Who We Are

At North East Lincolnshire Council, we have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. Situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.

Our Vision & Purpose

To create a stronger economy and stronger communities and improve the lives of our people.

Our Values

• Valuing People

• Honesty

• Striving for Continuous Improvement

• Openness

• Commitment

• Behaving with Integrity

The Role & Team

We are looking for an exceptional practitioner and leader in Social Work to be our Principal Social Worker for Adults in North East Lincolnshire.

Our vision for all adults in North East Lincolnshire is that they will have healthy and independent lives with easy access to joined up advice and support which will help them to help themselves.   

At North East Lincolnshire we already have extremely positive relationships with NHS colleagues and highly integrated structures.  We also have three Community Interest Companies (CIC) which deliver social work services within our communities.  They are Navigo https://navigocare.co.uk/  (mental health), Focus https://www.focusadultsocialwork.co.uk/  (core social work service), and Care Plus Group https://www.careplusgroup.org/  (community health, reablement and rehab).  

The Principal Social Worker will work with CICs and the NEL Health and Care Partnership to develop strengths-based practice, build the skills, confidence and competence of social workers and their colleagues to work in line with Care Act Guidance and deliver the best possible outcomes for residents.

We are seeking an individual with exceptional interpersonal skills, a passion for quality and inclusion and the ability to build, manage and develop effective working relationships with people and partners.  

You will bring proven experience of strategic leadership, practice development and consistent achievement in a social work environment, an understanding of working across health and social care and above all a commitment to people who use, work in and rely on social work services.

Your Responsibilities 

• Lead in developing a quality assurance framework for social work practice across adult social care

• Policy development and review.

• Provide expert advice to front line staff, managers and elected members with regard to social work, strengths-based practice, complex case management and evidence-based practice.

• Directly engage and work with people who use services in the course of developing and refining practice and policy.

• The post holder will work alongside workforce leads across the NEL Health and Care Partnership and Humber Social Work Teaching Partnership to link into and work closely with higher education institutions and education and skills providers to ensure good social work education and continuing professional development.

• To horizon scan for new practice or legislative developments and to translate these into organisational policies, practices and procedures.

• Represent the organisation at regional and national forums taking an active part in professional networks.

• Develop and maintain a strategic relationship with key delivery partners in NEL, specifically, Focus, Care Plus Group and Navigo.

• The post holder will play a key leadership and ongoing oversight role in preparing for and responding to CQC assurance.

This role is a blended working role (the duties of the role may require a blend of home & office working in line with needs of the service)

All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Employee Specification. 

If you require an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nick Fripp, Interim Assistant Director, Adult Services,  nick.fripp@nhs.net

Why work for NELC?

North East Lincolnshire is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. Here are some of the main benefits:

• Flexible Working Options – agile working, compressed hours, term time working, flexi-time, home working. All to enable a work/life balance (relevant to the role you are undertaking).

• Salary Sacrifice Scheme – saves tax and national insurance by exchanging part of your gross salary for non-cash benefits such as; Holiday Extra – to purchase additional annual leave, Cycle to Work scheme and Tusker Cars (beneficial rate car lease scheme) 

• In-house wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme 

• Health Cash Plan – to claim cash back on a range of healthcare costs 

• Credit Union 

• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health & beauty and many other products and services

• Discounted Car Parking Permit 

• Local Government Pension Scheme 

• A minimum of 24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays per year (based on a 37-hour week)

NELC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and Adults at Risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.

NELC is committed to Equality and Diversity as an employer.