Learning and Review Manager HCC625180

Hampshire County Council; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Sick pay

LGPS

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hampshire County Council within Adults' Health and Care is seeking a senior leader to head the Principal Social Worker Team, coordinating Coroners' processes, safeguarding reviews and serious incidents. You will oversee complex reviews, provide professional guidance, and work with legal services and safeguarding partners to drive improvements.

The role focuses on turning review findings into training, policy updates and service improvements, with a strong emphasis on lawful practice and

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate learning and review activity across Adults' Health and Care, including Coroners' work, serious incidents and safeguarding and domestic abuse reviews
• Undertake complex, sensitive and high-profile reviews and investigations, producing reports, statements, recommendations and learning outputs
• Provide professional oversight, advice and quality assurance so review activity is consistent, proportionate and lawful
• Identify themes, trends and learning from review activity and turn them into recommendations, guidance, training and service improvements
• Build and maintain relationships with HM Coroner's Service, Legal Services, safeguarding partners and operational services
• Coach, mentor and support colleagues carrying out reviews, investigations and reports across the Directorate
• Use data, insight and performance information to monitor activity, evaluate impact and give assurance
• Contribute flexibly to the wider work of the Principal Social Worker Team

Job description

This specialist practice leadership post sits in the newly established Principal Social Worker Team at Hampshire County Council, within Adults' Health and Care. It coordinates and oversees responses to Coroners' processes, serious incidents, Safeguarding Adults Reviews and Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews, and the postholder also carries out complex reviews and investigations. The role works across legal services, the HM Coroner's Service and safeguarding partners, and turns review findings into training and service improvement.

What the job involves

• Lead and coordinate learning and review activity across Adults' Health and Care, including Coroners' work, serious incidents and safeguarding and domestic abuse reviews
• Undertake complex, sensitive and high-profile reviews and investigations, producing reports, statements, recommendations and learning outputs
• Provide professional oversight, advice and quality assurance so review activity is consistent, proportionate and lawful
• Identify themes, trends and learning from review activity and turn them into recommendations, guidance, training and service improvements
• Build and maintain relationships with HM Coroner's Service, Legal Services, safeguarding partners and operational services
• Coach, mentor and support colleagues carrying out reviews, investigations and reports across the Directorate
• Use data, insight and performance information to monitor activity, evaluate impact and give assurance
• Contribute flexibly to the wider work of the Principal Social Worker Team

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Occupational sick pay
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 telephone support, online resources, and legal and financial advice