Practice Improvement Consultant - Grade- 60819
Practice Improvement Consultant - Grade- 60819
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Job Description
Practice Improvement Consultant Children Services Croydon Council
Salary: Grade
Permanent 36 hours per week
Hybrid working
Job Purpose
The Policy and Practice Improvement Consultant provide expertise challenge and support to the Heads of Service and Service Managers in order to improve practice across the Childrens Social Care division. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and implementing our Practice Improvement Plan. They will lead on the implementation of learning from quality assurance activities to improve service delivery with an unswerving focus on outcomes for children leading professional development and training sessions for staff to embed this into daytoday practice.
About You
We are looking for an experienced and appropriately qualified professional that is able to demonstrate their knowledge and experience.
Qualified Social Worker and up to date registration with Social Work England
Substantial leadership experience working in a statutory childrens social care setting.
Substantial experience of making sound professional judgements on the quality of practice in high risk/high complexity cases.
Successful experience of providing management and professional supervision/development to social care staff at all levels including Team and Service Managers and Heads of Service.
Up to date knowledge of developments in national policy legislation statutory guidance and standards regarding childrens social care.
Ability to engage and develop effective professional relationships with children and families and involve them in service developments and improvement activities.
Ability to analyse information and produce quality case/service reviews and audits and recommend SMART areas for improvements.
Apply theoretical frameworks and evidencebased models of practice research & theory in practice and service development/improvement.
Communicate to a high standard verbally and in writing and producing and presenting highquality analytical reports to a range of forms.
Benefits
You will be valued for your skills and expertise supported by the team of experienced professionals as well as the management at Croydon Council one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:
Highly competitive compensation package
2931 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more
A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20
Continuing Professional Development genuine opportunities to grow develop and specialise in your career
Management development programmes
Investment into your wellbeing
Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme GymFlex Retail Discounts and more)
We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy worklife balance
To view the Practice Improvement Consultant role profileplease click here
Closing date 18 May 2025 @11:59pm
Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home or elsewhere remotely for the rest of the time. As users of the disability confident scheme we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Part-Time
