Practice Consultant - Social Worker (11205)

Norfolk County Council; North Walsham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health & wellbeing services (physio &

Free counselling service

Flexible working – remote & hybrid

Local Government Pension Scheme

Relocation assistance

Car lease scheme

Expense advances for travel

Refer-a-friend bonus

Job summary

Norfolk County Council is seeking an experienced Practice Consultant – Social Worker to join the North Place Duty Team in North Walsham. The role focuses on high‑quality, strengths‑based practice and person‑led decision making within a transformed Adult Social Care service.

Regular in‑person work in office and community is required to build meaningful relationships with those supported. You must be registered with Social Work England as a practising Social Worker.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England as a practising social worker.
• Experience in adult social care and enabling person-centred practice.
• Strong coaching, reflective practice and professional guidance skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert coaching, reflective practice and professional guidance to staff.
• Support staff development and confidence, curiosity and professional judgement.
• Collaborate with the Cluster Manager and partners to shape culture and learning.
• Engage in regular in-person work in office and community to build relationships.

Job description

Practice Consultant – Social Worker | 11205 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £45,268 to £49,818 per annum | (Grade K) | North Walsham/Fakenham

We are seeking an experienced and inspiring Practice Consultant to join our North Place Duty Team, supporting work with older people and adults with physical disabilities. This role sits at the heart of an exciting period of transformation within Adult Social Care, where we are redesigning how we work to create a more relational, flexible and community‑connected service.

As a Practice Consultant, you will champion high‑quality, strengths‑based practice through a Human Learning Systems approach, helping practitioners move away from rigid processes and towards responsive, person‑led decision‑making. You will also play a key role in embedding Community‑Led Support, ensuring teams work in partnership with local people, families, and community groups to enable earlier help, stronger independence, and better outcomes.

You will provide expert coaching, reflective practice, and professional guidance, supporting staff to develop confidence, curiosity, and professional judgement. Working closely with the Cluster Manager and wider partners, you will help shape culture, support continuous learning, and model the values and behaviours needed to deliver truly person‑centred social care.

To build meaningful relationships with the people we support, this role requires regular in‑person work in both the office and community.

If you are passionate about great practice, committed to innovation, and motivated by the opportunity to influence positive change during a key transformation period, we would love to hear from you.

Youneed tobe registered withSocial Work England as a practisingSocial Worker.

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experiencedSocial Workers (grade J and above)and 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 CountyCouncil,we promise to try and match or better your existingsalary, providing it's in the spectrum of the grade advertised.

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

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 – dependant 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

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

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: Thursday 1 October 2026 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: Thursday 8 October 2026 at 23:59