Team Manager for Adult Reviewing Team PO8

In Waltham Forest we are transforming services through a new operating model across adults’ social care, children’s services and public health which empowers our workforce to recognise themselves as agents of change, working with residents to enable them to find their own solutions and connect into sources of support in their communities. In social care specifically, this means bringing some teams or functions together where it makes sense to do so to provide the best services to our residents.

We are a supportive, challenging and inspirational team, striving towards the shared purpose of delivering the best service for the vulnerable adults, children and families in our community. In return for your hard work, we will give you the time and active support you need to make a difference.

Promoting creativity is at the heart of our agenda to develop Social Work, and means you will be encouraged to share ideas, bring about positive change and strive to continuously improve outcomes for our residents.

You will be an experienced and skilled social work manager with a track record of managing effective services for adults with the confidence to transfer these skills to the Families at the Heart of Our Place approach in Waltham Forest. Your approach to leadership will support your teams to give of their best and embrace our ethos that it is relationships (with each other, with our residents, and with our partners) that make the difference in helping our residents to be safe, well, resilient and independent.

A qualified social work professional, you’ll have a demonstrable track record in delivering adult care against a background of competing demands.

You’ll be accustomed and committed to working collaboratively with partners and other stakeholders to deliver integrated services and solutions.

As an experienced manager, you’ll be able to successfully balance the different, and sometimes conflicting, demands of a multi-disciplinary team. You’ll retain a clear focus on service standard, outcomes and performance - supporting all members of your team to maximise their input and perform at their very best. Colleagues will respect your approach, including your ability to tackle performance issues and ‘take people with you’.

These roles will attract a retention bonus with £1000 payable in July and £1000 payable in December subject to sickness levels or any capability or disciplinary actions

The post of Team Manager for Adult Reviewing Service

Reporting to Head of Quality Assurance you will manage a motivated team, maintaining and developing a professional and high quality service to meet all Council, professional and legislative requirements.

The Adult Reviewing Team is responsible for undertaking annual reviews with residents in receipt of packages of care and support in line with the expectations of the Care Act. The team will also support Adult Care Management teams through Safeguarding Adult Manager (SAM) responsibilities and through independently chairing complex professional or strategy meetings.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kathi Gittens – Head of Quality Assurance and Principle Reviewing Officer on 0208 496 3250