Enhanced Practitioner - CMB1835e

Location: West Cumbria House, Workington

Salary: £41,511 to £42,708

Hours: 37

Contract: Permanent

About this opportunity

To work as a highly capable practitioner assessing and delivering on complex and high

risk cases in a locality or district team. To recommend appropriate person centred

support and outcomes for members of the public in Cumbria who have social care

needs and to advise on developing and implementing care/support programmes for

individuals, groups and communities.

The post holder will have significant autonomy to manage a complex and high risk

caseload and take decisions based on current best practice, aspects of risk

management and approaches which provide optimum levels of empowerment and

independence to the customers. The enhanced practitioner will have specialist

knowledge within their field, exercise sound judgement in contentious or highly

unpredictable situations and offer innovative solution focussed approaches. A ‘reablement’ approach should be used to maximise the individual’s potential. This post

will require a sound knowledge and understanding of other agencies and resources

within the district and utilise these to achieve most effective outcomes.

The post holder is also expected to case supervise others within the same profession

and to work effectively with internal and external partners.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Linzi McAvoy by email at [email protected]

DBS Checks
This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is - Enhanced DBS Check with a Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Adults.

Application and Interview information
Closing date: 23rd June 2025
Interview date: TBC

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [email protected]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.