Practice Development Lead

North Lincolnshire Council; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

LGPS with generous employer contrib.

Minimum 30 days annual leave

Staff Discount Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Cycle Benefit Scheme

Free Staff Parking Permits

On-site facilities

Career Development Opportunities

Flexible and Agile working

Induction and supervision

High quality of life in North Lincoln.

Job summary

North Lincolnshire Council is seeking an experienced qualified social worker to lead practice development within the Principal Social Work Team. The role champions excellent social work practice across Adults and Health, overseeing learning arrangements, developing opportunities and supporting quality assurance.

You will bring substantial experience in adult social work, practice education and workforce development, with strong understanding of legislation, standards and quality processes, while

Qualifications

• Significant experience in adult social work practice.
• Experience in practice education and workforce development.
• Knowledge of adult social care legislation and regulatory standards.
• Understanding of quality assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee practice learning arrangements within the team.
• Develop learning opportunities and support continuing professional development.
• Support quality assurance activity across Adults and Health.
• Use practice intelligence to identify and implement development priorities.
• Champion strengths-based, person-centred practice.

Skills

Practice learning arrangements

Quality assurance

Practice intelligence

Adult social work practice

Interpersonal and negotiation skills

Practice education

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

At North Lincolnshire Council, we believe in putting people first. We are passionately committed to supporting people to remain independent and live the life they choose. This commitment has recently been recognised with North Lincolnshire Council named Local Authority of the Year at the 2026 MJ awards. Our Adult Social Care services are high performing and nationally recognised and we are continuing to grow and develop our workforce to achieve the best possible outcomes for local people.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative qualified social worker to join our Principal Social Work Team as a Practice Development Lead. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in championing excellent social work practice across Adults and Health.

Working closely with the Principal Social Worker you will oversee practice learning arrangements, develop learning opportunities, support quality assurance activity and use practice intelligence to identify and implement practice development priorities.

You will bring significant experience of adult social work practice, practice education and workforce development. You will have an in-depth understanding of adult social care legislation, Social Work England standards, professional frameworks and quality assurance processes, alongside a passion for developing others and promoting strengths-based, person-centred practice.

You will be a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, able to provide professional challenge, support staff with complex practice issues and work effectively with colleagues, partners and Higher Education Institutions.

Join us and help shape the future of social work practice, learning and development across North Lincolnshire Adults and Health.

Why join North Lincolnshire Council?

We offer a supportive working environment alongside a great range of benefits including:

• Competitive Salary
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Minimum 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with the option to purchase additional annual leave via pre-tax and NI salary sacrifice
• Pluxee Staff Discount Scheme, offering savings on shopping, travel and more
• BHSF Health Cash Plan to support your health and wellbeing
• Cycle Benefit Scheme and Tusker Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Staff Parking Permits
• Access to on-site facilities, including free tea and coffee
• Career Development Opportunities and continuous professional development
• Flexible and Agile working
• A comprehensive induction and high standard of professional supervision
• North Lincolnshire offers a high quality of life with a lower cost of living, which makes it an affordable accessible place to live and work

North Lincolnshire is a rural county with picturesque villages and within easy reach of the Northeast and the East Midlands. The motorway network enables easy access to major cities. Comprehensive information regarding what North Lincolnshire has to offer is available at North Lincolnshire Council website.

Interview date: 8 October 2026

Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.