Pooja Pattni
Leicester
Summary
Strategic leader with expertise in stakeholder engagement, business transformation, and service redesign. Experienced in risk management, programme delivery, and change initiatives within the public sector. Delivers operational improvements and fosters multi-agency collaboration. Skilled in analytical problem-solving and decision-making, with a focus on regulatory compliance and performance management to drive organisational change.
Overview
3
3
Languages
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Social Worker, Children & Families
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
2025.02 - 2026.07
- Manage a portfolio of complex safeguarding, child protection and care planning cases involving significant levels of risk and multi-agency intervention.
- Lead assessments, investigations and interventions to inform strategic decision-making and ensure positive outcomes for children and families.
- Chair multi-disciplinary meetings, including Child in Need, Child Protection, Core Group and Team Around the Child meetings, driving accountability and coordinated action planning.
- Influenced senior leaders and partner agencies to achieve coordinated interventions on complex, high-risk cases.
- Led multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholder groups across children's services, education, healthcare, housing, policing and legal services.
- Mentored and coached social workers, supporting professional development and strengthening service capability.
- Delivered positive outcomes in highly regulated environments while balancing competing priorities and organisational objectives.
- Managed complex workloads and sensitive situations, demonstrating strong judgement, resilience and leadership under pressure.
- Supported service improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing operational effectiveness, quality assurance and client outcomes.
- Produce high-quality analytical reports, court statements and recommendations to support legal proceedings and senior management decision-making.
- Build and maintain effective partnerships with education, health, housing, police, legal services and specialist agencies to deliver integrated solutions for vulnerable children and families.
- Undertake risk assessments and provide recommendations to mitigate safeguarding, welfare and organisational risks.
- Chaired strategic and operational meetings to drive accountability, risk management and effective decision-making.
- Contribute to service delivery through duty responsibilities, strategy discussions and complex case management.
- Key Responsibilities
Advanced Practitioner, Intervention Planning Team
London Borough of Barnet
2023.11 - 2024.09
- Led high-risk cases through assessment, planning and legal processes, ensuring effective risk management and statutory compliance.
- Led pre-proceedings and court-related work, partnering closely with legal teams and senior leaders to inform case strategy and decision-making.
- Chaired strategy meetings and coordinated multi-agency interventions, enhancing planning efficiency and achieving timely outcomes.
- Successfully coordinated complex multi-agency interventions involving education, healthcare, housing, police and legal stakeholders to improve outcomes for children and families.
- Managed a portfolio of complex child protection, care proceedings and safeguarding cases involving significant legal and operational risk.
- Produced analytical reports, court documentation and care plans that informed judicial decisions and supported organisational objectives.
- Delivered evidence-based recommendations that informed court proceedings, safeguarding plans and senior leadership decisions.
- Cultivated stakeholder relationships across partner organisations, facilitating collaboration and expediting decision-making processes.
- Provided guidance and support to colleagues, promoting best practice and consistency across the service.
- Supported service efficiency and quality through effective workload management, prioritisation of competing demands and robust governance processes.
- Demonstrated leadership in complex and challenging situations by facilitating strategic discussions, managing conflict and achieving consensus among stakeholders.
- Key Responsibilities
- Key Achievements
Children's POD Social Worker, Long-Term Safeguarding Service
Achieving for Children
2023.02 - 2023.06
- Managed complex safeguarding and child protection cases, ensuring thorough assessments and effective intervention planning to protect vulnerable children.
- Conducted risk assessments and evidence-based reviews to support service planning and decision-making.
- Delivered effective case management within a high-demand safeguarding environment.
- Collaborated with partner agencies to deliver coordinated support and improved outcomes for children and families.
- Prepared comprehensive reports and actionable recommendations for legal proceedings and safeguarding reviews, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Enhanced planning and risk mitigation by conducting robust assessments and engaging stakeholders to improve support for children and families.
- Key Responsibilities
- Key Achievements
Project Social Worker, CIN Service Pilot
London Borough of Harrow
2021.12 - 2022.12
- Managed complex Child in Need and Child Protection cases while maintaining quality and compliance standards.
- Led assessments, care planning activities and safeguarding interventions for vulnerable children and families.
- Facilitated strategy meetings and coordinated multi-agency responses to complex cases.
- Contributed to delivery of pilot programme, improving service efficiency and reducing workload.
- Supported service improvement initiative, reducing caseloads and enhancing operational effectiveness.
- Managed high-volume workload, ensuring quality outcomes and compliance with statutory requirements.
- Key Responsibilities
- Key Achievements
Senior Social Worker, CIN & Safeguarding Service
London Borough of Ealing
2020.01 - 2021.11
- Managed complex safeguarding portfolio, overseeing child protection investigations, legal proceedings, and risk management to ensure child safety and welfare.
- Successfully managed high-risk cases through assessment, intervention and legal processes.
- Led safeguarding interventions and coordinated activity across multiple agencies and stakeholders.
- Produced analytical assessments and recommendations that enhanced senior decision-making and informed court processes, contributing to effective case outcomes.
- Supported planning and governance activities relating to pre-proceedings and child protection cases.
- Built strong stakeholder relationships, fostering collaboration that enhanced service delivery and improved outcomes for children and families.
- Key Responsibilities
- Key Achievements
Senior Social Worker
Richmond Council
2019.01 - 2020.01
- Delivered safeguarding investigations and developed improvement plans, promoting client safety and wellbeing.
- Assisted in preparation and organisation of court documentation and evidence. and legal processes.
- Managed complex caseloads, ensuring timely interventions and support for vulnerable clients.
- Advised stakeholders on potential impacts of decisions on service delivery. impacting organisational and service outcomes.
- Led multi-agency engagement to align strategies and enhance service delivery for at-risk populations.
- Organised and led governance meetings to discuss strategic priorities and initiatives. and strategic reviews.
Social Worker
Coventry City Council
2017.01 - 2019.01
- Delivered safeguarding investigations and improvement plans, promoting safety and wellbeing for at-risk clients.
- Assisted in preparation of court documents and evidence for legal proceedings.
- Managed large and complex caseloads, ensuring comprehensive support for vulnerable individuals.
- Led multi-agency stakeholder engagement to enhance collaborative approaches for client welfare.
- Influenced decisions impacting organisational and service outcomes.
- Facilitated governance meetings and strategic reviews.
Social Worker
Leicester City Council
2016.01 - 2017.01
- Delivered safeguarding investigations, implementing improvement plans to protect at-risk clients.
- Supported court proceedings and legal processes.
- Managed complex caseloads, ensuring comprehensive support for vulnerable individuals.
- Led multi-agency engagement, fostering collaboration to enhance service delivery.
- Facilitated governance meetings and strategic reviews.
- Influenced decisions impacting organisational and service outcomes.
Social Worker
London Borough of Camden
2015.01 - 2016.01
- Managed large, complex caseloads to ensure timely and effective support for clients.
- Delivered safeguarding investigations and improvement plans.
- Supported court proceedings and legal processes.
- Led multi-agency stakeholder engagement to enhance collaborative outcomes for service users.
- Facilitated governance meetings and strategic reviews to drive improvements in service delivery.
- Influenced decisions impacting organisational and service outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Birmingham City University
BirminghamSkills
- Safeguarding programme management
- Case management enhancement
- Risk governance
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Analytical problem-solving
- Service delivery optimisation
- Operational improvement
- Performance management
- Agency collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
- Complex decision-making
- Regulatory compliance
- Executive communication
- Leadership coaching
- Workforce transformation
- Public advisory
Affiliations
- Tennis, Reading and Art
Languages
English
Native
Gujarati
Fluent
Hindi
Upper intermediate
Timeline
Social Worker, Children & Families
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
2025.02 - 2026.07
Advanced Practitioner, Intervention Planning Team
London Borough of Barnet
2023.11 - 2024.09
Children's POD Social Worker, Long-Term Safeguarding Service
Achieving for Children
2023.02 - 2023.06
Project Social Worker, CIN Service Pilot
London Borough of Harrow
2021.12 - 2022.12
Senior Social Worker, CIN & Safeguarding Service
London Borough of Ealing
2020.01 - 2021.11
Senior Social Worker
Richmond Council
2019.01 - 2020.01
Social Worker
Coventry City Council
2017.01 - 2019.01
Social Worker
Leicester City Council
2016.01 - 2017.01
Social Worker
London Borough of Camden
2015.01 - 2016.01
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
Birmingham City University