Urgent Care Team Manager (Hospitals)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cotswold District; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire County Council's Adult Social Care is recruiting an Urgent Care Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team based in the county's Community Hospitals. The role focuses on assessment, recovery-focused support and hospital discharge within a Home First approach, aiming to keep people independent at home where possible.

The manager will collaborate with NHS colleagues and the urgent care manager for acute hospitals, provide leadership cover during high demand, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in social care or health settings.
• Ability to develop and implement recovery-focused discharge processes.
• Strong partnership and collaborative working with NHS and providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team across Community Hospitals.
• Drive Home First and Discharge to Assess principles.
• Coordinate discharge pathways with NHS colleagues and hospitals.
• Provide leadership cover during annual leave and high-demand periods.
• Support service development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Partnership working

Discharge planning

Change management

Job description

Worcestershire County Council's Adult Social Care service is recruiting an Urgent Care Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team based in the county's Community Hospitals. The work centres on assessment, recovery-focused support and hospital discharge, under a Home First approach that keeps people independent at home where possible. The manager works alongside NHS colleagues and the urgent care manager for acute hospitals, covering each other's leave and periods of high demand. The post is permanent.

What the job involves

• Lead and develop a high-performing team delivering assessment and support across the Community Hospitals
• Drive delivery of Home First and Discharge to Assess principles, supporting recovery in the least restrictive, most independent setting
• Foster partnership working between Adult Social Care, NHS colleagues, providers and community services
• Promote high-quality, strengths-based practice focused on people's abilities, networks and recovery potential
• Support reduction of unnecessary hospital stays and long-term care dependency
• Drive quality, performance and continuous service improvement
• Provide leadership, supervision and professional support to staff, building a positive culture
• Work with the acute hospitals' urgent care manager to coordinate discharge pathways across Worcestershire
• Provide leadership cover during annual leave, absence or increased demand across both hospital services
• Contribute to service developments and improvement initiatives