Advanced Practitioner - Children in Care Permanence in Northampton inNorthampton PUBLISHED WED 5 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

As an Advanced Practitioner – Children in Care Permanence based in Northampton, you will lead practice to secure adoption and other long‑term plans for looked after children. You will supervise Family Support Workers, provide case supervision and advice to Social Workers, organise reflective group supervisions and hold a small, complex caseload of high‑risk children and young people. The post requires regular collaborative work with families and partner agencies and involves travel across the county (and occasionally beyond) to support placements and permanence planning. This is a permanent, full‑time role with a salary of £48,856 to £50,997 per year.

You will be an experienced Social Worker with a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England, confident in child protection, care proceedings and the preparation of Child Permanence Reports (CPRs), Annex A reports and life‑story work. Northamptonshire Children’s Trust offers a supportive, inclusive culture, extensive learning and career development, flexible and family working (including enhanced maternity benefits), SWE registration paid annually, a £4,000 recruitment welcome bonus, up to £8,000 relocation, retention payments, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and extra leave after five years), LGPS pension with life cover, employee assistance via Health Assured and other staff discounts. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS and Barred List check. To apply, click the “Apply Now” button — you can also find and review this vacancy on jobsincare.com. Closing date: 04 December 2025.