About this role
Job summary
Lincolnshire County Council is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join us in our newly created Advanced Practitioner role within the Adult Care and Community Wellbeing service.
We have one Advanced Practitioner role available within the Preparation for Adulthood Team. The post is full time and a permanent position. Developed as part of the Adult Care Improvement Programme, this role is central to driving forward service excellence, embedding strengths-based practice, and enhancing outcomes for adults across Lincolnshire. It provides a unique opportunity to lead complex casework, mentor colleagues, and contribute to the transformation of adult social care through innovation and collaboration.
The Preparation for Adulthood Team operates county wide within Adult Care and Community Wellbeing and their main priority is to support effective transition for eligible young people moving from Children's to Adult Services.
The teams priority is supporting young people to make informed choices about their future and assisting them to achieve the best outcomes during transition and as they enter adulthood.
The team is a small, friendly and supportive. Consisting of Qualified Practitioners, Social Workers, Nurses and Community Care Officers, who work together to achieve the best outcomes for the young people they support.
Main duties of the job
Leadand manage complex cases and safeguarding concerns, working both autonomously and collaboratively.
Championstrengths-based approaches that empower individuals and promote community wellbeing.
Provide coaching, reflective supervision, and practice development across the team.
Contribute to service transformation, quality assurance, and innovation in adult care.
Embed yourself within place-based services and multi-agency networks tosupportintegrated working.
About us
Lincolnshire County Council, is one of the largest employers in the county. We are an organisation that embraces diversity, innovation and progress. We value our people and want to ensure that we can support you in joining and growing with us.
We will view you as an integral member of our community and recognise that your well-being is paramount. To show our appreciation, weve crafted a competitive package designed to not only acknowledge your hard work but also foster a healthy work-life balance.
From health benefits and retirement plans, we strive to provide a package that supports well-being and financial stability and that meets the diverse needs of our workforce.
We want everyone who works with us to feel included and celebrate their uniqueness. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promoting good relations for both employee and for the people of Lincolnshire.
People often say every day is a learning day and at LCC a culture of learning is something we really believe in. We recognise the importance of supporting your learning and development and can offer a variety of different learning opportunities depending on what is right for you and the organisation. This could be through your everyday tasks, through hands-on experience, structured programs, formal qualifications, coaching, or informal learning opportunities.
Job description Job responsibilities
As part of the wider Councils objectives your role is responsible for providing statutory professional social work across Adult Care and Community Wellbeing teams that support adults with care and support needs. You will work with people with differing needs to promote independent living and to draw on care and support when required. You will support others to know and understand the local community and embed yourself within place-based services.
As an Advanced Practitioner (AP) you will hold the most complex cases referred to Adult Services. Given the expertise this role requires you will be an experienced social worker or Occupational Therapist who has been qualified for at least four years, and who has undertaken continuing professional development.
The postholder will be skilled at embedding new ways of thinking and working, developing and maintaining strong, positive working relationships with their teams. You will be expected to work with autonomy and demonstrate a multi-agency approach, integrating your practice with colleagues across the health and care sector.
You will demonstrate through practice experience a commitment to strengths-based practice and skills in supporting people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes. You will be responsible for assessment, care and support planning, implementing and reviewing packages of care and support on a varied and more complex case load ensuring people are as safe as possible and adult safeguarding concerns are addressed promptly.
You will provide advice, support and mentoring to other Adult Care practitioners in relation to their cases. You will be expected to work with autonomy managing a caseload.
Work may include travel outside the county.
Work independently to hold and manage a varied and complex caseload with supervision and advice from the Team Manager at a level of complexity appropriate to the post holder's experience, and professional capability and be accountable for their professional practice.
Work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
Act as a role model to others to help them to manage uncertainty and to respond positively and creatively to changing expectations. Provide reflective supervision, coach and mentor teams / colleagues as appropriate to embed personalisation and strengths and asset-based community practice. Co-work specialist assessments with less experienced members of the team to ensure that they improve and develop.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Recognised qualification in Social Work (Degree, PGDip or MA/MSc), Nursing or Occupational Therapy. Post qualifying Practice Educator Level 1 and/or 2 or other post qualifying specialist award, or commitment to learn within 6 months.
Experience Essential
Experienced Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who has been qualified for at least four years. Experience in multi-agency working including Heath and Social Care partners. Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory frameworks for the support and provision of adult care. Knowledge of Health and Social Care organisational arrangements including the role of ICBs and other NHS Trusts in relation to Adult Care Services.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire County Council
Address 3rd Floor, Lancaster House
36 Orchard Street
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 1XX
Employer's website https://jobs.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home.html (Opens in a new tab)