Bexley Social Care - Operational Manager - Expiring Soon!

Bexley Social Care - Operational Manager Contract Type: Permanent Contract Hours: 36 Salary: £64,160 - £74,295 per annum inclusive of choices benefits Location: Bexley Job Reference: (phone number removed) About Us: Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites. For further information about the role please contact Maxine Hammond on Bexley Adult Social Care is striking ahead in its integration ambition with health partners, the voluntary sector and domiciliary care providers to ensure people receive coordinated support which is personalised. We are looking for a person to join the senior leadership team across Adult Social Care, within Bexley Care. Working together we continue to develop the Adult Social Care service to deliver improved quality and outcomes to individuals in Bexley. If you want to work in a Borough where integrated working with communities, voluntary and Social Care providers and health is central to the way you work and personalisation is at the heart of what you do, then Bexley could be the next opportunity for you. The Role Bexley Care is a partnership between the London Borough of Bexley and Oxleas Foundation Trust delivering integrated community health, Adult Social Care and Mental Health services in Bexley. In this role you will be part of the Senior leadership who have responsibility for leading Bexley Care staff and the delivery of integrated services. As a senior manager for operational Adult Social Care, you will have a key role in Bexley Care working with other Service managers to deliver high quality Adult Social Care services across the Borough. You will also have a crucial role in working in partnership with our voluntary sector partners and domiciliary and reablement care providers following our recent transformation to include third sector providers as trusted partners to deliver Care Act assessments with Adult Social Care. Educated to degree level with a relevant qualification in Health or Social Care and registered with professional body eg, Occupational Therapist, Social Work or Nurse, you will be experienced at senior management level in a health or Social Care organisation. Experience of supporting transformational change across services, involving other statutory and third sector and independent sector providers as well as supporting other providers, teams and individuals to achieve objectives is essential. Also experience of involving people who need Social Care support and carers in the development and improvement of services and of developing new service models that empower people who need Social Care support and their carers are also essential. There will be requirements to work on call at weekends for the support of hospital discharge. All Roles The ability to travel around the Borough is essential. Please refer to the Job Description for more information. We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date. Candidate Profile Due to an increase in demand for the service, we are seeking to appoint innovative HCPC registered Educational Psychologists to take up a full time permanent Advanced Practitioner or Main grade post. For the Advanced Practitioner post this would be an Educational Psychologist who has gained SPA3, has experience in developing an area of specialism and who is motivated to progress their skills in supervision. Working as an Advanced Practitioner is an exciting opportunity to develop a particular area of specialism and have additional opportunities for systemic working. As an Advanced Practitioner you would work closely with the SEP team and want to take an extra step in your career, applying psychology at a more systemic level and developing close working relationships with other professionals / agencies. Applicants would also need to demonstrate their commitment to making a difference for our children and young people, their parents, carers and our educational setting staff. Specifically, we can offer you: Relocation Package up to £8,000 Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme Performance Related Pay Up to 27 days pro rata Annual Leave (rising to 30 days pro rata after 5 years' service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlement Annual Leave Purchase Scheme An excellent working environment at our fantastic new offices Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme - Includes Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages. How to Apply Use the 'Apply' button. Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload. If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence. Additional Information As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on