Assistant Team Manager - Guildford, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Guildford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The starting salary for this role is £46,634 per annum for working 36 hours per week.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Royal Surrey County Hospital Team. Promoting choice and control is at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for an Assistant Team Manager who will be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding and commitment to the personalisation agenda.

You will have an applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation including the Mental Capacity Actand the NHS Continuing Healthcare National Framework.

You will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the skills and ability to manage and support the day to day running of a busy, dynamic team effectively prioritising daily challenges and expectations.

As well as this, you will be confident in makingsound decisions that respond flexibly and quickly to changing needs that arise in a high-pressure locality team environment.

You will be able to develop effective partnership relationships with individuals, carers and families and positive relationships withprofessional health staff both within and outside the locality team.

You must have significant post qualification experience, including some management experience in a social care setting, and be able to demonstrate good understanding of both the health and social care agendas.

A key accountability of the role is developingstaff practice and therefore applicants must be able demonstrate evidence of providing effective professional supervision to less experienced colleagues.

You must also be able to demonstrate an applied and effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures and be able to evidence this.

You will have an understanding and commitment to supporting carers and a demonstrable commitment to providingmanagement that supports and promotes Surrey County Council's equality and diversity policy.

Applicants must hold a professional social work, occupational therapy, nursing or other relevant allied health qualification, have completed any post qualification practice or training requirements, and have current professional registration with their relevantregistration authority.

You will need to have competent IT skills and be able and willing to learn to use a variety of software systems.

Applicants will need to have the willingness and ability to travel across Surrey in accordance with the demands of the work and the job profile thereforeapplicants must hold a valid Driving Licence and have access to a car.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about thevalueswe follow.

Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday 15th January.

Interview date is to be confirmed.

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.

Contact Details
For an informal discussion please contact Kim Harriott on.

Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years'service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit
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