2-3 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• The Senior Practitioner – Adults Safeguarding plays a key leadership role within Hackney Adult Services, providing professional supervision, safeguarding oversight, and high-quality social work practice for adults with complex needs.
• The post holder supports staff to deliver strengths-based, person-centred services, ensures compliance with statutory safeguarding duties, and works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary partners to improve outcomes for vulnerable adults.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Provide professional supervision, guidance, and performance management for social work staff.
• Lead and oversee Adult Safeguarding practice in line with local and national legislation.
• Allocate and manage complex caseloads, including high-risk safeguarding cases.
• Chair and/or lead Safeguarding Adults Meetings, Best Interest Meetings, and case conferences.
• Ensure compliance with the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, and safeguarding procedures.
• Promote and embed strengths-based and personalisation approaches across the team.
• Support staff with complex assessments and risk management decision-making.
• Work in partnership with health, housing, mental health, and third-sector organisations.
• Contribute to quality assurance, audits, and service improvement initiatives.
• Deputise for the Team Manager when required and support operational service delivery.
• Manage financial awareness of care packages and contribute to budget control.
• Ensure accurate case recording and performance reporting.
Skills/Experience:
• Post-qualifying experience working with adults with complex needs and long-term conditions.
• Strong working knowledge of Adult Safeguarding and Making Safeguarding Personal.
• In-depth understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, BIA, and MHA.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, and appraising social work staff.
• Ability to chair safeguarding meetings and multi-agency forums.
• Strong assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and IT skills, including report writing.
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams and integrated services.
• Ability to manage risk, complexity, and competing priorities.
• Sound understanding of equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practice.
Additional Information:
• The closing date: 10/02/2026.
• Location: London Borough of Hackney.
• Qualification Required: Social Work Degree (DipSW/CQSW).
• Registration: HCPC (current).
• DBS: Enhanced required.