Advanced Practitioner - Care and Support Team (CAST)

The Role

Do you see yourself leading innovative practice that supports both adults with mental health needs and their carers?

Can you use your expertise to strengthen services and empower individuals to live fulfilling, independent lives?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Our Care and Support Team (CAST) is looking for a passionate and dedicated Advanced Practitioner to join our amazing team and help make a difference today.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a dual role that combines direct practice with strategic leadership in enhancing support for informal carers. As an Advanced Practitioner, you’ll play a pivotal part in improving outcomes for adults with complex mental health needs and strengthening our approach to carer support across Southwark.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead for Carer Support – Developing and coordinating our carer support offer in line with the Care Act 2014, overseeing carer assessments, improving pathways across services, and providing line management for the Assistant Practitioner (Carers).
• Senior Practitioner within CAST – Managing a small caseload of complex and high-profile cases, mentoring and supporting colleagues, and participating in the duty senior rota to ensure high standards of practice across the team.

This role offers the opportunity to influence practice, shape service delivery, and support both residents and colleagues within a dynamic and supportive environment.

About You:

We’re looking for a confident and motivated professional who combines strong frontline skills with the ability to lead and influence practice. You’ll bring expertise, creativity, and a commitment to improving outcomes for adults and their carers.

You will have:

• A Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
• In-depth knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, mental health practice, and safeguarding.
• A solid understanding of the challenges faced by informal carers and the barriers to accessing support.
• Proven experience working with adults with complex mental health needs.
• Excellent partnership working skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across agencies and disciplines.

About the Team:

The Care and Support Team (CAST) is part of Southwark Council’s Adult Social Care division and plays a key role in delivering specialist mental health support across the borough. We are a diverse, multi-disciplinary team committed to promoting independence, inclusion, and dignity for all adults.

As part of Southwark, you’ll benefit from:

• A supportive and inclusive culture that values wellbeing and professional growth.
• Ongoing training and leadership development opportunities.
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working options.
• Generous annual leave entitlement and membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alex Waddington at alex.waddington@southwark.gov.uk.

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced level.

Benefits and more information:

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 14th December 2025

Shortlisting date/s: 19th December 2025

Interview date/s: 15th January 2026

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Attachments

• CAST_AdvancedPractitioner_JD.pdf