2\-3 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
⢠The Senior Practitioner â 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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