Advanced Practitioner

Sefton Adult Social Care are seeking a committed and dynamic individual to work alongside the Service Manager and Advanced Practitioner for Professional Practice to support professional practice and promote best practice across Adult Social Care. We are committed to improving outcomes and promoting independence for people who use our services by supporting practitioners to work in a knowledgeable, legally literate and strengths-based way. In addition to supporting frontline practitioners, the successful candidate will contribute to the department’s ongoing quality assurance work, helping to raise standards and drive continuous improvement.

Applicants must have a Social Work Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification, Current registration with Social Work England and Management experience.

The key responsibilities include:

• Provide professional practice leadership by sharing advanced social work knowledge, skills, experience and practice standards with practitioners across Adult Social Care.
• Promote legally literate practice through strong working knowledge of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and relevant statutory guidance.
• Deliver one-to-one and group reflective supervision and learning sessions to support professional development, critical thinking and safe decision-making.
• Offer constructive challenge where there are concerns about practice quality, professional standards or outcomes for people who use services.
• Chair complex meetings confidently, ensuring clear decision-making, effective risk management and appropriate follow-up actions.
• Model and promote inclusive practice, demonstrating a clear commitment to equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory approaches.
• Strengthen partnership working with internal teams, external agencies and key stakeholders to improve practice, outcomes and service quality.
• Use learning from complaints, feedback, audits and co-production activity to strengthen learning loops, identify practice themes and support continuous improvement across Adult Social Care.
• Support regulatory compliance and CQC assurance by helping to embed quality standards, evidence good practice and ensure services are prepared for ongoing assessment and inspection.
• Contribute to the review, development and implementation of Adult Social Care policies, procedures and practice guidance, ensuring they reflect current legislation, statutory guidance, regulatory requirements and evidence-informed practice.
• Maintain a strong commitment to personal professional development and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

This role suits someone who is passionate about social work, committed to maintaining high standards, and confident working both independently and collaboratively to support a highly skilled and safe workforce.

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview. If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.