Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of adults experiencing hoarding behaviours and self-neglect? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, working to develop creative solutions that improve safety, wellbeing and independence? If so, this could be the role for you.About the RolesBased in Adult Social Care & Safeguarding and reporting to the Assistant Service Lead: Workforce Development, the Consultant Social Worker – Specialist Hoarding Service will support social care practitioners and partner agencies in responding to complex hoarding behaviours and associated self-neglect.Working in close partnership with colleagues across Adult Social Care, Adult Safeguarding, Public Health and Adult First Contact, alongside housing providers, health services, emergency services and voluntary sector organisations, the role will be instrumental in breaking down barriers and finding tailored solutions for adults with complex needs, including those who have needs under the Care Act 2014.This positions require a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, ensuring that practitioners are effectively supporting individuals through prevention, intervention and long-term planning. The Consultant Social Worker will work directly with adults alongside social care teams, supporting assessments, risk management and support planning, whilst also providing specialist consultation and contributing to strategic developments that help shape and develop the new Specialist Hoarding Service.As part of a newly established countywide service, the postholders will play a key role in developing pathways, guidance and best practice, working closely with strategic leads, partners and people with lived experience to establish a coordinated approach to hoarding and self-neglect across Staffordshire.This roles offer an element of remote working, and the postholders will work across Adult Social Care teams and partner agencies throughout Staffordshire.The roles are designated for a fixed-term period of 12 months, with scope to be extended.Working hours will be Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.