Interim Practice Manager

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Are you looking for your next career move in management? Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Practitioner and have sound knowledge of our primary and key legislation? Do you strive to improve practice by raising standards and have personal experience of this? If the answer to these questions is yes, then we would welcome you applying for this position.

The Adult Social Care Practice Manager is a critical management role working in the Hospital Discharge and Community Team - East. You will be responsible for the delivery of an Adult Social Care Team that comprises of Social Workers and Resource Officer who have responsibility to assess, review, apply eligibility criteria and devise care and support plans for clients we are responsible for in the service.

As the Practice Manager you will ultimately be responsible for the practice in the team, ensuring that key legislation has been considered and applied as part of social care practice and intervention.

You will have sound working knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act and Equality Act. You will have experience of attending or supporting practitioners to attend court hearings and be well versed in managing complex situations of risks.

You will be responsible for supervising the safeguarding caseload of the team, guiding and directing staff to fully of statutory safeguarding duties. Strong knowledge of the Care Act section 42.1 and 42.2 is essential requirement.

If successful you will be joining an established and supportive Hospital Management Team and will be part of the Extended Service Management Team. You will be expected to chair public meetings such as safeguarding, best interest and support the public in navigating the health and social care system.

You will have a track record on delivery results, driving up standards whilst at the same time maximising performance and throughput to deliver on Key Performance Indicators.

Finally, you will be experienced in the management of HR matters and have sound knowledge of performance and capability, disciplinary and grievance matters. In your role you would be expected to lead on such matters and also support and coach junior managers through HR processes.

We look forward to receiving your covering letter and CV for this position.

Interviews are scheduled to be held within 2 weeks of the closing date and will be in person unless an MS Teams interview is requested.

What we offer in return:

There are many rewards to working for East Sussex and being part of our service, some of these include:-

• Competitive salary
• Generous pension scheme
• Hybrid working - working one or two days in an office and your remaining working week remotely
• Access to our training offer which may include financial support for you to work towards being a Best Interest Assessor and/or an Approved Mental Health Professional
• Your annual registration fee with Social Worker England will be reimbursed
• You will have the opportunity to apply for our lease car scheme subject to qualifying criteria
• Five training and development days per year to support your continuous professional development
• Protected time for you to research models, theories and caselaw
• Access to our extensive training offer that has a real focus on wellbeing and wellness

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion, please contact Hannah Woolston - Operations Manager on 01273 482777.

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Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to http://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System.

Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.