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Practitioner Manager - Adult Social Care - (33)

PO5 Career grade: Starting salary £45,594 pa rising in annual increments to £48,576 pa

Full Time

Permanent

Lambeth is a fantastic place to work. If you’re looking for a challenging but exceptionally rewarding opportunity – Lambeth is definitely for YOU!

Lambeth is a diverse and vibrant London borough with a population of around 303,000. Lambeth’s communities include Waterloo in the north which is an area that has a world class arts and entertainment centre on the South Bank and a buzzing nightlife scene at Vauxhall. In the south Streatham’s bustling High Road and a wealth of open spaces and in Lambeth’s heart Brixton is well known for its vibrant, multicultural communities, bustling markets and the creative energies of its residents.

Practitioner manager positions are now available in Lambeth Adult Social Care teams based at Guys and St Thomas Hospital and Kings College Hospital which are two of the UK’s leading NHS foundation trusts. This is a real opportunity to be a part of a services working closely as a system in partnership across Health and Social Care. Our goals is to facilitate safe and timely transfers of care from hospital to community and improve services and outcomes for our residents.

As a Practitioner Manager you will be responsible for management of front-line operational services which includes the provision a comprehensive assessment and case management service to vulnerable adults. Safeguarding Adults is one of our key focus areas and we expect all Lambeth staff to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults.

Health and Social Care are transforming and progressing toward more integrated working. There are a number of new initiatives which really makes our workplace dynamic and challenging. We need Practitioner Managers who can adapt and participate in change, innovate and seek continuous self-improvement and improvement of the services they deliver.

We are keen to enhance autonomy and our way of working provides user-led services that promote independence, choice and control. It gives you, and service users, an opportunity to influence service innovation and design with ‘personalisation’ being the cornerstone of our partnership with citizens. In terms of challenge and reward, there’s little to match it.

About the roles

We are looking for Practitioner Managers with up-to-date professional expertise, experience in complex case management, support planning and safeguarding.

We’ll support all Practitioner Managers fully with professional development opportunities so that you can build the experience you need for the career path you want.

We have a good track record of ‘growing our own’ and offer training to those interested in becoming a Practice Educator, Best Interest Assessor, or Approved Mental Health Practitioner as well as the opportunity to progress to other management roles. Staff surveys report high levels of satisfaction in the department. Feedback from recent staff surveys includes:

• “The Council is a doing a brilliant job and finding positive outcomes for residents in the borough. There is a willingness to look at doing things constructively and better at all levels. I am pleased to be a part of that.”
• “I enjoy my team and feel supported. Flexible working has ensured that I continue to enjoy my job. This is very important to me.”
• “I’ve been really impressed by Lambeth's response to this crisis. Actions and plans were put in place quickly to protect staff both in the hospital and communities and there has been a real feeling of togetherness in the whole directorate.”

We will provide you with a career progression scheme, regular supervision and access to ongoing training and development to enhance and develop your career in Adult Social Care. We offer season ticket loans, mileage and subscriptions, a cycle scheme, access to online journals and resources, a 35-hour week and generous annual leave.

Your well-being is our priority and to support our workers we host staff forums for Black, Asian and Multi Ethnic, LGBTQ+ and disabled people in our division. We have a varied and inspirational learning and development offer which includes classroom based (currently virtual)/online resources and hold practice weeks and an annual staff conference.

While the role is open to all applicants, Lambeth Council utilises the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidates from under represented minority groups where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit.

Please click on the 'Apply' button to upload a written supporting statement giving evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the short-listing criteria marked Application, listed in the person specification, along with your CV.

If you would like to discuss these positions, please contact Oyelola Makanjuola on 0207 926 6274.

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