About this role
Job summary
To provide management oversight to the social work service ensuring that the Local Authoritys statutory duties and responsibilities are delivered effectively to support and supervise the staff who are delivering the service - contribute to maintaining effective relationships with partner organisations, both internally and externally to the Local Authority. The team itself covers different pathways of our acute care system from the acute hospital to discharge to assess pathways including home and bed based. Our teams and therefore your job as manager to is to provide effective and timely assessment and care provision where appropriate to support discharge from these pathways
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage a team of Social Workers and support staff within a busy hospital setting Oversee assessment, discharge planning, and case management to ensure safe and timely transitions of care Drive a strengths-based, person-centred approach in line with the Care Act 2014 Work in partnership with NHS colleagues, ward staff, and community services Ensure high standards of safeguarding practice and risk management Monitor performance, quality assure practice, and support continuous improvement Provide supervision, coaching, and professional development to staff
About us
What we offer:
A competitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent Hybrid andflexible working options An excellent local authority benefits pension scheme Professional development through learning opportunities, regular training sessions and apprenticeship and management schemes
Job description Job responsibilities
To provide management oversight to the social work service ensuring that the Local Authoritys statutory duties and responsibilities are delivered effectively to support and supervise the staff who are delivering the service - contribute to maintaining effective relationships with partner organisations, both internally and externally to the Local Authority. The team itself covers different pathways of our acute care system from the acute hospital to discharge to assess pathways including home and bed based. Our teams and therefore your job as manager to is to provide effective and timely assessment and care provision where appropriate to support discharge from these pathways
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Professional qualification in social work (BA/BSc, MA in Social Work or CQSW as required by Social Work England Registered or be in the process of registering with Social Work England
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Address Civic Centre
Glebe Street
Stoke
Staffordshire
ST4 1HH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stoke.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)