Practice Learning Reviewer (QSW)

Practice Learning Reviewer (QSW)

Quality Assurance

£55,620 to £58,692 (plus £5k market supplement)

1X Perm Position

Newham Dockside

Closing date: 23/03/2025

IT’S OFFICIAL. WE ARE GOOD. 

Ofsted has rated our Children’s Services as GOOD overall, with Leadership being rated as OUTSTANDING. Read Ofsted’s published report in full here.

Management was described as being ambitious and effective in delivering care and protection for children. Ofsted noted that we have created an environment where good social work can flourish, with manageable caseloads and a strong Social Work Academy. Ofsted also commended our Practice Model; Newham Circles of Support. 

Ofsted described Newham as having an improved CPD offer and a positive culture of learning and development; our expanded QA service, team of Practice Development Social Workers and our Clinical Team serve as an excellent support network for practitioners. Our flexible approach to working has continued post pandemic, and Newham offers genuine remote working to social workers. 

We will continue to strive for the best for our children their families as we continue on the path to making Newham a centre of excellence for children’s social care. 

Apply now, and be part of our success.

We are NEWHAM 

We are RECRUITING

We are GOOD.

Click here to view our recruitment video.

ABOUT YOU

‘People at the heart of everything we do’

You will be committed to improving practice through creating and maintaining positive partnership relationships within your operational arena, acting as a ‘critical friend’ and providing constructive advice to improve outcomes for the children and families of Newham. 

Your role will require you to use both quantitative and qualitative data to raise practice standards through reviewing and developing practice. You will be an advocate for excellence and be a key role in the continuous development of the Quality Assurance service and in your operational arenas. You will be committed to Newham’s practice model of a restorative approach with systemic practice across all services, and will instil a positive auditing culture in your team that is beneficial to these aims.

We're looking for confident senior practitioners with significant experience of auditing within Quality Assurance. You are full of energy and enthusiasm, taking a creative but pragmatic approach to supporting your team towards improving practice across children’s social care, you work well autonomously and within a team environment and promote cohesive working. You already embrace our people focused values and want to be an active part of our collective ‘Newham Together’ journey. You want to make a difference.

You will have an experience of delivering upon service and practice improvement being an experienced qualified Social Worker with experience of leading and/or managing a team of Social Workers.  You have high working standards and have the skills and ability to present and communicate information to inform learning at strategic, operational and individual practitioner level.  You are conscious of your own professional development, actively seeking avenues of learning and improvement.

For more information about the role please view JD here

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Noshin Mohamed, Principal Social Worker and Quality Assurance Manager: Noshin.Mohamed@Newham.gov.uk 

OUR OFFER

We've been working hard to make Newham a great place to work. 

We will offer you: 

• A fantastic opportunity to shape a service and create a lasting legacy.

• A competitive salary of up to £58,692pa. 

• Flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to work from home. 

• Smarter Working with new modern technology. 

• New Social Work Academy and training in systemic practice. 

• 'Newham Together' - a positive, nurturing and collaborative work environment built on trust. 

• Excellent transport links to the rest of the capital. 

• Permanent and stable senior leadership with a consistent vision.

• Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme).

TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and provide a supporting statement through our recruitment portal. The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the relevant requirements listed in the person specification. 

Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidates' relevant experience and on candidates' suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in their supporting statement/evidenced in their CV. 

Closing date: 23/03/2025

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.

We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.

The personal information we have collected 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. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.