Locum Child Protection Advanced Practitioner

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Location
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Employment Type
Locum
Band
Qualified & Experienced
Work Pattern (FT/PT)
Full time
Required Certifications
SWE
Date posted
11 days ago
  • Act on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent City Council to lead and manage complex, high-risk cases involving Child Protection, Looked After Children, and court proceedings, ensuring statutory duties are met.

  • Provide expert practice leadership, mentoring, and supervision to social workers and senior practitioners, fostering reflective, strengths-based, and child-centred approaches.

  • Conduct and quality-assure complex assessments, care planning, and safeguarding enquiries, ensuring timely, evidence-based interventions that prioritise children’s safety and wellbeing.

  • Lead multi-agency safeguarding meetings and best interest decision-making processes, coordinating effective partnership working across health, education, legal, and voluntary sectors.

  • Contribute to service improvement and quality assurance, including case audits, practice reviews, and implementation of policy and procedural changes within Children’s Services.

  • Support operational management by assisting in team performance monitoring, workforce development, and service planning to enhance outcomes for children and families in Stoke-on-Trent.

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