Adult’s Team Manager / Access & Review Team

Ashberry Recruitment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency seeks an Adult’s Team Manager in Milton Keynes to lead social care teams and manage operational functions. Candidates must hold a DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work, possess Social Work England registration, and have excellent management skills. The position requires both office and potential hybrid work following initial training, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Friendly compliance team

Enhanced DBS provision

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration required.
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate is necessary.
• Ability to write clear, concise assessments and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily operational leadership for the OP Review team and Access team.
• Ensure compliance with health and social care policies.
• Manage service budgets and ensure performance targets are met.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork and multi-agency contributions

Competent IT skills

Decision-making based on information

Education

DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work

Job description

Overview

Adult’s Team Manager
Team: Access & Review
Location: Milton Keynes

Details: Milton Keynes City Council
Civic Offices
1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ

Initial 2 weeks office based. Then up to 2 days from home dependent on needs of service.

We are seeking candidates with the management and supervisory skills to be able to hit the ground running supporting the Access (front door) and Older people Review Team. Please note that there is the expectation for candidates to be office based daily for the first 2 weeks

Responsibilities

• Day to day operational cover of the OP Review team and Access team; To provide visible leadership, direction to the team. To provide supervision and line management to deputy team manager and Access team staff. To ensure service budgets are monitored and controlled, to quality check and approve assessments and care plans and contact forms ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. Offering support, information and guidance to unqualified workers.
• Lead designated team to ensure continuous improvement, by meeting both relevant health and adult social care national and local performance targets and by setting and meeting service improvement targets, to provide early intervention and targeted and specialist services for adults.
• To provide visible leadership, direction, and drive not only to their Deputy Team Manager and the team they are responsible for but within the service and partnership agencies.
• Ensure a team of health and social care professionals is effectively managed and supervised. Regular supervisions, appraisal and team meetings are held ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to, and services delivered to a high standard. Performance manages and undertakes HR investigations as required.
• Service budgets are monitored and controlled, to ensure that financial and performance targets are met, and systems are in place to identify pressure areas and respond appropriately.
• To manage the team to ensure continuous improvement, by meeting national and local performance targets and by setting and meeting team improvement targets.
• All Health and Social care policies and procedures are monitored and maintained both within areas of control and across adult social care, delivering a consistent and lawful application of policy, including meeting the requirements for registration and inspections by the Care Quality Commission (or other future regulatory bodies) clinical governance and other statutory bodies.
• Complaints are investigated and reports prepared to ensure timely and appropriate resolution for customers.

Qualifications

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus.