Nottinghamshire County Council
Advanced Practitioner
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Salary
£45,529 - £50,908 per annum (pro rata)
Type of vacancy
Permanent
Work pattern
Part Time
Hours per week
18.5
Work Base
Trent Bridge House, West Bridgford, NG2 6BJ
Working Arrangements
Hybrid
Job Description / Person Specification
[Advanced Practitioner JDPS - final.pdf – 148KB](Opens in a new window)
Competency Framework
Tier 6
Number of posts
1
Interview date
16 November 2026
Closing Date
01 November 2026 23:55
The Children and Families Department takes a strengths-based approach to working with each other, children, young people and families, and our partner agencies. We call this 'Our Nottinghamshire Approach'. Watch the two minute animation to learn more.
Adoption East Midlands is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join our Recruitment, Assessment and Family service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social work practitioner to develop their career, influence practice and help shape the continued development of our regional adoption service.
Working across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, you will provide practice leadership, reflective supervision and coaching to social workers, supporting high-quality, strengths-based practice. You will play a key role in driving performance, providing quality assurance and supporting staff to achieve positive outcomes for children and adoptive families and support them in their adoption journey.
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We are looking for an experienced and confident practitioner with strong knowledge of adoption, developmental trauma and therapeutic parenting, who can bring creativity, professional curiosity and a commitment to continuous improvement.
At Adoption East Midlands, we are passionate about creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We are particularly committed to improving outcomes for Black children, families and other minoritised groups and warmly welcome applications from candidates of all ethnic backgrounds. We have a small number of Global Majority Staff and Black colleagues are encouraged and supported to participate in Nottinghamshire County Council's Black Workers Network.
You will be a Social Work England registered Social Worker, with relevant post-qualifying experience in adoption and the ability to inspire and develop others.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Lisa Drummond on 01158040013 or by email lisa.drummond@adoptioneastmidlands.nottscc.gov.uk.
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Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Under the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme) we would like to ensure applicants with disabilities are offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. Please let us know if this is something you would like to be considered for.
A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strongly encourages applications from all candidates from different walks of life, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.
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