Social Care Professional Lead / MH Social Work Service Manager

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Learning & development

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff networks

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford is seeking a dynamic Social Care Professional Lead / Service Manager to provide professional social care leadership for staff and work within the Mental Health Directorate.

The role focuses on adult services and partnerships with Oxfordshire County Council and third sector organisations to develop services, while contributing to Directorate strategy to deliver quality, people, finance and performance objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead social work and social care values, practice and statutory responsibilities in adult MH services.
• Lead safeguarding within the directorate and undertake audits of performance.
• Interpret and apply Social Care policy to ensure safe, lawful service delivery.
• Analyse complex data from investigations to drive learning and service improvement; DBS check required.

Job description

Are you a dynamic and highly experienced social work leader, seeking a new leadership opportunity? We are seeking a full time Social Care Professional Lead / Service Manager to join the team. You will provide professional social care leadership for staff, and work as a member of the multidisciplinary governance and management team arrangements within the Mental Health Directorate. The post is predominantly focused on adult services provision and will work in partnership across the interface of Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford Health services, working in partnership with third sector organisations (the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership 'OMHP) to develop services. The Service Manager will also be responsible for contributing to overall Directorate strategy/policy to ensure that the Directorate delivers its quality, people, finance, and performance objectives (in regard to the service they manage).

• Work within the Mental Health Directorate Senior Management Team and Clinical Leadership to advise how Social Work and Social Care values, practice and statutory responsibilities are represented and integrated in the delivery of integrated health and social care adult MH services.
• Perform a leadership role on behalf of the local authority in respect of safeguarding within the directorate working together with clinical and management teams to assure high quality safeguarding practice, undertaking audits of the directorate performance.
• Take responsibility for advising and interpreting the parameters of Social Care policy to ensure that Social Care services are delivered safely and securely within statutory and legal frameworks.
• Lead, analyse and judge highly complex data from designated investigations of complaints, Patient Safety Incidents (PSIs) to ensure organisational learning and service improvement. Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application. As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team