Hampshire County Council

Assistant Service Manager (North Hospital Discharge Service)

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Job summary

Joining our established, multi-disciplinary Hospital Teams youll support the development of the North Hospital Discharge Service. As a qualified Social Worker experienced in safeguarding, complex case work, resource allocation and funding, youll be passionate about working with people to achieve the best outcomes enabling people to be safe, as independent as possible and to live the lives they want.

Main duties of the job

Youll work with both health and social care colleagues to deliver excellent social work services that make a difference to adults in need of social care. Youll balance performance and drive improvement for safe, effective, and timely discharges whilst working with commissioners to maximise opportunities and utilisation of discharge services.

About us

Were a high-performing County Council with a focus on providing quality services and support to the people of Hampshire. Were very proud that our teams are so committed to delivering the high standards that our strong reputation is built on.

We're pioneering some changes to social care practice in Hampshire; radically changing the way we work and creating the right conditions to ensure social workers can work flexibly and are given the capacity to provide the level of support and attention that is required for them to make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.

We're investing in social workers to help drive this change and enabling our staff to be more agile so they can be fulfilled professionally and enjoy a good balance between work and home life.

Details

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£51,220 to £57,405 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

F0017-23-0053

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7UJ


North Hampshire Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NA


Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

As an Assistant Service Manager for Adults' Health and Care, you'll provide person centred, safe and secure services through the enactment of social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by professional training.

You will provide operational leadership of a large social work team across several key responsibilities including with hospitals and Short-Term Services and deliver excellent social work services that make a difference to adults in need of social care. You'll work as part of a wider hospital service and a wider local NHS system to ensure quality, performance and outcomes for people and lead strengths based social work practice in line with departmental aims and objectives.As an Assistant Service Manager for Adults' Health and Care, you'll provide

person centred, safe and secure services through the enactment of social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by professional training.

You will provide operational leadership of a large social work team across several key responsibilities including with hospitals and Short-Term Services and deliver excellent social work services that make a difference to adults in need of social care. You'll work as part of a wider hospital service and a wider local NHS system to ensure quality, performance and outcomes for people and lead strengths based social work practice in line with departmental aims and objectives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an Assistant Service Manager for Adults' Health and Care, you'll provide person centred, safe and secure services through the enactment of social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by professional training.

You will provide operational leadership of a large social work team across several key responsibilities including with hospitals and Short-Term Services and deliver excellent social work services that make a difference to adults in need of social care. You'll work as part of a wider hospital service and a wider local NHS system to ensure quality, performance and outcomes for people and lead strengths based social work practice in line with departmental aims and objectives.As an Assistant Service Manager for Adults' Health and Care, you'll provide

person centred, safe and secure services through the enactment of social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by professional training.

You will provide operational leadership of a large social work team across several key responsibilities including with hospitals and Short-Term Services and deliver excellent social work services that make a difference to adults in need of social care. You'll work as part of a wider hospital service and a wider local NHS system to ensure quality, performance and outcomes for people and lead strengths based social work practice in line with departmental aims and objectives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England (SWE)
  • Confirmation that ASYE has been successfully completed (post 2012)
  • Social work post graduate qualification eg Best Interest Assessor
  • Experience in social work practice eg 4 years

Desirable

  • Knowledge
  • Understand equalities issues
  • Understand data protection & confidentiality

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to identify staff development needs
  • Ability to work collaboratively and maintain partnership working in challenging
  • situations
  • Ability to lead and manage staff in challenging situations
  • Ability to provide vision and direction in challenging situations
  • Ability to monitor and evaluate performance and take action as appropriate
  • Ability to recognise problems, identify solutions and negotiate in challenging
  • situations
  • Ability to monitor and evaluate compliance with statutory duties and take
  • action as appropriate
  • Ability to deploy resources to meet business objectives
  • Ability to work with complex statistical, financial and performance information,
  • and reconcile budgets
  • Ability to implement best value principles and resource constraints
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England (SWE)
  • Confirmation that ASYE has been successfully completed (post 2012)
  • Social work post graduate qualification eg Best Interest Assessor
  • Experience in social work practice eg 4 years

Desirable

  • Knowledge
  • Understand equalities issues
  • Understand data protection & confidentiality

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to identify staff development needs
  • Ability to work collaboratively and maintain partnership working in challenging
  • situations
  • Ability to lead and manage staff in challenging situations
  • Ability to provide vision and direction in challenging situations
  • Ability to monitor and evaluate performance and take action as appropriate
  • Ability to recognise problems, identify solutions and negotiate in challenging
  • situations
  • Ability to monitor and evaluate compliance with statutory duties and take
  • action as appropriate
  • Ability to deploy resources to meet business objectives
  • Ability to work with complex statistical, financial and performance information,
  • and reconcile budgets
  • Ability to implement best value principles and resource constraints

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pauline Mundy

07718146821

Details

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£51,220 to £57,405 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

F0017-23-0053

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7UJ


North Hampshire Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NA


Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG


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