Job Description

Suffolk County Council

Address:

Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX - Hybrid

Salary:

34,434 - 40,777 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Hours:

37 hours per week, flexible working options available

Contract:

Permanent



At Suffolk County Council, every role is a chance to create positive change. As a

Senior Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner

in our Mental Health South and Mental Health East teams, you'll see the direct impact of your work on the people and communities that make Suffolk special. Join us and turn passion for progress into your action.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you'll work directly with people receiving services to review their care and support plans, ensuring they meet individual needs and promote independence and wellbeing. You'll be a key part of our mission to deliver high-quality, personalised outcomes that are economically sustainable.


On a typical day, you might:

assess eligibility under the Care Act 2014 arrange care packages tailored to individual needs evaluate decision-making capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 apply safeguarding policies and procedures review existing services to ensure quality and compliance complete checklists under the Continuing Health Care Framework conduct phone assessments, home visits, and attend professional meetings.

This role involves lone working in the community, and you'll be supported through a comprehensive induction, shadowing opportunities, and ongoing training.

What you will need

We hope you'll bring:

a warm, approachable manner strong communication skills confidence in a busy, target-focused environment a commitment to learning and development

You'll work as part of a dynamic social work team, collaborating with colleagues in contracts and service development, and building strong partnerships across health and social care. You'll help ensure systems are joined up and accessible and promote Suffolk County Council's values in everything you do.


You can view a full list of requirements in the

Job and Person Profile (Word)

. If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

This is an exciting time to join our Mental Health Service within Adult Social Care. We're investing in additional capacity and introducing new roles to support transformation and improve outcomes.


You'll be part of a strong, forward-thinking team working closely with partners across Health and Social Care, including Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Children and Young People Services. Co-production is central to our approach, and we're proud of our commitment to professional development and best practice.


Our work is guided by the People at the Heart of Care strategy and the Signs of Safety and Wellbeing practice model, promoting independence, personalisation, and digital care.

Empowering Everyone

We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our

Workforce Equality Report

For more information

For an informal discussion about the

Mental Health South

role, please contact

Libby Clark

by emailing

libby.clark@suffolk.gov.uk

or calling

01473 264127.

For the

Mental Health East

role, please contact

Claire Mulley

by emailing

claire.mulley@suffolk.gov.uk

or calling

01473 263664.

How to apply

Step 1 -

Read the

Job and Person Profile (JPP) (Word).

Step 2 -

Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.

Step 3 -

Upload asupporting statement

indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section

of theJPP.


You should use the

Supporting Statement template

. Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We ask you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Please note:

Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing

recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk

or calling

03456 014412

. If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 5 October 2025.

Interview date: week commencing 15 October 2025.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

As a modern and effective council, we

offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of

skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that

flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to

understand and support your individual needs. We're driven

to make a positive difference to the world around us and

encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you'll enjoy:



up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).