Team Manager - Hospital Discharge Team - Mental Health

The starting salary for this role is £58,033 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a Team Manager to join our fantastic Mental HealthHospital Discharge Team.

If you have a flexible and adaptable management style, are excited about the opportunity to focus and use your skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in Surrey, we want to meet you!

Rewards and Benefits:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

Our team works collaboratively with our local Mental Health Trust and other stakeholders to facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital for our residents of Surrey.

We offer agile working and as the Team Manager you will be able to work flexibly working within the office and at home. Surrey also offers excellent training opportunities for all staff and have a variety of management courses.

In Adult Social Care we value our staff and as part of that commitment we ensure all our staff have a full induction. The induction programme is designed to ensure new starters complete their mandatory training and are equipped with the skills and knowledge to undertake their new role. The programme will consist of a variety of classroom training, E-Learning and workplace shadowing opportunities.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated professional who, as the Team Manager, will be leading a proactive, dynamic, and friendly adult social care team. The team undertake adult social care assessments and carers assessments using a strength-based approach. You will be ensuring front line care services are of a high quality and customer-focused while taking responsibility for leading the team and managing resources. Your responsibilities will also include putting measures in place for risk management and business continuity, building and sustaining relationships with partner agencies and service providers, and contributing to service improvement initiatives.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this role, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Social work, occupational therapy or other relevant professional qualification.
• Experience of successful management of staff, including managing performance and development while successfully addressing conduct, attendance, and performance capability issues.
• Skill in managing budgets, with substantial experience of managing the delivery and improvement of social care.
• Sound understanding of personalisation and strengths-based assessments.
• Significant knowledge and/or experience of health and social care.
• Direct experience of delivering adult social care services and a comprehensive and applied knowledge of adult social care legislation.
• A full driving licence and have use of a vehicle insured for work/business purposes.

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

This job advert closes at 23:59 on 10/03/2024 with interviews to be held on the 21/03/2024, which may include an exercise on the day.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
• Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.