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2-3 months contract with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

•The Senior Practitioner – Adults Safeguarding plays a key leadership role within Hackney Adult Services, providing professional supervision, safeguarding oversight, and high-quality social work practice for adults with complex needs.

•The post holder supports staff to deliver strengths-based, person-centred services, ensures compliance with statutory safeguarding duties, and works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary partners to improve outcomes for vulnerable adults.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

•Provide professional supervision, guidance, and performance management for social work staff.

•Lead and oversee Adult Safeguarding practice in line with local and national legislation.

•Allocate and manage complex caseloads, including high-risk safeguarding cases.

•Chair and/or lead Safeguarding Adults Meetings, Best Interest Meetings, and case conferences.

•Ensure compliance with the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, and safeguarding procedures.

•Promote and embed strengths-based and personalisation approaches across the team.

•Support staff with complex assessments and risk management decision-making.

•Work in partnership with health, housing, mental health, and third-sector organisations.

•Contribute to quality assurance, audits, and service improvement initiatives.

•Deputise for the Team Manager when required and support operational service delivery.

•Manage financial awareness of care packages and contribute to budget control.

•Ensure accurate case recording and performance reporting.

Skills/Experience:

•Post-qualifying experience working with adults with complex needs and long-term conditions.

•Strong working knowledge of Adult Safeguarding and Making Safeguarding Personal.

•In-depth understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, BIA, and MHA.

•Experience supervising, mentoring, and appraising social work staff.

•Ability to chair safeguarding meetings and multi-agency forums.

•Strong assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills.

•Excellent written, verbal, and IT skills, including report writing.

•Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams and integrated services.

•Ability to manage risk, complexity, and competing priorities.

•Sound understanding of equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practice.

Additional Information:

•The closing date: 10/02/2026.

•Location: London Borough of Hackney.

•Qualification Required: Social Work Degree (DipSW/CQSW).

•Registration: HCPC (current).

•DBS: Enhanced required.

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