Team Manager - Moor to Sea CHSCT

Job summary

Moor to Sea Community Health and Social Care Team

Are you looking for a new challenge with the opportunity to develop your management and leadership skills?

An exciting opportunity has arisen, and Devon County Council are currently seeking a dynamic and compassionate Team Manager to lead our dedicated team in delivering high-quality services to individuals across the Moor to Sea area.

We have a diverse demographic, and the team supports work with adults of working age with a physical and/ or learning disability including transition to adulthood, older persons with physical disabilities and/ or mental health, including dementia, and carers.

One of the benefits of working in the Moor to Sea team is the well-established team of committed, self-starting practitioners.

The team has a strong work ethic, positively working to champion the rights of the individuals they work with.

We are a highly competent team who manage challenge daily and exhibit strengths-based practice every day.

We have a strong team spirit and are committed to working collaboratively with health colleagues in our integrated team. We are passionate about supporting our colleagues to progress their professional and career development.

Main duties of the job

The Role

As a Team Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction to our team of experienced social workers, occupational therapists, and social care assessors.

The role will require you to manage a team of practitioners who undertake varied caseloads which include care and support needs assessments, moving and handling assessments, mental capacity assessments, management of risk, safeguarding enquiries and court work.

You will supervise practitioners and support them to promote independence and apply an asset-based approach which seeks to optimise opportunities for people to reduce and delay their need for formal care and support.

You will have experience in safeguarding adults and will lead safeguarding enquiries in accordance with organisational policy and guidance. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our clients receive the support they need to thrive. You will join an excellent team and receive high levels of support from your CSM and Advanced Social Worker, as well as the wider leadership team in Moor to Sea; Community Nursing, and Intermediate Care Operational leads, and Clinical Leads. Devon County Council has a flexible working policy. Candidates will need to be committed to spending a minimum of 50%-time office based to support the team, alongside home working arrangements. You will need to be able to drive and have access to transport.

About us

About You

You must be a registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse with experience working in Adult Social Care. You will have some leadership experience in supervising or managing others. You will be able to demonstrate your legal literacy, including knowledge and experience of working to the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act. Experience of court work is an advantage.

What we can offer you

• We are committed to yourcontinuous professional development, doing all we can to help you to get the most from your career.
• We offer26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years service.

• Recognition of NHS continuous service for contractual annual leave purposes, sick pay entitlement and Maternity/Adoption & Paternity pay entitlement (within DCC Terms & Conditions)

• Flexible working opportunitiesare available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role please discuss at further at interview)
• Offer an opportunity to enter agenerous Local Government Pension Scheme.
• If you are currently living, working or studying in the UK and are looking to relocate to Devon,subject to qualifying conditions and in exceptional circumstances,relocation supportof up to £10,000, may be available.
• Please note: At this time, we are unable to consider overseas applications.