Practice Consultant - Social Worker 11496

Practice Consultant - Social Worker | 11496 | permanent contract | part-time 18.5 hours per week | £45,268 to £49,818 per annum pro rata | Grade K | North Norfolk

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Practice Consultant to join our Cluster Team in North Norfolk. This is a key leadership role supporting practitioners to deliver high-quality, strengths-based social work practice, promoting positive outcomes for adults and their carers. You will provide expert guidance on complex cases, champion professional development, and help drive service improvement within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

This is an exciting time to join Adult Social Services as we continue to transform how we work with people, communities, partners and providers. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Consultant to join our North Norfolk 2 Cluster team and help shape the future of adult social care.

As a Practice Consultant, you will play a key leadership role within a multidisciplinary neighbourhood team, supporting the delivery of strengths-based, person-centred practice that enables people to live well and independently within their communities. Working closely with Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and partner agencies, you will help drive innovation, quality and professional excellence across the service.

You will provide expert advice and oversight on complex casework, including safeguarding, while supporting staff development through supervision, coaching and reflective practice. Working alongside managers, you will help lead operational delivery, manage workflow, promote positive performance and ensure practice remains legally compliant and focused on achieving the best outcomes for residents.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence service development as we continue to strengthen neighbourhood working, build community capacity and develop integrated approaches with health, housing, voluntary sector and local community partners. We are looking for someone who is passionate about empowering others, embracing change and championing high-quality social work practice.

If you are an experienced Social Worker looking to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a service that is ambitious for its staff, residents and communities, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer

At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development. We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely.

Adult Social Services in Norfolk is on an ambitious, exciting transformation journey. We're redesigning how we work to create a system that is flexible, human, and focused on better outcomes. As part of this journey, you'll contribute to an environment where learning is continuous, insight is shared, and innovation is encouraged. We support flexible and hybrid working, with a minimum expectation of two days per week spent in a community or office setting, helping you stay connected with colleagues, communities and the people we support.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post may not be accepted. 

You need to be registered with Social Work England as a practising Social Worker.

Applications will be reviewed as and when received, you do not need to wait until the closing date.

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for Practice Consultants new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment.

For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council, we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing it's in the spectrum of the grade advertised.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 16 November 2026

All other applicants closing date: 23 November 2026