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
Yesterday
  • Take the lead on complex and high-risk cases for Stoke-on-Trent City Council, including Child Protection, Looked After Children, and care proceedings, ensuring best practice and statutory compliance.

  • Provide advanced professional support, mentoring, and informal supervision to social workers and students, promoting a learning culture and high standards of reflective practice.

  • Undertake and oversee robust assessments and develop outcome-focused care plans that prioritise the safety, wellbeing, and voice of the child.

  • Prepare and quality-assure high-level reports for court, child protection conferences, and reviews, ensuring they are evidence-based and meet legal expectations.

  • Act as a practice lead within the team, contributing to service improvement, innovation, and the implementation of Stoke-on-Trent’s children’s social care priorities.

  • Work closely with multi-agency professionals to coordinate complex safeguarding responses and deliver effective interventions for children and families in need.

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