Senior Practitioner – Adult Social Care

About London Borough of Hackney

Hackney is a bold, diverse and forward-thinking borough, committed to promoting independence, wellbeing and safety for adults at risk. We are seeking experienced and passionate Senior Practitioners to join our Adult Safeguarding and Dols Team and our Move on Team where strengths-based, person-centred practice and partnership working are central to everything we do.

Our Hackney ASC vision: we want people to achieve what matters to them, in partnership with our communities in Hackney. Where they need support, together we can find a solution that keeps them safe, well, and independent.

Hackney Council Adult Social Care Self-Assessment Spring 2025.pdf

About the available posts:

• 2 x’s Senior practitioners within the Safeguarding Team

• 1 x’s Senior practitioner to lead on CHC ( Continuing healthcare) within the Move on team

About the Safeguarding and Dols Team

The team consists of a Team Manager, 3 senior practitioners, Dols lead, social workers, information officers and business support staff.

About the Role

As a Senior Practitioner in the Adult Safeguarding Team, you will lead on complex safeguarding enquiries under the Care Act 2014, supporting adults at risk of abuse or neglect while promoting choice, control and empowerment. You will manage a complex caseload, provide professional leadership within the team, and work closely with partner agencies to achieve positive and proportionate outcomes.

You will also play a key role in supporting the professional development of colleagues through mentoring, reflective discussion and modelling high-quality practice.

The post of Senior Practitioner (SafeguardingTeam)is fundamental to embedding strength-based practice and making safeguarding personal.

Successful candidate will be supporting Team Managers in the following areas:

• Providing line management supervision to social workers
• Responsible for Safeguarding Manager duties (SAM)
• Quality Assuring Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act assessments and Court of Protection applications and Human Rights Assessment
• Coordinate and contribute to multi-agency safeguarding meetings, including strategy discussions and case conferences
• Leading reflective practice and in-house training events.
• You will have a commitment to your own and your supervisees social work education and be ready to help and develop our Social Work offer through the academy approach.
• Work collaboratively with adults, carers, advocates and partner agencies to reduce risk and promote wellbeing

About You

You will be an experienced and confident practitioner with a strong commitment to adult safeguarding and rights-based practice.

Qualifications and Professional Registration

You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and be registered with Social Work England.

You will also have a significant level of post qualification experience within statutory Adult Services including providing supervisory / management support to social work practitioners

Experience of working within a Safeguarding team or acting as a SAM is desirable

An Enhanced DBS is required for this role

The post of Senior Practitioner (Continuing Health Care Lead)

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced social care professional to join our ‘Move on team’ (Adult Social Care) as a Senior Practitioner and CHC Lead. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care pathways, ensuring individuals with complex health needs receive the fully funded care they are entitled to under the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care.

About you:

You will provide professional leadership, expert advice, and supervision to a team of practitioners, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, legally compliant, and person-centred assessments and reviews.

You will act as the nominated lead for a defined, complex caseload of patients whose care is funded by the organisation.

You will coordinate and undertake comprehensive, person-centred assessments for CHC eligibility in line with the National Framework.

You will provide leadership, support, supervision, and line management to a range of practitioners, driving continuous service improvement and best practices.

You will work collaboratively with key partners, patients, and their families, representing the organisation at various meetings and engaging with statutory and non-statutory bodies.

Qualifications and Professional Registration

• You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and be registered with Social Work England.
• You will also have a significant level of post qualification experience within statutory Adult Services and a high level of understanding of the NHS continuing healthcare framework
• You will have experience of providing supervisory / management support to social work practitioners.

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV’s.

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As part of the application process, you will need to complete a number of competency based questions. These questions allow you to demonstrate your suitability for the role and provide examples of your skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description.

We understand the benefits of using AI in the workplace. However, if you are thinking of using this tool to submit your application, we ask you to think about what value it will add. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

Prior to applying for a vacancy for a secondment opportunity, please liaise with your line manager and inform them of your interest in applying for the role.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 30 Janaury 2026 (22:59)

Interview date: 10 February 2026

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: hackneyworks@hackney.gov.uk