Senior Practitioner (Hospital Discharge team)

This is a great opportunity for an experienced social worker or a Senior Practitioner who would like a different challenge to join the Chesterfield Royal Hospital Discharge team. Reporting to the Service Manager, your role will be to supervise social care staff and lead on professional practice. You will be involved with the day to day running of the team. You will support Adult Social Care colleagues both within the local team and on a countywide level including the identification of training and development needs through Peer Supervision.

As a senior practitioner you will lead by example and ensure that Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners deliver high quality statutory social care services to adults over the age of 18 who need to leave hospital in a timely manner. You will be actively involved in complex case management and court work if required. You will offer support, advice, and professional supervision to all members of the team. You will produce management reports, data reports, chair meetings, and deputise for the Service Manager when required.

As this role involves multi professional and multi-agency working, you will need to be able to demonstrate strong leadership abilities to provide guidance, direction, and mentorship to staff, foster a positive work environment, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be able to work autonomously and will have excellent knowledge of Safeguarding, The Care Act 2014, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

You will also be responsible for mentoring and supporting students, ASYE and hold Practice Educator qualifications or express an interest in completing the relevant training to undertake this task.

This is a full time, 5 in 7 post although currently the service is run Monday - Friday, there may be a requirement for 7-day service in the future.

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• 27 days annual leave per year (rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata).
• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
• Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
• Supportive management and team
• Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling
• Derbyshire rewards - offering hundreds of discounts and cashback

If you require any further information, please contact Shobha Anand Service Manager on 01246 512169

Provisional Interview Date: Week Commencing 12th May 2025

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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