Job summary
Are you ready for a dynamic and stimulating role, managing a team of mental health social workers, occupational therapist and social care support workers across Oxfordshire?
You will be part of the leadership team, using your Social Work skills and knowledge to continue to drive the social work perspective of mental health within an integrated service ensuring that peoples needs are being met in a way that promotes good quality of life and recovery.
The core function of this post is to support the social care and mental health team's leadership to achieve the aims and objectives of the Section 75 Agreement between the Trust and Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) with particular emphasis upon integrated provision of health and social care services.
Main duties of the job
We'll need you to be a qualified Social Worker with extensive management and leadership experience who can demonstrate how you have influenced and motivated excellent practice. You will understand the importance of professional networking and have experience in working in multi-disciplinary settings. Your commitment to promoting social work values will be a strength, ensuring rights focused, anti-oppressive practice is at the heart of all that the team do.
Mental health statutory experience will be important and you will have excellent knowledge of key areas of legislation in relation to Human Rights, Mental Health Act 1983, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding legislation relating to both adults and children, including associated codes of practice and an understanding of local and national policy.
You will understand the importance of managing key resources including staff, finance, performance and information. Forming and maintaining relationships across the Trust, local authority and third sector agencies and partners will be a focus of the work with the aim of ensuring the needs of people with a mental health diagnosis are being met.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The objective of the social work manager role will be to support the social care leadership team to ensure that all policy and practice decisions by the Joint Management Group for the s.75 agreement are implemented effectively in the practice of integrated teams.
You will provide professional leadership and supervision to a wide range of health and social care colleagues within and outside the organisation. You will be a strong advocate for the social perspective and rights-based practice using your expertise in Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2004, Human Rights Act 1998 and childrens legislation.
Your knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults is a key aspect of the role and you will ensure that concerns are investigated in line with the six principles of safeguarding. You will support the management and monitoring of the Section 75 pooled budget and, as appropriate, budgets for purchasing mental health social care services. and ensure that the s.75 social care staffing group achieve national and local performance targets and outcomes for both the Trust and Oxfordshire County Council.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The objective of the social work manager role will be to support the social care leadership team to ensure that all policy and practice decisions by the Joint Management Group for the s.75 agreement are implemented effectively in the practice of integrated teams.
You will provide professional leadership and supervision to a wide range of health and social care colleagues within and outside the organisation. You will be a strong advocate for the social perspective and rights-based practice using your expertise in Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2004, Human Rights Act 1998 and childrens legislation.
Your knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults is a key aspect of the role and you will ensure that concerns are investigated in line with the six principles of safeguarding. You will support the management and monitoring of the Section 75 pooled budget and, as appropriate, budgets for purchasing mental health social care services. and ensure that the s.75 social care staffing group achieve national and local performance targets and outcomes for both the Trust and Oxfordshire County Council.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work qualification
- Professional Registration
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice
- Knowledge and understanding of Care Act 2014
- Knowledge and understanding of key adult social care and mental health legislation, national policy and guidance
- Knowledge and understanding of social work values, particularly in relation to diversity and anti-discriminatory practice
- Adult safeguarding knowledge and practice
Desirable
- Child safeguarding knowledge and practice
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Commitment to the concepts of recovery, personalisation and re-ablement
- Integration of health and social care for the purpose of effective service delivery to service users and carers
- Clear understanding of the social care perspective with a focus upon the experience of service users and carers
- Setting/monitoring practice standards
- Experience of managing service change
- IT competence (Microsoft Office systems)
- Effective oral and written presentation
- Time and task management
Desirable
- Investigating complaints, incidents and HR issues
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-qualification experience
- Extensive management / leadership experience
- Management of key resources - staff, finance, performance and information
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary settings
Qualities
Essential
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Negotiating skills and professional networking
- Engagement with service users, carers and colleagues within stakeholder organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work qualification
- Professional Registration
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice
- Knowledge and understanding of Care Act 2014
- Knowledge and understanding of key adult social care and mental health legislation, national policy and guidance
- Knowledge and understanding of social work values, particularly in relation to diversity and anti-discriminatory practice
- Adult safeguarding knowledge and practice
Desirable
- Child safeguarding knowledge and practice
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Commitment to the concepts of recovery, personalisation and re-ablement
- Integration of health and social care for the purpose of effective service delivery to service users and carers
- Clear understanding of the social care perspective with a focus upon the experience of service users and carers
- Setting/monitoring practice standards
- Experience of managing service change
- IT competence (Microsoft Office systems)
- Effective oral and written presentation
- Time and task management
Desirable
- Investigating complaints, incidents and HR issues
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-qualification experience
- Extensive management / leadership experience
- Management of key resources - staff, finance, performance and information
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary settings
Qualities
Essential
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Negotiating skills and professional networking
- Engagement with service users, carers and colleagues within stakeholder organisations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
