Description internal Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees. Senior Practitioner - Social Work Qualified Permanent Grade 5 - £41,511 - £49,764 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review. Golden Hello payment - £1,000 £5,000 per annum Working 36.5 Hours per week Discharge to Assess Service- Acute Hospital An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hospital Sector Discharge to Assess Teams based within the Acute Hospital at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (City Hospital). Successful candidate will work across busy Multi-Disciplinary Teams to facilitate social work practices, and may be required to support other teams within the Discharge to Assess Service, as appropriate A key aspect of the role is supporting the Integrated Discharge Hub and and adopting a multi-disciplinary team approach to support citizens to be discharged safely from hospital aiming to improve outcomes for the adults who live in Birmingham by empowering individuals, adopting a strengths-based approach and fostering collaborative and effective working practices within a fast-paced environment. As a Senior Practitioner your focus will be to support and coach the Social Care workers within your cluster / team to be the best in class, with a clear focus on culture change, to improve on performance, quality of practice and to deliver improved outcomes within the high support and high challenge environment, whereby enabling the workforce to own and drive their own performance. Your main responsibility will be to supervise and oversee the management of your cluster, and the overall team delivery to have a One Team approach. You will support your cluster through regular supervision, ensuring the multiple complexities within caseload are managed in a timely manner, efficiently and effectively. In addition, you will undertake casefile audits, promoting a culture of shared learning and improvements with a strong one team ethos that focuses on team performance, community development and partnership working. You should be eligible to be registered with Social Work England. We’re committed to creating an environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusivity, healthy lifestyle choices, wellbeing, and balance. We will empower you to be the best you can be, with coaching, mentoring, and training programmes that meet your professional and personal development needs at every stage of your career with us. We’re also proud to offer: -Family friendly policies -A range of benefits, including membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund, discounted gym membership and a confidential Employee Assistance Programme. -30 days’ annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus the option to purchase additional days (subject to terms and conditions). -Reimbursement of professional fees (subject to terms and conditions). -Golden Hello payment - £1,000 (upon external appointment). -Recruitment & Retention Payment - £5,000 per annum (paid monthly over a 12-month period, pro rota for part time staff). Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquires please contact:Liza.Cabrera@birmingham.gov.ukemail or Mobile: 07892 785 436 We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration. Closing date: 12 th May 2025 at 12:00 noon Shortlisting date: Week commencing 12 th May 2025 Interview dates: Week commencing 26 th May 2025