Senior Practitioner

Oldham; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

LGPS pension

Gym discount

Staff discount

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing support

Peer support

Job summary

Senior Practitioner Changing Futures, within Oldham Council's Adult Social Care, leads the Enhanced Live Well programme by developing an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to supporting adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.

In this fixed‑term, hybrid role, you will oversee the MEAM Hub as the borough’s MDT, support high‑risk case work, drive trauma‑informed practice, and collaborate with partners to deliver a coordinated, person‑centred response.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.
• Strong multi-agency working and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage risk and complex decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight of complex cases and MDT decision‑making
• Lead and coordinate MEAM Hub activity
• Support staff supervision and practice development
• Work across partners to remove system barriers
• Support data and system evaluation

Skills

Experience with complex adults

Multi-agency leadership

Risk management

Job description

Adult Social Care

Changing Futures

Senior Practitioner Changing Futures

Ref: 001824

Contract: Fixed Term – 3 years

Salary: £48,738 - £53,051 per annum (Grade 9)

Hours per week: 36.66 - hybrid working

Location: Oldham Council, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham, OL1 1HD

Closing Date: Tursday 12 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

Role Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Oldham’s Enhanced Live Well programme, leading the development of an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to supporting adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.

As a Senior Practitioner within the Changing Futures service, you will play a key role in:

• Leading the MEAM Hub as the borough’s permanent MDT
• Supporting complex, high‑risk cases
• Driving high‑quality, trauma‑informed practice
• Influencing system change and improving outcomes across services
• You will work at the heart of Adult Social Care’s front door, bringing partners together to deliver a coordinated, person‑centred response.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide operational oversight of complex cases and MDT decision‑making
• Lead and coordinate MEAM Hub activity
• Support staff supervision and practice development
• Work across partners to remove system barriers
• Support data and system evaluation

Key Requirements:

• Experience working with multiple disadvantage / complex adults
• Strong multi‑agency working and leadership skills
• Ability to manage risk and complex decision‑making

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page.

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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