Practice Lead

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

LGPS employer contribution

Flexible hybrid working

Wellbeing focus

Professional development and career进

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Practice Lead to drive quality, learning and improvement across Children’s Services. This hybrid role is full-time (37 hours) with a salary of £46,142–£49,282. You will lead audits, design and deliver training, and promote best practice across teams to improve outcomes for children and families.

The post focuses on quality assurance, performance management, and partnerships, with a commitment to development of staff and service improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and evaluative abilities to drive quality and improvement across services.
• Experience in workforce development, training design, and audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance, audits, and workforce development across Children’s Services.
• Design and deliver training; embed learning from audits into practice.
• Support performance management, quality standards, and service improvement through partnership work.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Training design & delivery

Job description

Practice Lead x4 posts (Grade I)

Hybrid Working

Full-Time 37 hours a week

Salary: £46,142 - £49,282

Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social work professional to play a key role in driving quality, learning, and continuous improvement across Children's Services. Working collaboratively with managers, leaders, and practitioners, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality services that achieve positive outcomes for children, young people, and families.

The role combines quality assurance, audit, and workforce development responsibilities. You will design and deliver training whilst also undertaking audits. You will work with teams across Children's Services to ensure learning from audits and quality assurance activities is embedded into practice and that improvement actions are effectively implemented.

You will actively promote the Council's vision, values, and priorities, supporting the delivery of high-quality, best-value services. Through your expertise, you will contribute to performance management, quality standards, service improvement initiatives, and the development of strong partnerships across Children's Services and with key stakeholders.

This role is ideal for an experienced social worker with strong analytical skills, a passion for practice excellence, and a commitment to developing others and improving outcomes for children and families

Working for Nottingham City Council

Working for Nottingham City Council comes with a wide range of award-winning benefits. Alongside competitive pay, generous annual leave, and access to an excellent pension scheme, we are committed to creating an innovative, inclusive, and progressive workplace where colleagues are supported to be their very best.

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement (between 26 and 33 days per year depending on your length of service)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with an 18.5% employer contribution
• Flexible hybrid working
• A strong focus on wellbeing
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

In return, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated people who share our commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people, adults, and families across Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a positive difference through education and social care and want to help people thrive, we would love to hear from you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Nottingham City Council is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We value diversity and recognise that different perspectives, experiences and ideas help us deliver better services for Nottingham's citizens.

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, disabled people, and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT+), as these groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Right to Work

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of right to work checks in accordance with Home Office requirements.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Friday 21st August 2026.