Assistant Team Manager, Intermediate Care Team
Job specification
We’ve already taken huge strides forward with our journey for an integrated approach to children’s health, education support and social care and now we’re ready to move on to the next stage in our development. As we move forward, it is vital that everything we do and every service we provide is delivered in a robust way and is in line with national standards and protocols.
We seek to evaluate what we do as a service, identify and consolidate strengths, develop and learn as a service in order to improve what we offer and deliver to residents with care and support needs.
Your next role
Join us in our Discharge Hub in the Intermediate Care Team. A unique opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic and fast paced team within Intermediate Care in Swindon.
We’re looking for an Assistant Team Manager. We are interested in applicants who have experience of, and a passion to work with adults and are committed to leading the team to providing a person centred and strengths-based approach to their work. The team provide outstanding care planning incorporating the voice of the service user from initial referral, encompassing the views of multidisciplinary professionals, families/carers and external agencies to provide ideal outcomes and safe discharge for service users. Completing assessments and management of complex discharge pathways, providing the highest standards of care alongside safe and timely discharges. The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive and dynamic team. We are committed to providing good quality supervision and continuing professional development opportunities.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary team and to be part of how we are working jointly with our health partners and others to meet the needs of our service users. As a Registered Social Worker with Social Work England you will work as part of a larger team supporting residents of Swindon to maximise their independence. You will demonstrate good communication skills and enjoy working in a fast pace environment. You will have experience of offering quality supervision and support people to meet their potential. You will be resilient and be able to prioritise work to achieve good outcomes to meet our key aims. You will have experience in working with partner agencies and be able to understand, interpret and provide complex information to a range of audiences.
If you can bring good communication skills, teamwork and passion, we will support you in developing a career with Swindon Borough Council
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
You must hold a formal social work degree and be Social Work England registered to apply for this post
Our transformation journey
Like all other local authorities, we are experiencing an increase in demand. As an organisation we know our Adults’ Services are on a rapid improvement journey which is why last year we started making big changes across the service to provide the best care for children and great conditions for our staff. This started with us recruiting an entirely new leadership team of experienced, forward thinking managers who are driving changes in the service and we aim to be one of the best Adults’ Services in the country.
Our Adult Practitioners’ Induction
A practitioner-specific, Swindon-specific induction programme, aimed at providing you with the information you need regarding the policies and procedures of Adult Social Care at Swindon Borough Council.
The induction programme incorporates a blend of face-to-face activities and e-learning modules aimed at consolidating and reviewing your knowledge of the key areas.
These key areas include:
- Understanding how to use our case management system
- Understanding the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance policies and procedures
- Understanding and using a strength-based approach
Improvements include:
- Multi-million-pound investment in staff and support
- Significant restructure creating smaller social worker teams
- New intuitive IT system to cut down on desk time and make mobile working the norm
- High standards for management practice, support and supervision for staff
- Listening to our social workers by holding regular social work forums
- Implemented Liquid Logic since October 2023.
At the heart of it all is our desire to promote and cultivate a strong learning culture combined with outstanding leadership and supervision. Here is what you can expect to find when you arrive:
- Early help and community health practitioners co-located with our social workers, providing great working relationships
- Fantastic relationships with partner agencies such as the police and Swindon CCG
- Teams located within communities, providing a closer connection to the people we work with
Our new offer to you
We recognise that getting the best outcomes for our Adults means getting the best from you and we have listened to what our Social Workers and our Managers most value.
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you are a registered practitioner and meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion on the role please contact Liz Horne on 07966 778457 or alternatively email ehorne@swindon.gov.uk
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk