Advanced Practitioner

Sheldon Phillips Ltd

📍 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Full-time community-and-social-service Posted June 27, 2026

Job Description

Gloucestershire County Council

Advanced Practitioner – Children and Families Team

Pay Rate: £42 per hour

Hours: 37 per week

Contract: Locum

About the Role

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join its Children and Families Team.

You will work with children and families across a varied caseload, providing high-quality assessments, safeguarding interventions, and long-term planning to improve outcomes for children.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will also support colleagues with complex cases, contribute to practice development, and help maintain high standards across the service.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a complex caseload of Child in Need, Child Protection, and Children in Care cases.

Complete Child and Family Assessments and safeguarding investigations.

Undertake Public Law Outline (PLO) work and court proceedings where required.

Provide guida...