Senior Practitioner - Integrated Triage & Assessment Team

Hoop Recruitment Ltd; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAYE or Umbrella payroll options

Twice-weekly payroll

Welsh-speaking consultant available

Free DBS & compliance support

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council is seeking a Senior Practitioner for the Integrated Triage & Assessment Team in Wales. The role provides professional leadership and supervisory support, ensuring timely, person-centred responses for adults requiring assessment or intervention.

The post holder will oversee triage activity, risk management, and performance, working to promote integrated health and social care practice across partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Must have a social work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales or Social Work England.
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or ability to apply for a DBS.
• Three years of referencing.
• Driving license with access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership, guidance, and operational oversight for the Integrated Triage Service.
• Support the Team Manager in overseeing daily demand, triage activity and safeguarding inquiries.
• Promote strengths-based practice and ensure compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.

Skills

Driving license

Education

Social Work Qualification

Registration with Social Care Wales / Social Work England

Job description

Senior Practitioner - Integrated Triage & Assessment

Pay rate in line with the pledge - £41.58 Umbrella / £33 PAYE

Ceredigion County Council

The Senior Practitioner within the Integrated Triage and Assessment Team plays a key leadership role in supporting the effective operation of the Integrated Triage Service. The post holder will provide professional leadership, practice guidance, and operational oversight to ensure timely, proportionate, and person-centred responses to adults requiring support, advice, information, assessment or intervention.

Working within a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment, the Senior Practitioner will support the Team Manager in overseeing daily demand, triage activity, safeguarding enquiries, and assessment processes, while promoting strengths-based practice and ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.

To provide professional leadership, supervision and support to social care staff within the Integrated Triage and Assessment Team, ensuring high-quality practice, effective risk management, and positive outcomes for individuals and families. The post holder will contribute to service development, performance improvement, and the promotion of integrated working across health, social care, and partner agencies.

Benefits

• 20 years’ experience in the social work market
• A local specialist agency based in Cardiff, with roles across South Wales, West Wales and South West England
• Exclusive roles and early access to new opportunities
• A Welsh-speaking consultant available if you’d prefer to discuss your job search in Welsh
• PAYE or Umbrella payroll options – whichever suits you best
• Twice-weekly payroll
• A dedicated consultant as your main point of contact, with wider team support when needed
• We actively supply every Local Authority across South and West Wales, as well as clients across South West England
• Earn £200 for every successful friend or colleague you refer
• Wellbeing sessions and thoughtful extras, like birthday gifts
• DBS and compliance support to help keep the process smooth and straight forward

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales (for roles in Wales) and Social Work England (for roles in England)
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.