Advanced Practitioner Social Worker- Adult Safeguarding Team (MASH)

Advanced Practitioner Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team (MASH)
Wirral Council, Birkenhead.

Contract: Agency Contract (3 month, ongoing)
PAYE: £29.76 per hour
Umbrella: £38.38 per hour

Location: 2 Alice Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Working Pattern: Hybrid and flexible working approach, subject to service needs.

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Advanced Practitioner Social Worker to join the Adult Safeguarding Team (MASH) at Wirral Council. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled safeguarding professional with Advanced Practitioner experience to play a key role in delivering high-quality adult safeguarding practice within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload involving high levels of risk, safeguarding concerns, and court-related work.
• Take a lead role in adult safeguarding practice, ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, procedures, and best practice guidance.
• Support practitioners with complex safeguarding enquiries and high-risk cases.
• Chair Adult Protection meetings where cases involve significant complexity or risk.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and professional support to social care practitioners.
• Undertake quality assurance of assessments, reports, court documentation, and safeguarding interventions.
• Support risk management, investigation, and protection planning to achieve positive outcomes for adults at risk.
• Develop and promote effective multi-agency working with partner organisations.
• Lead on service development initiatives and safeguarding improvement projects.
• Support staff development through practice education, supervision, training, and peer learning initiatives.
• Authorise reports and assessments, ensuring evidence-based decision-making and high-quality practice standards.

Requirements

• Social Work qualification (Degree in Social Work, DipSW or equivalent).
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Significant post-qualification experience within Adult Social Care.
• Extensive safeguarding experience, including complex safeguarding enquiries and risk management.
• Previous experience working at Advanced Practitioner level.
• Best Interests Assessor (BIA) qualification.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, including:
  • Care Act 2014
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Adult Safeguarding legislation and guidance
  • Court of Protection processes
• Experience supervising, mentoring, and supporting colleagues.
• Ability to chair meetings and work effectively within multi-agency environments.

Desirable

• Management qualification.
• Practice Educator Award.
• Experience leading service improvement projects.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rates.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work within a specialist Adult Safeguarding Team.
• Supportive management structure.
• Diverse and challenging caseload.
• Opportunity to influence and improve safeguarding practice across the service.

Service Care Solutions benefits and interested please send your CV to andrew.wiles@servicecare.org.uk

£200 Candidate Referral Bonus

£150 Sign-Up Bonus for New Candidates

For more information or to apply, contact Andrew Wiles at andrew.wiles@servicecare.org.uk.