Lead Practitioner - Louth, United Kingdom - Lincolnshire County Council

Lincolnshire County Council

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Louth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are delighted to offer this recruitment opportunity for a Lead Practitioner within the Louth Learning disability team. The post is full time and a permanent position.

The Lead Practitioner post is both an exciting and challenging role. For those who love fast paced and 'make a difference' work, this is the position for you.

You will need to hold either a Social Work or Nurse qualification and be able to show your registration with SWE/NMC is in date.

The nurse qualification does not need to be specific to Learning Disability.

About you

Be a strong and confident leader who is motivated, creative and dynamic.
Be able to manage a diverse staff team effectively and efficiently.
Lead and develop your team to achieve continued outstanding results. You and your team must take pride and accountability for services provided.
Ensure you promote and maintain a positive and healthy work culture and environment for our staff.
Be dynamic in your thinking, have excellent problemsolving skills and the confidence to challenge decisions where needed.
Work in a fastpaced and on occasions, high pressure environment with the ability to remain calm, supportive, and professional at all times, a positive role model for our service and Lincolnshire County Council.
Ensure your team are working within the financial constraints of our service budget, arranging strengthbased costeffective packages of support.
Work in partnership with other agencies and stakeholders and where needed arrange and chair multidisciplinary and best interest meetings.
Possess a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the legislation that underpins Adult Care.
Safeguarding knowledge must be up to date, and you should be fully familiar with your own and team's responsibilities.
Put systems and processes in place to monitor and review your team are on track with their key performance indicators.
Be able to competently manage any HR issues.

PLEASE NOTE:
It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
CV's will not be taken into consideration.

About the Role
You will manage a team of qualified and unqualified Practitioners. Your team will have an allocated case load which includes complex and high-risk cases.

Your team will carry out strength based Adult Needs Assessments and Reviews, working with service users and their families to maximise independence, assessing, and managing identified risks, taking into consideration any informal support provided.

We work in accordance with the Care Act 2014, we are creative to ensure needs are met. For example, support in the community, voluntary services, or use of equipment such as Telecare. We must ensure the public purse is managed wisely.

About the Team

The Learning Disability team take great pride in doing their job well and are passionate about providing the best service they can for the people who access our specialist service.

Our dedicated team consists of a Lead Practitioner, Qualified Practitioners (Nurses and Social Workers) and Community Care Officers.

Our Practitioners possess a wealth of knowledge and skills, they are supportive and nurturing with each member bringing their own skills/qualities and uniqueness to the team.

The post will be based at Keily House, Gresley Road, Louth LN11 8FG.

About our Offer
We celebrate our Teams achievements and share our experiences. It is important that Practitioners feel appreciated and supported - our staff are our most valued asset. We provide 1-1 meetings and weekly team meetings.

Along with a competitive salary we offer.

A Contributory pension
Reimbursement for professional registration fees where needed for the role.
Comprehensive benefits package
Career progression opportunities including Practice Educator/AMP and management training where appropriate.
Flexible working policies
A generous annual leave entitlement

Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits
brochure

_If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact; __Sara Apps, General Manager, Learning Disability Service_**
Interviews will be held W/C 09/10/2023

_A Smarter Working Employer_

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process._
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process