Senior Practitioner – Adult Social Care

About the Integrated Discharge Service

The Integrated Discharge Service assesses Hackney residents, whilst in hospital across all London Hospitals and beyond, for the most appropriate and safe discharge destination and care and support plan.

We focus on safe discharges that respect the legal rights and expressed wishes of all individuals.

The team works in partnership with the multi-disciplinary teams within hospitals and attends multi-disciplinary meetings on their aligned wards.

The service is inclusive to those in acute settings who are assessed as having a learning disability, mental health diagnosis, or dementia. It also supports residents with no recourse to public funds who have eligible care and support needs.

The service operates seven days a week, and staff are invited to contribute to weekend working if they so wish.

Community Reviews are completed collaboratively with the resident, family members, carers, and other involved professionals, to ensure that their long-term care and support needs are assessed and that any newly arising concerns or needs are addressed.

The team is separated into a Homefirst and Reablement team and a complex casework team, with two team Managers supporting the service.

An MDT approach is central to decision making and engagement with partner agencies, as well as developing established relationships with primary care and acute hospital colleagues.

We are a supportive team of Social workers, Senior Social workers, Senior OT and occupational therapists and Review Officers.

The post of Senior Practitioner is fundamental to the strength-based practice demonstrated within the team. Successful candidate will be supporting Team Managers in the following areas:

– Responsible for Safeguarding Manager duties (SAM)
– Quality Assuring Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act assessments and – – Court of Protection applications and Human Rights Assessment
– Leading reflective practice and in-house training events.
– Providing supervision to social workers
– Discharge planning, facilitating safe and person-centred hospital discharges
– You will have a commitment to your own and your supervises social work education and be ready to help and develop our Social Work offer through the academy approach.
– A commitment to integrated working across health and social care is essential

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 and experience of working with learning disabled people ideally in a multidisciplinary setting.

An Enhanced DBS is required for this role

About Hackney –

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

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.

To proceed with your application, you will need to create an account and submit your application.

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.

Closing date for applications: 23 October 2025 (22:59)

Interview and assessment date: 05 – 07 November 2025

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