Senior Practitioner |Mental Health & Substance Misuse| East Sussex| £40 per hour

Company: Tripod Partners
Apply for the Senior Practitioner |Mental Health & Substance Misuse| East Sussex| £40 per hour
Location: Hastings
Job Description:

Senior Practitioner needed for our Mental Health & Substance Misuse team in Hastings, paying £40 ph!

  • Location: Hastings
  • Team: Mental Health & Substance & Misuse team
  • Rate: £40ph
  • Contract: Locum / Full-time
  • Start: ASAP

About the Role:

As a Senior Practitioner, you will:

  • Hold and manage a caseload of working-age adults with complex mental health and substance misuse needs.
  • Provide high-quality social work practice and professional support to colleagues.
  • Support the Practice Manager with theeffective day-to-day running of the team.
  • Providestaff supervisionand contribute to the development of practitioners.
  • Promote excellent professional standards, safeguarding and person-centred practice.
  • Use IT systems andperformance reports/datato monitor and support team performance.
  • Work collaboratively with health, social care and other partner agencies.
  • Respond positively and effectively to ahigh-demand environment, managing competing priorities and working at pace.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be an experienced social care professional with:

  • SignificantSenior Social Worker/Senior Practitioner experience.
  • Essential experience working withinadult mental health and substance misuse services.
  • Proven experience ofstaff supervision.
  • Strong knowledge of social work practice, safeguarding and relevant legislation.
  • Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
  • Competent IT skills and the ability to interpret and use performance information.
  • A positive, supportive and solution-focused approach.
  • The ability to work confidently in a busy environment and manage competing demands.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

  • Your own dedicated specialist consultant
  • Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
  • Prompt and reliable payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • £500 referral fees

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Posted: September 12th, 2026