South PHN Business Support Team Leader

Job summary

Full time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)

Job Location:Office location (Follaton House, Totnes) + working from home

Are you looking for a role where you make a difference? Are you looking to be part of a flexible and supportive team? Do you have a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards learning, and are proactive and willing to help and support others? Are you looking to work in an organisation where you are valued and provided with an attractive benefits package? If the answer is yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are currently looking for a Public Health Nursing Business Support Team Leader to join our Business Support Team based in Totnes (Follaton House).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced manager to lead a busy team of business support staff in South Devon. The Business Support Team Leader will have line management responsibility for up to ten administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

About the role

Public Health Nursing is made up of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Staff Nurses, Specialist Safeguarding Nurses and Community Health Workers providing support to children and families in Devon and promoting child health and development. It performs an essential role in protecting and safeguarding vulnerable children and families. Key aspects of the Business Support Team Leaders role include:

• Providing day-to-day line management of Public Health Nursing business support staff, including regular one-to-one meetings, allocation of work, absence management, recruitment and selection, induction and training and development, performance management, managing leave requests and workloads
• Undertaking risk assessments to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of staff
• Taking a lead in process reviews by collaborating with colleagues and managers, making suggestions and expressing views about how systems and processes can be improved, planning and implementing changes
• Being proactive in ensuring the accuracy of data on the organisations systems and databases and being creative and innovative to find solutions and improvements to the service with the use of technology.
• Keeping up to date with evolving legislation, Codes of Practice, national and international standards and government agendas in relation to the management of information requests.

About us

Why come and work for Devon County Council?:

• Flexibility with working hours and locations, including some home working
• Excellent health & wellbeing culture within the organisation
• Excellent employee discount scheme Devon Discounts and Blue Light Card Accommodation, Food & Drink, Leisure & Transport and more!
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Excellent ongoing internal learning, development & training opportunities
• Local Government Pension scheme membership
• 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 31 days after 5 years service, 32 days after 10 years' service, 33 after 15 years's service and 34 days after 20 years' service(pro rata for PT staff). Plus the opportunity to apply to purchase additional annual leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for promotion and progression within the organisation