Senior Practitioner needed for our Adult Social Carein Bristol, paying £38ph
* Role: Senior Practitioner
* Team: Adult Social Care Team
* Location: City Hall, Bristol
* Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2 Days Per Week in the Office
About the role:
Are you an experienced Senior Practitioner who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can confidently lead decision-making in a busy front door service?
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Practitioner to join our Adult Social Care team. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident leader who can manage complexity, make sound risk-based decisions, and provide strong professional oversight within a multidisciplinary setting.
You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring timely, proportionate interventions for adults requiring support, while providing leadership, supervision, and guidance to a team of Social Workers, Senior Community Practitioners (SCPs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs).
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead front door triage, screening, and decision-making, ensuring referrals are responded to effectively and proportionately.
* Manage complex cases, safeguarding concerns, Mental Capacity Act assessments, and Best Interests decision-making.
* Provide supervision, support, and professional oversight to Social Workers, SCPs, OTs, and OTAs.
* Assess and manage risk confidently, making defensible decisions in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
* Drive high standards of practice, performance, and accountability across the team.
* Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to achieve positive outcomes for adults and their families.
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
* Your own dedicated specialist consultant
* Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
* Prompt and reliable payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* £500 referral fee
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