Internal Vacancy - Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

*This job may be suitable as a secondment opportunity for internal candidates wishing to gain experience in a higher or different role. Managers and applicants must note that all secondments are subject to agreement between the relevant departments and therefore the recruiting manager must speak with HR before offering a job on a secondment basis. *

Acting up opportunity, initially to 31/10/26 with the possibility of being extended

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our bespoke Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) team as an Advanced Practitioner. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled practitioner who is passionate about human rights, legal literacy, and high‑quality practice to play a key role in strengthening and developing DoLS practice within our service.

About the candidate:

As an Advanced Practitioner within the DoLS team, you will provide expert practice support, guidance, and oversight across complex cases, ensuring that assessments and authorisations meet the highest professional and legal standards.

You will work closely with Social Workers, Best Interest Assessors, legal colleagues, and partner agencies to ensure that the rights of people who may be deprived of their liberty are safeguarded and upheld. You will also work alongside an experienced manager with many years of social work practice, who is passionate about developing the service and motivated to make this team one of the best.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact: carolmussa@wirral.gov.uk

As part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

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It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

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