Practice Consultant - Social Worker 9048

Practice Consultant - Social Worker 9048| Permanent contract | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum (Scale K) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers/Occupational Therapists (grade J and above), Practice Consultants and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should they leave within two years of employment.

Who Cares? We do.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Adult Social Care professionals to join the Safeguarding Adults’ Team. We are looking for practitioners who are passionate about safeguarding and are motivated to help develop this area of social work.

The team covers the whole of Norfolk and will require you to hold a complex safeguarding caseload whilst contributing towards the quality and development of the Safeguarding Adults process amongst the Social Care Community Engagement team and our place-based teams.

You will provide advice and support at place and to Hospital based Social Care staff and will have the opportunity to work closely with Service Providers; the Integrated Quality Service; Police and Health colleagues amongst others. Another key area of your role will be the assessing of staff who are completing their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) to ensure their competency in undertaking safeguarding enquiries.

Running alongside the case-holding and case consultation areas of this role are additional areas of work that the team are involved in. These will provide you with the opportunity to be involved in more strategic decision groups and help you develop skills such as interpreting Departmental data reports to enable the team to develop practice quality. You will also take part in the development of the team’s guidance materials and the delivery of relevant presentations to Adult Social Care staff.

You will be required to attend different office locations around the County so the ability to travel is essential and could include the MASH office on floor 4 at County Hall.

If You Are:

• Passionate about Adult Safeguarding and wish to help protect the lives of the most vulnerable Norfolk residents
• Able to balance several competing areas at any one time
• Able to work autonomously, whilst also being a ‘team player’
• Able to make difficult and challenging decisions
• Wanting to undertake a varied and stimulating role within Adult Social Care,

then please call one of the three Adult Safeguarding Team Managers for an informal discussion:

• Toni Scattergood on 01603 729233 or email: toni.scattergood@norfolk.gov.uk
• Toby Thouless on 01603 223668, or email: toby.thouless@norfolk.gov.uk.
• Pippa Claxton on 01603 223889, or pippa.claxton@norfolk.gov.uk

What We Offer

At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development.  We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions. 

Norwich is the county capital of Norfolk, 120 miles from London and 60 miles from Cambridge. It's on the edge of the Broads National Park, and a 40-minute drive to the seaside. Norwich is a superb city. It effortlessly mixes outstanding heritage through the ages with modern shopping centres, excellent restaurants, hundreds of cafés and pubs, a superb arts and theatre scene with huge parks and green spaces, canoeing, rowing and sailing.

By train, Norwich to London takes 90 minutes and Cambridge less than an hour. There are also direct train links to the Midlands. Norwich International Airport has regular flights to Schiphol, Amsterdam and from there on to the rest of the world, plus daily internal flights to Scotland, Manchester, Exeter and Dublin.

Your Application

Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post will not be accepted.  

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council: 

• Competitive salary 
• Generous holiday entitlement  
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service 
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.   
• Financial benefits such as: 
• ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.    
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers 
• Relocation expenses (where applicable) 
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work 
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions. 
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes 
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) 
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job 

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here. 

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email. 

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.   

Redeployment closing date: 2 October 2025 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date:  12 October 2025 at 23:59

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.  Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food.  We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.  Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.