Front End Service Lead

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Short-Term Triage Team as a Team lead. This is a challenging role in a varied team dealing with a high volume of referrals daily and competing demands of the role. There are multiple tasks including rotating into our Single Point of Contact for Safeguarding Adults on a cover basis and managing a team of 6 – 8 Community Care and Social Workers. The individual will need to be motivated and have an interest in developing the role and joining us in taking the team through transformation and service improvements by being involved in strategic changes and implementation.

• To ensure that support/care packages promote independence and choice and offer the most cost-effective and beneficial outcomes, delivered and monitored.
• To provide professional supervision to an agreed number of social work staff, including completing the relevant appraisal process.
• To ensure own and staff compliance with legal responsibilities and policy guidance on equality and diversity matters, and human rights and to promote anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice as good practice within the team.
• Assessments are undertaken within a multi-disciplinary setting, and reflect the perspective of the individual, their carer, their lives and aspirations; to encourage and support staff to work with a strengths-based approach as directed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
• To ensure assessment, care planning, and the subsequent commissioning of services are undertaken in a timely way to ensure the right support is available in the most suitable environment, in the most cost-effective manner
• To support and work closely with the Deputy CSM/ Lead for Front End Service.
• To support and work cohesively with the all social work leads and senior social work practitioner across complex care services and joint working complex cases with other social work staff
• The post holder will be expected to take a lead role in Provider of Concern or Whole Service enquires when required
• To deputise for the Deputy CSM/ Lead for Front End Service with all duties
• Chairing meetings
  
  

Why Work With Us

At Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, we are a motivated and caring team that enjoys mentoring and coaching team members and students to become the best versions of themselves and will support you during your career with us.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay! To have a healthy work life balance, we offer flexible working in line with service requirements. So, why choose us?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Kay Job title: Deputy CSM/ Lead for the Front End Service Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01803 219700

Please note I do not work alternate Mondays