Practice Supervisor (SW or OT), Part-Time, Home First Neighbourhood City Team
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £50,269 to £53,460 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX39DU |
| Company: | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OCC/TP/541/1770 |
Summary
About Us
The Home First Neighbourhood City Team is part ofthe Home First service in Oxfordshire County Council Adult Social Care.The Home First service has revolutionised the way OCC supports people with lived experience of hospital admission return home to receive the right level of care in the right environment at the right time.We are a highly collaborativereablement service that works in close partnership with Oxfordshire's NHS health trusts and many other partner agencies.
About the Role
A Practice Supervisor in the Home First Neighbourhood City Team will work as part of a leadership team with three other practice supervisors and the team manager. The PS will be responsible for line managing frontline workers (SW, OT, or Coordinators) in the team.The PS team is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day service objectives of the team are met according to service design, timescales, and relevant legislation.The role requires flexible working with some days working in the John Radcliffe hospital office on a rota-basis (usually 1 day in the office per week).
Relevant professional registration (SWE or HCPC/RCOT) is required, based on profession.
About you
The Home First Neighbourhood City team needs a Practice Supervisor who is willing to work hard but who values asupportive,collaborativeenvironment. Our service is busy, but our people are friendly andcommittedto doing great things.We are looking for the right registered professional for the job and are willing to consider this post being filled by a social worker or an occupational therapist.This permanent post is a good opportunity for an experienced frontline SW or OT to step up into a supervisory role. It is also a chance for an existing PSSW or PSOT to see what a reablement service is all about.
Rewards and benefits
- The PSSW will also receive an additional 5% pay enhancement as compensation for working on-call on a 7-day working rota.
- Specific working days and hours to be mutuallyagreedafter appointment.
- Note salary quoted is per FTE.
Ourcommitmentto:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.
Ourcommitmentto:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Ourcommitmentto:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Ourcommitmentto:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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