Lead Practitioner – Adults
Job Description
Job Category: Social Care (Qualified)
Location: Pilgrim Hospital, Lincolnshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £21.03
An experienced Social worker with line management experience required to work onsite at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston PE21 9QS.
To manage and support an Adult Care team consisting of qualified and unqualified staff.
37hrs a week
7 day management rota in place – roughly 1:5 weekends on rota.
Experience of completing formal supervision / appraisals / quality audits.
Mentoring of staff.
Experience or awareness of managing budgets and authorisation of Adult Care service requests.
Acute Hospital experience desirable.
The team are based in a busy acute hospital with a focus of working collaboratively with system partners & organisations to support hospital discharges ensuring the person is on the right pathway.
Understanding and utilising a strength-based approach to discharge.
Good IT skills required.
Flexibility
Honesty
Reliability
Good Humour
Lincolnshire County Council offer good management support for this role.
Job Purpose:
Lead Practitioners provide leadership and support to a team of staff responsible for the delivery of the Directorate’s statutory duties and responsibilities relating to adult social care. The role has accountability for overseeing and supporting the delivery and performance, including assessment and appropriate management of risk.
The postholder will be skilled at embedding new ways of thinking and working, developing and maintaining strong, positive working relationships with commissioners, their teams and partners across service areas. Lead practitioners will continuously look for synergies and efficiency savings across area of responsibility.
Personal Specifications:
Essential:
• A professional Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy Qualification.
• Current HCPC or NMC Registration. A,I 2 years post qualification practice experience of working in health or social A,I care environment.
• Ability to manage a staff group taking into account professional boundaries.
• Leadership skills and the ability to model good practice.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory frameworks for the support and A,I provision of Adult Care.
• Ability to deal with staff disputes.
• Supervisory skills and the ability to arrange and manage staff meeting.
• In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of Health and Social Care organisational arrangements including the role of CCG’s and other NHS Trusts in relation to Adult Care Services.
• Understanding of the performance agenda and the ability to make changes to practice to improve performance.
• Understanding of IT and the way in which it can be used in the workplace.
• Understand and manage the workflow of the staff group.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the personalisation agenda and its application in the workplace.
• The specific knowledge, skills and abilities required will vary depending on the needs of the role. Specific posts may necessitate advanced specialist knowledge and skills. Post holders should be comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty.
