Adult Social Care Practitioner

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an Adult Social Care Practitioner to join the Hospital Discharge and Assessment Team. The role involves assessments and support planning for people with complex needs, with travel around the county.

We value experience in health and social care, knowledge of the Care Act, and the ability to apply it in practice. Hybrid working arrangements are available; closing date 12 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience.
• Training related to Health and Social Care assessments.
• Experience managing a caseload including people with physical disabilities, medical, mental health and learning difficulties.
• Evidence of good interpersonal skills, good verbal/written communication.
• Good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and support plans with people who have physical disabilities or other complex needs.
• Work with families, carers and professionals across Gloucestershire.
• Promote independence and enable individuals to remain at home, reducing hospital admissions.
• Travel around the county as part of the role.

Skills

Health & social care experience

Caseload management

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

NVQ Level 3 equivalent

Health & social care training

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health & Social Care

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Adult Social Care Practitioner
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor
• Salary: £34,237 - £37,563 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 12/11/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 15064
• This post is not open to job share

Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference?

Are you looking for your next career move within Health & Social Care? We would love to hear from you!

About The Role

We have a full time (37 hours) Adult Social Care Practitioner position available in our Hospital Discharge and Assessment Team. The nature of this post requires travelling around the County. To find out more about working in the Hospital Discharge and Assessment team, visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage .

As an Adult Social Care Practitioner, you will be undertaking assessments and support plans with people who have physical disabilities or other complex needs. This role will involve working with families, carers and other professionals, agencies and organisations across Gloucestershire.

The work is focused on promoting independence, enabling the individuals we work with to remain in their own homes and reduce the need for hospital admission or long term care. The ideal candidate will be someone who has experience of working in a health and/or social care setting and who has knowledge of the Care Act; and the ability to apply it in practice.

About You

As Adult Social Care Practitioners, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire.

• relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience
• training related to Health and Social Care assessments
• experience of managing a caseload including working with people experiencing a range of physical disabilities, medical, mental health difficulties and learning difficulties
• evidence of good interpersonal skills, good verbal / written communication
• good IT skills

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. See more about our Values on our website.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

About Us

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care practise the Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.

Our Adult Social Care Practitioners do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire.

We’re Closer Than You Think

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not email us to discuss opportunities further.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Adult Social Care Practitioner Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email [e-mail], as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.

• a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage