Job summary
Adult Care are looking to recruit a permanent
Assistant Team Manager for the Community Response team.
Being an inspiring leader you will want to ensure
that all staff are valued, well led, motivated and developed through learning
opportunities that enhance their professional practice within the services aims
and objectives
You will promote a culture of continuous improvement,
through ownership of performance and maintaining quality assurance systems for
the services. You will work to deliver the vision of the new Hospital Discharge
Policy and support the team to provide operational cover 7 days a week,
offering flexible working patterns over 7 days. You will work closely with
acute and community health colleagues to ensure safe and effective discharges
from the acute as well as working to prevent hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job
This is an ideal opportunity to develop your career
and contribute to further improving services for older people and adults within
Swindon. If you believe you have the background and experience to deliver in
this exciting and challenging role, we want to hear from you.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity,
further please contact Rebecca Freeman, Team Manager, Community Response Hub -
rfreeman@swindon.gov.uk
About us
Make a
difference, make it better, make it right - putting Swindon and its people at
the heart of everything we do.
We are committed to providing our
employees with a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging
creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing
personal development and a flexible work life balance.
Our current benefits include:
Flexible working
25 days holiday
A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension scheme
Purchase of annual leave
Leisure
and Legal Services discounts
Eating Out, Shopping and Entertainment discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
To operationally manage and supervise the team to ensure high quality
service to vulnerable adults eligible under the care Act 2015 including older
people, those with a physical disability and patients discharged from hospital ; focussed on good outcomes with timely
interventions at the right level; within statutory guidelines and within given
resource and budget availability.
To model good management by taking professional responsibility for the
provision of a high
quality and responsive service.
To assist the Team Manager in the determination of priorities, and
through effective management and supervision of social care staff, ensure adults
are safeguarded and their welfare promoted.
To assist in the initiation and implementation of operational business
plans, legislation and policy guidance for the delivery of the Council
priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To operationally manage and supervise the team to ensure high quality
service to vulnerable adults eligible under the care Act 2015 including older
people, those with a physical disability and patients discharged from hospital ; focussed on good outcomes with timely
interventions at the right level; within statutory guidelines and within given
resource and budget availability.
To model good management by taking professional responsibility for the
provision of a high
quality and responsive service.
To assist the Team Manager in the determination of priorities, and
through effective management and supervision of social care staff, ensure adults
are safeguarded and their welfare promoted.
To assist in the initiation and implementation of operational business
plans, legislation and policy guidance for the delivery of the Council
priorities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) recognised social work qualification and HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Direct responsibility for operational staff
- Considerable experience of services to vulnerable people
- Substantial post-qualification experience in a relevant setting
- Experience of the whole range of Adults Services and support available for adults and their carers.
- Understanding of the full range of universal services and ability to recognise and families who would benefit from those services
- Demonstrable working knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and policy context relating to the work of Social Care relevant to the service area
- Commitment to a person-centred approach
- Commitment to team work and engagement
- Commitment to multi-agency working across a range of services to promote better outcomes for adults and young people in transition and their carers.
- A focus on performance management and service development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in often pressured environments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) recognised social work qualification and HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Direct responsibility for operational staff
- Considerable experience of services to vulnerable people
- Substantial post-qualification experience in a relevant setting
- Experience of the whole range of Adults Services and support available for adults and their carers.
- Understanding of the full range of universal services and ability to recognise and families who would benefit from those services
- Demonstrable working knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and policy context relating to the work of Social Care relevant to the service area
- Commitment to a person-centred approach
- Commitment to team work and engagement
- Commitment to multi-agency working across a range of services to promote better outcomes for adults and young people in transition and their carers.
- A focus on performance management and service development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in often pressured environments.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
