Derbyshire County Council
Senior Practitioner
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Closing date: 16 August 2026
Chesterfield duty team
There is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Practitioner to join the Chesterfield duty team on a full time fixed term basis.
Reporting to the Service Manager, your role will be to supervise social care staff and lead on professional practice. You will be involved with the day to day running of the team. You will support Adult Social Care colleagues both within the local team and on a countywide level including the identification of training and development needs through Peer Supervision.
As a Senior Practitioner you will lead by example and ensure that Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners deliver high quality statutory social care services to adults over the age of 18 and young people in transition from Children’s Services. You will be actively involved in complex case work and risk assessing including Safeguarding cases and chairing MARMS. You will offer support, advice, and professional supervision to all members of the team. You will produce management reports, chair meetings, and deputise for the Service Manager when required.
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The successful candidate will be able to work autonomously and will have excellent knowledge of Safeguarding, The Care Act 2014, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
The team covers Chesterfield area
Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- 27 days annual leave per year (rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata).
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
- Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
- Supportive management and team
- Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling
- Derbyshire rewards - offering hundreds of discounts and cashback
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If you require any further information, please contact Selina Matthews Service Manager on 01629 537935
Provisional Interview Date: TBC
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