£48,003 – £51,138Full TimeEN
Salary range: £48,003 - £51,138 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time
💡 Lead practice. Strengthen partnerships. Transform lives.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.We are seeking a skilled and resilient Advanced Practitioner to join Brent’s SMART Team – a dynamic, specialist multi agency service working with adults experiencing multiple and complex needs.
The SMART Team brings together Social Workers, Support Workers, Housing Community Workers, Move On Workers, and Drug & Alcohol practitioners, working closely with health, mental health, housing, voluntary sector and partners to deliver coordinated, person centred responses.
Our work supports Brent residents affected by substance use, homelessness, mental health needs, physical disabilities, multiple disadvantage, and self neglect, using creative, trauma informed and proportionate interventions.
The Post
⚡ Practice leadership where it matters most
As an Advanced Practitioner, you will provide practice leadership, case oversight, mentoring and supervision, supporting high‑risk, complex cases requiring a coordinated multi‑agency response. You will play a key role in safeguarding, risk management, decision‑making, and driving high standards of practice across the team.
You will model excellent professional judgement, support staff to work confidently with resistance and disengagement, and ensure that care is delivered in line with Care Act principles, least‑restrictive practice, and strengths‑based approaches.
Key Responsibilities
👤 An experienced practitioner. A confident leader. A collaborative problem‑solver.
You will be a registered Social Worker with substantial post‑qualifying experience and a strong commitment to multi‑agency working.
You will bring:
Why Join SMART?
This is a challenging but highly rewarding role, offering the opportunity to work creatively across professional boundaries and make a tangible difference to the lives of Brent’s most vulnerable residents. You will be part of a supportive leadership structure, with scope to influence practice, develop staff, and shape innovative responses to complex social care issues.
👉 Apply now and take the next step in your leadership career.
Why join us?We know people achieve their best when they feel valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, we advise that you apply as soon as possible.
Additional InformationIf you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the essential requirements on the Job description. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk. Job Description
