Adult’s Social Work Team Manager, Forensic Mental Health and Psychiatric Hospital Discharge, So[...]

Pertemps; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Adult's Social Work Team Manager to oversee operations in South London. You will manage frontline services, improve practice standards, and lead on safeguarding initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in social work management and forensic health. This is an agency role with a competitive pay and supportive consultant available for assistance.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Easy online registration

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt payroll

Qualifications

• Experience managing front-line operational services.
• Proven ability in casework with service users and carers.
• Expertise in delivering safe services and safeguarding adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management for operational services.
• Deliver improvements in practice and work standards.
• Lead on safeguarding and manage social workers.

Skills

Leadership

Case management

Safeguarding

Assessment skills

Job description

Job Title

Adult's Social Work Team Manager, Forensic Mental Health and Psychiatric Hospital Discharge, South London

Pay Rate

£40 per hour

Contract

Contract role – Forensic Mental Health and Psychiatric Hospital Discharge

About the Role

Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Adult’s Social Work Team Manager in South London. This is to work as a Practitioner Manager within Forensic Mental Health and Psychiatric Hospital Discharge.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management of front-line operational services which includes the provision a comprehensive assessment and case management service to vulnerable adults. In exceptionally complex cases this will include casework with service users and carers.
• Deliver ongoing improvements in practice and standards of work through the application of specialised knowledge and skills.
• Lead on the delivery of safe services for services users, including investigating, chairing and reviewing adult safeguarding episodes as appropriate.
• Manage a group of Social workers, Assessors and ancillary staff within the team, deputising for the Team Manager as required.
• Contribute to developing imaginative strategies to implement local and national policies (e.g. self-directed care), both in directly managed cases and also in assisting others.

Please get in touch for more information.

Agency Information

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Elle McKenna on 07823 789233 or email [e-mail] for more information.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.