Lead Investigator

Lead Investigator Location: Sheffield/Hybrid working Salary: £44,866 per year, rising to £47,293 per year Vacancy Type: Full-time Closing Date: 19th of July 2026 Social Work England is the specialist body that regulates social workers in their vital role. Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate to protect the public, enable positive change, and ultimately improve people s lives. The lead investigator will lead and manage an investigations team which focusses on progressing fitness to practise concerns, including high-profile and complex cases. What you will do Proactively line manage a team of investigators to ensure robust, high-quality investigations, in line with key performance indicators. Manage high risk cases and/or cases of a serious nature in line with guidance and procedures and escalate issues where appropriate, to ensure public safety is always maintained. Support and provide regular supervision to investigators in the planning, risk assessing and progressing of cases in line with guidance and procedures. Conduct reviews of your teams Investigation Plans, Risk Assessments and other key products, ensuring they are of a consistent high-quality. Ensure that your team present high-quality case investigation reports and evidential bundles to social workers and the Case Examiners which identify issues clearly and present ..... full job details .....