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Are you an experienced Adult Social Worker?

Do you have experience leading a team?

Yes?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Manchester City Council's CMHT - Gateway and Community mental health Team as a Team Manager/Adult Safeguarding Practice Lead . This is a full time role offering a great pay rate of £40 per hour.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Mileage reimbursement
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• One committed and dedicated point of contact
• An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
• A full range of free training available
• Access to 100s of discounts through the Hapi App
• Free healthcare, medical and financial advice available

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the safe delivery of care or people support functions, ensuring the discharge of statutory responsibilities and the provision of a high-quality standard of service which promotes the wellbeing of individuals and groups within the community.
• Effectively lead, manage and motivate a team of professional practitioners to develop a skilled and confident workforce which meets the needs of the service and Manchester residents.
• Work in collaboration with partners and key stakeholders to develop effective partnerships and greater coordinated working with other services and organisations to ensure a positive contribution to the development and delivery of care and support priorities for the city.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and practitioners on all aspects of good service practice to promote high quality analysis and interventions for improved outcomes for Manchester residents.
• Provide professional consultation, support and guidance for team members and colleagues to assist in decision making and approve specific decisions in the management of cases.
• Manage safeguarding risk and quality assurance effectively within the context of an agreed framework, policies, procedures and statutory responsibilities within a multi professional environment.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to gather data intelligence in order to identify care needs and priorities to develop sustainable, customer focused service and implementation plans.
• Develop strong inter-agency relationships between service managers, partner agencies and stakeholders to ensure the availability of the best possible opportunities and services for individuals to access.
• Proactively identify and support the implementation of change and improvements in service provision to improve care and support opportunities and outcomes for Manchester residents.
• Ensure effective management of assigned budgets in accordance with financial regulations. Maintain accurate data recording to monitor expenditure and produce high quality documentation and reports within required timescales.
• Support the service to implement legislative requirements and other statutory responsibilities in line with best practice principles.
• May be required to manage a range of assigned resources. Staff management duties may be either through direct line management (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers.
• Effectively co-ordinate resources to support the principals of 'joined up' communication and to ensure efficiencies are achieved.

Requirements:

• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Social Work England registered
• Enhanced DBS

Experience:

• Adults

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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