Advanced Practitioner (Neighbourhood Wellbeing Team)

South Tyneside Council; South Tyneside; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Mentoring training

Career progression

Training opportunities

Job summary

South Tyneside Council is seeking an Advanced Practitioner for the Neighbourhood Wellbeing Team. The role leads practice improvement, supports staff with reflective supervision, and manages complex cases within a small caseload, while expanding CPD opportunities and career progression.

You will be a registered Social Worker with substantial post-qualification experience, driving best practice in Adult Social Care and embracing ongoing bespoke learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Significant post-qualification experience relevant to role.
• Willingness to undertake bespoke learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust leadership in the Wellbeing team alongside managers.
• Co-work and manage a small, complex caseload with reflective supervision.
• Coach and mentor team members and students to raise practice standards.
• Support staff to deliver high-quality, strength-based social work.

Skills

Social Work

Leadership

Mentoring

Supervision

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Advanced Practitioner, Neighbourhood Wellbeing Team

(Adult Social Services and Commissioning, Neighbourhood)

£49,817 pa

Are you in a similar senior role or an experienced Social Worker looking to take that next step in your professional career – If so, we want to hear from you!

In return, we will provide you with an excellent rate of pay, hybrid and flexible working, manageable caseloads, and access to a comprehensive range of mentoring, training, and career progression opportunities.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone who can work alongside the Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager to provide robust leadership in our Wellbeing team based in Clarendon, Hebburn.

As a key member of the Neighbourhood leadership team, Advanced Practitioners are expected to play a leading role, assisting their Assistant Team Manager and Neighbourhood Manager to support staff by undertaking reflective supervision, facilitating practice improvement, motivating and inspiring our practitioners to provide the highest standards of practice, that delivers positive outcomes for people, carers and their families.

Carrying a small, protected caseload of complex cases, the postholder will co-work as well as manage their own caseload. Providing coaching and mentoring for team members and students, and they will help to raise standards of practice and ensure the service delivers a high-quality strength based social work service.

In return, we will provide you with the opportunity to expand your CPD opportunities to develop your ongoing progression, including opportunities to undertake Post Qualifying awards in Safeguarding (Adults), Mental Capacity Act – Advanced Practice and Practice Educator modules.

About You:

You will be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England, with current registration and significant experience appropriate for this post.

You will be driven by research, innovation, and the desire to develop best practice, you must demonstrate a current applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation and the NHS Continuing Health Care Framework and be willing to undertake further bespoke learning and development.

You will demonstrate significant post qualification experience, you will want to continue practicing in a setting that believes that people are at their healthiest and happiest when they are supported to remain independent, close to the people they love and who love them, in the neighbourhoods and communities they call home.

About Us:

Adult Social Care is changing in South Tyneside. We are a forward-thinking Council that is developing innovative approaches to meet our challenges. Focusing on People, Place and Partnerships, this is a great time to join us. Working closely with all our partners our vision for the future is to see every person in South Tyneside with care and support needs “Living Better Lives”, to fully utilise their strengths and assets, to remain safe and well; in the neighbourhoods and communities they call home. We want to work with all our partners to ensure the person only need tell their story once and that they have equal voice in co-ordinating their care and support. We understand promoting the importance of social justice and inclusion, respecting people’s rights, citizenship and participation.

South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.

For those posts where there is a requirement to either work in or enter a Care Quality Commission Regulated Care Home (CQC) it would be preferred but optional, that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless medical exempt) as a condition of employment.

We do not currently offer skilled worker visa sponsorship.

Closing date:

Noon, 18 November 2026

Interviews will take place on 2 December 2026