Practice Lead - High Needs Team

Location Hull
Job type Permanent
Salary £40,478 - 43,516 per year
Consultant Zehnn Young
Call +44 7723 457338
Reference 203589

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Practice Lead within the High Needs Team to work full time based in Hull.

The salary for this permanent Practice Lead job is up to £43,516per annum.

Main duties:

  • Contributes to the overarching strategy and vision on Adult Social Care to ensure that the principles of the operating model is understood and implemented by the team.
  • Contribute to and assists the manager to provide professional leadership of organisational change and development, including the identification of gaps in service.
  • Promote positive working relationships in and across teams, using strategies for collaboration and contribute to a supportive organisational culture.
  • Facilitates case discussion and quality monitoring to ensure that principles of the operating model are understood and implemented.
  • Maintain current knowledge of changes in national and local contexts and understand their impact on practice and communicate this effectively within and outside of the organisation.
  • Engage and encourage partnerships, formal and informal networks to support the development of staff/team to further enhance their skills and knowledge that will provide solution focussed/person centred practice that is equally legally compliant.
  • As directed supports the operational manager with continuous team development and service improvements.
  • Demonstrates a high visible engagement with staff including providing coaching, informal/formal discussion to create a learning environment that supports self-awareness, development and continuous improvement in team dynamics and delivery of services/functions.
  • Supports the operational manager in preparing and presenting team activity and performance including reporting risks through corporate risk register, exploring potential solutions, completing investigations and reporting detailed analysis and learning to evidence improvement and or achievement of agreed targets/performance measures.
  • Provides expert advice and support to enable staff/team to develop new ways of working and translate legislation, guidance, policies and procedures into sound and confident practice.
  • Meets the requirements of the professional regulator and support staff to access professional social work advice and support.
  • Prepares evidence, write reports to support the operational manager in dealing with complaints, court proceedings workforce issues etc.

Requirements of a Practice Lead:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Registered or eligible for registration.
  • Best Interest Assessor (BIA).
  • Management and/or leadership qualification.

Contact:
This Practice Lead job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.