Practice Consultant – Social Worker | 10964 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | Norwich
We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Practice Consultants new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment.
For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council, we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing it's in the spectrum of the grade advertised.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking Practice Consultant Social Worker to join the Norwich Learning Disabilities Team based at County Hall, Norwich.
Norfolk County Council and Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust work together to deliver an integrated specialist service for adults with learning disabilities. As part of a multi-disciplinary Health and Social Care team, we provide person-centred support to adults living in the community, enabling them to lead independent, safe, and fulfilling lives.
We are proud of our collaborative approach, strong professional relationships, and commitment to achieving positive outcomes. Our practice is underpinned by Community Led Support principles and a Human Learning Systems approach, ensuring that the people we support remain at the centre of everything we do.
Through the application of relevant legislation and statutory responsibilities, we work to uphold individuals' rights, promote independence, and support people to remain safe whilst achieving the outcomes that matter most to them.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Social Worker or Practice Consultant who is passionate about strengths-based practice and committed to developing excellent Social Care services.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to further their career in leadership and practice development. Previous Practice Consultants within the team have successfully progressed into Team Manager roles, making this an excellent development opportunity for ambitious practitioners.
As a Practice Consultant, you will play a key leadership role within the team, supporting high-quality social work practice, driving service improvement, and contributing to the ongoing development of a positive learning culture. You will provide professional guidance, casework consultation, and practice leadership to Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, students, and apprentices.
You will be an innovative and solution-focused practitioner who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering excellent outcomes for adults with learning disabilities and their families.
Key Responsibilities
Practice Leadership and Professional Support.
Provide professional leadership and guidance to Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, students, and apprentices.
Promote and embed strengths-based social work practice across the team.
Support practitioners in the application of legislation, policy, and professional standards.
Provide case consultation and specialist advice on complex cases.
Lead on practice development initiatives and contribute to service improvement activities.
Support reflective practice and encourage innovative approaches to achieving positive outcomes
Monitor and promote high standards of professional practice and recording.
Support quality assurance processes, audits, and learning reviews.
Identify areas for improvement and work collaboratively to implement solutions.
Contribute to the development and implementation of service priorities and strategic objectives.
Assist the Team Manager in overseeing workflow and workload management within the team.
Support effective allocation and prioritisation of work.
Monitor performance and contribute to achieving service targets and outcomes.
Assist in managing risk and ensuring statutory responsibilities are fulfilled.
Support the induction, training, and development of staff, students, and apprentices.
Contribute to a positive learning culture within the team.
Encourage continuous professional development and reflective practice.
Share learning, best practice, and research to strengthen service delivery around knowledge of relevant legislation, including:
Care Act 2014
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental Health legislation
Safeguarding Adults procedures
Human Rights legislation
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. 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 may not be accepted.
You need to be registered with Social Work England as a practising Social Worker.
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 – dependent 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
You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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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: 02 August 2026
All other applicants closing date: 09 August 2026
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.
