Our client Oldham Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their Cluster team

Job Purpose:

Social Care leads will work across all 5 cluster areas to support the delivery of core and extended primary care, ensuring statutory duties and responsibilities of social care are adhered to and embedded in accordance with the legislative framework for an Adult Service user group and their carers. The social care lead will work in partnership with agencies and professional disciplines to identify and deliver opportunities to address health and social care inequalities. In addition being instrumental in supporting the Cluster lead to improve the quality of services including improved outcomes and enhanced service user experience for Oldham residents within each cluster area. Leads will ensure staff are supported to deliver the statutory duties and requirements as part of an integrated team. Ensuring the service and its staff are flexible, reliable and responsive to the social care needs of Service Users, Carers and Families. In addition the leads they will ensure the delivery of high quality, effective and efficient health care activities across professional disciplines which support the delivery of integrated pathways and address health and social care inequalities. Including' embedding pathways which support the Greater Manchester Transforming Care agenda. Ensuring the service and its staff are flexible, reliable and responsive to the care needs of Service Users, Carers and Families.

Key tasks

1 To undertake a wide range of leadership activities such as recruitment, selection, inductions and promoting professional practice.

2 To ensure health and social care tasks are allocated appropriately to members of the team and monitor that the work is completed to expected standards

3 To support the appraisal process with the service manager and ensure training/learning needs are identified and are supported in those needs being met, including those studying for a qualification

4 To conduct formal supervision and professional supervision of social care staff and where agreed of staff of other professions to support them professionally to undertake their caseload of work

5 To ensure staff adhere to the appropriate Practice Standards and the standards and frameworks provided by the professional registration body where applicable (HCPC & NMC).

6 To promote and ensure staff implement required changes and advances in working practices, and engage with new technology and ICT

7 To co-ordinate / manage referrals made to the multi-disciplinary team

Essential requirements:
* Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification
* Registration with Social Work England
* ASYE completed

Benefits of working with Remedy
* A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
* Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
* Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
* Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV on the social care team.

Remedy Social Care is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.