Advanced Practitioner - Frontline

About the role
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is a partner with Frontline which involved us having Frontline Student Hubs in our organisation.

What is Frontline?
Frontline is a charity working with social workers like you to make life better for children at risk of harm. We have partnered with your local authority to recruit and train new social workers through Approach Social Work: our three year masters programme.

Application deadline is 15th December 2025 and interviews will be held on 9th January 2026

What will you be doing?
A Consultant Social Worker (CSW) manages and supports a hub of five participants in their first year on Approach Social Work. As a CSW you will remain in practice while developing new skills as a manager, leader and practice educator.

• Manage a hub of five Approach participants, who are undertaking their Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work.
• Be the named case holder of all children and families assigned to your hub, holding responsibility for ensuring statutory requirements of the hub’s cases are complied with and holding responsibility for decisions in case work.
• Hold regular one-to-one supervision with the participants in your hub.
• Manage the workflow and allocation of work in your hub.
• Ensure practice assessments are completed and deadlines are met by your hub.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to your hub.
• Support your participants to apply their learning with children and families.
• Regularly observe your hub in their direct work with families, giving developmental feedback.
• Track and report on each participant’s progress through the programme.

About you

• You are a positive, solution-focused and flexible person with a passion for developing others.
• You have experience in supervising others.
• Have PEP 2 qualification or be willing to undertake this qualification.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of the PCF’s and KSS.
• Have experience in Children’s safeguarding practice and knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work effectively.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check.

About us
At Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do – in every decision we make and every action we take. Our mission is driven by the unwavering commitment to achieving the best outcomes for them. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils.

Our workforce are our most valuable asset and are pivotal to making the services and support we offer to children, young people and families who need us to be the absolute best we can be.

We value our colleagues and empower them to be able to do the best job of their lives every single day, working in a culture of support and kindness where achievements are celebrated and creativity is very much welcomed.

At NCT equality, diversity and inclusion are part of us and in everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and thrive in our organisation. We are a disability confident employer and have a commitment to care leavers who we guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria.

Join our dedicated team and be a part of an organisation where your work makes a real difference.

Our benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues).
• Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £6,000.
• Relocation costs of up to £8,000.
• Retention bonus payments for established personnel.
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years.
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits.
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions.
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities.
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme.