Advanced Practitioner - MASH

Position: Advanced Practitioner
Team: MASH – South Advice & Guidance Service
Contract: Locum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Pay Rate: £37 per hour
Location: Manchester 

Sheldon Phillips are working with Manchester City Council to appoint an Advanced Practitioner within their South Advice and Guidance Service. This role focuses on high-quality screening of all contacts received, ensuring that children and families receive the right support at the right time. As a senior member of the team, you will also contribute to quality assurance activity and support less experienced staff in maintaining consistent, safe practice.

What You Can Expect:

  • A fast-paced front-door environment focused on robust, defensible decision-making

  • A supportive team culture with strong multi-agency relationships

  • Hybrid working with clear expectations and structured processes

  • Opportunities to influence practice quality and support staff development

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Complete robust screening of all incoming contacts to determine appropriate next steps

  • Apply strong analytical and safeguarding skills to identify risk and need

  • Dip-sample casework and contribute to quality assurance processes

  • Support and guide less experienced staff within the Advice & Guidance Service

  • Participate in multi-agency review meetings and information-sharing forums

  • Provide advice at drop-in sessions and promote consistent thresholds

  • Ensure timely, accurate recording and high standards of professional practice

Requirements:

  • SWE Registration

  • Social Work qualification

  • Extensive post-qualified experience in MASH, Duty/Assessment, or similar front-door services

  • Strong safeguarding, analytical, and risk assessment skills

  • Experience supporting or mentoring colleagues

  • Confident, proactive, and able to make sound, defensible decisions

If you’re an experienced social worker with strong analytical skills looking to take on a senior role within Manchester’s front-door service, this Advanced Practitioner opportunity offers impact, responsibility, and a supportive team environment.