Hospital Practice Manager Social Work

Salary £30 - £34 per hour
Discipline
Hospital Team Practitioner Manager To assist the Team manager in the provision a comprehensive assessment and case management service to vulnerable Adults and to apply specialised knowledge and skills with the objective of improving practice and standards of work. In exceptionally complex cases this will include casework with clients and their carers. To participate in the development and improvement of services to vulnerable adults in accordance with Team specialism i.e. Learning Disabilities, Older People, Substance Misuse, Physical Disability. To manage a group of Social workers and Case co-ordinators within the team, deputising for the Team Manager as required. To contribute to developing imaginative strategies to implement local and national policies (e.g. self directed care), both in directly managed cases and also in assisting others. The postholder must be pro-active in promoting anti-discriminatory practices and supporting council policy.