a lead role in safeguarding, adult protection, and managing high-risk, complex cases. You will work alongside practitioners, chair operational meetings, and ensure that interventions and care plans are person-centred, legally compliant, and outcome-focused.
Key Responsibilities
Manage complex caseloads involving safeguarding, adult protection, and high-level risk.
Work alongside practitioners on cases requiring critical decision-making and court involvement.
Chair adult protection operational meetings where risk and complexity are high.
Ensure timely assessments, support planning, and reviews with individuals and carers.
Authorise and quality assure reports, assessments, and court documentation.
Support and mentor practitioners, promoting best practice and professional standards.
Contribute to service development projects and safeguarding interventions.
Respond to Councillor queries and attend Committee meetings when required.
Authorise resource commitments within delegated levels.
Candidate Requirements
Qualified Social Worker (Degree in Social Work, DipSW or equivalent).
Registered with Social Work England.
Evidence of continuing professional development in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework.
Substantial post-qualification experience in statutory health or social care settings.
In-depth knowledge of safeguarding, mental capacity, and relevant legislation.
Strong assessment, interviewing, and risk management skills.
Experience supervising, mentoring, and supporting practitioners.
Ability to chair meetings and manage multi-agency partnerships effectively.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
Desirable:
Recognised management qualification.
Experience working with a wide range of families with diverse needs.
Location: 2 Alice Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2YA
Hours: 36 per week
Start Date: 12 January 2026
Duration: ongoing
Pay Rates: PAYE £29.76 per hour / Limited/Umbrella £38.38 per hour
About the Client
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council’s Adult Care and Health directorate is dedicated to safeguarding and supporting vulnerable adults, ensuring high-quality outcomes through effective social care practice. The Health & Care Outcomes team plays a central role in delivering safe, person-centred services across the borough.
The Role
We are recruiting one Adults Advanced Practitioner to provide long-term sickness cover within Adult Social Care. This hybrid role requires three days in the office and two days remote working.
The Advanced Practitioner will take a lead role in safeguarding, adult protection, and managing high-risk, complex cases. You will work alongside practitioners, chair operational meetings, and ensure that interventions and care plans are person-centred, legally compliant, and outcome-focused.
Key Responsibilities
Manage complex caseloads involving safeguarding, adult protection, and high-level risk.
Work alongside practitioners on cases requiring critical decision-making and court involvement.
Chair adult protection operational meetings where risk and complexity are high.
Ensure timely assessments, support planning, and reviews with individuals and carers.
Authorise and quality assure reports, assessments, and court documentation.
Support and mentor practitioners, promoting best practice and professional standards.
Contribute to service development projects and safeguarding interventions.
Respond to Councillor queries and attend Committee meetings when required.
Authorise resource commitments within delegated levels.
Candidate Requirements
Qualified Social Worker (Degree in Social Work, DipSW or equivalent).
Registered with Social Work England.
Evidence of continuing professional development in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework.
Substantial post-qualification experience in statutory health or social care settings.
In-depth knowledge of safeguarding, mental capacity, and relevant legislation.
Strong assessment, interviewing, and risk management skills.
Experience supervising, mentoring, and supporting practitioners.
Ability to chair meetings and manage multi-agency partnerships effectively.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
Desirable:
Recognised management qualification.
Experience working with a wide range of families with diverse needs.