Operational Lead for ASC and Hospital

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Operational Lead for ASC and Hospital
• Job Location:                     Gloucester 
• Salary:                               £50,990 - £54,683 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     19/05/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   8913 
• This post is not open to job share

Are you looking for the next step in your leadership and management career?

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care is looking for the right candidate to fulfil an exciting new opportunity, working closely with our partners, based in the newly created discharge hub at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Our aim is to achieve, through multi-disciplinary working, the most appropriate and timely discharge from an Acute Hospital to a Home Setting or to a Bedded Pathway for recovery, assessment, and rehabilitation.

You will champion the role of Adult Social Care, undertaking the lead role in the hospital setting for professional social work practice, ensuring that discharges follow the Home First approach – if not, why not?

About the role:

This key post will be responsible for leading our hospital based social care team, providing professional knowledge and support to frontline practitioners who will be working alongside health partners to achieve the best outcomes for people in Gloucestershire. As the senior presence on site, you will operate as the professional social work leader at the critical interface between health and social care. Responsible for providing strong, diplomatic and confident leadership and credible challenge to further develop the integration of partnership working, you will ensure that peoples’ needs are always the priority and that the tenets of Home First and Make the Difference remain the underpinning principles of the service philosophy. The role will be highly visible and demanding, and you will need extensive social care expertise and resilience to thrive in this fast-moving environment where priorities are constantly changing, and where every decision made needs to ensure that the council meets its statutory obligations as required by the Care Act 2014.

About you:

You will be a qualified social worker who is registered with Social Work England.

You will have proven experience in the leadership, management, and development of teams, along with a desire to progress these skills further.

You will have substantial experience working within adult social care, and in working with partner agencies, stakeholders, and other professionals at a senior level.

You will be confident and resilient and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where rapid but considered decisions need to be made to ensure the movement of people to the most appropriate environment to facilitate their recovery.

You will have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the legal and policy framework in relation to adult social care.

About us:

Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that is exactly what we aim to do for our people! Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive, and positive working environment with regular, reflective supervision
• Access to training and development and leadership conferences, enabling you to develop your skills
• 30.5 days annual leave
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• GCC's Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean.

However, we understand that commuting is not for everyone so, if you are considering relocating, we offer a support package of up to £8,000 (T&C’s apply) towards the cost of relocating to Gloucestershire!

How to apply:

Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria on the Job Profile. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

For an informal discussion, please contact ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

Or click ‘Apply’ below to start your journey!

Additional Information:

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Operational Lead for ASC and Hospital Integration - Job Profile

This Position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.