Assistant Team Manager - South and Central Hospital Discharge Team

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity available for an Assistant Team Manager to join our South and Central Hospital Discharge Team.

We are a dedicated, hardworking, inspiring and ambitious team, always striving to work in a person centred and strength’s based way to support our residents of Buckinghamshire, whilst focusing on each person’s independent abilities and strengths at all times.

So, if you are ready for the next step in your career, and you have the ambition and drive to become a transformational leader and manager in Adult Social Care, we would love to hear from you!

Hours: 27.75 hours a week

Contract: 1 year fixed term contract/secondment

In addition to the advertised salary, you will receive a market premium of £525 per annum.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.  

About the role

Adult Social Care Assistant Team Managers will support Team Managers in the day-to-day operational management of the following key areas:

• Developing a strength-based culture in practice and leadership/coaching of the team
• Ensure team compliance with all statutory social care requirements including the Care Act, the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and Buckinghamshire Multi-agency Safeguarding procedures
• Contribute to service improvement to deliver outstanding support to Buckinghamshire residents
• Performance against statutory and locally determined indicators
• Provide leadership, supervision, and development opportunities to the team.
• Manage team performance, handle complaints, and maintain business continuity plans.

You will provide leadership and motivation to the team and ensure that staff work within directorate policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure the highest standards of service are provided to the residents of Buckinghamshire. 

Mobile:

A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.

There is an expectation that the successful post holder will work from the office 2 days a week.

About you

Naturally, you will be a great people person, familiar with working to a strength-based approach where you think outside of the box and enable people to prevent, reduce or delay the need for care. Bringing your in-depth knowledge of the latest legislation and statutory guidance, you’ll work independently and with colleagues to support adults and their families. Persistence and an adaptable approach is needed in an outcome focused way with partners such as health services, community sector, housing, care providers and other stakeholders.

If you'd like to hear from some of our current adult social care employees, take a look at our Bucks Careers pages Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram

Please see the job summary attached for full details.

Other information

Please discuss with your manager before applying.

Interviews will take place on 14th April 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact Jo Towner [email protected] or Cynthia Tapping at [email protected]

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining us, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

We know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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