Integrated Operations Manager (Hospital Discharge & Adult Care) - WDN05508

Job Description

Are you passionate about transforming lives and enhancing community health and care services? Are you social work qualified and confident in driving forward good social work governance? Do you have the drive and expertise to lead integrated teams, ensuring exceptional care for adults with complex needs? If so, we want to hear from you!

The West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP) vision is that: Everyone in West Dunbartonshire lives in a place they can call home, in communities that care, doing things that matter to them, leading healthy, happy and fulfilling lives, and, when they need it, receiving care and support that prioritises independence, control, choice and recovery.

The WDHSCP mission is to: Improve lives with the people of West Dunbartonshire.

The Role:

As our Integrated Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the development,
management, and provision of assessment, case management, and rehabilitation for adults with complex needs. Your leadership will be crucial in preventing hospital admissions and ensuring seamless service delivery across our partnership, as well as supporting discharge from hospital.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Management: Lead and inspire social work teams, managing local teams within West Dunbartonshire HSCP to deliver effective services and streamlined care pathways.

Staff Development: Ensure an optimal environment for staff to reach their maximum potential, adhering to organisational policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Service Coordination: Coordinate service delivery by staff employed by West Dunbartonshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, ensuring effective and efficient workforce management.

Monitoring and Governance: Oversee the monitoring and governance of commissioned services, ensuring high standards and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience in a senior management role within statutory social work.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate multidisciplinary teams.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships.

A thorough understanding of integrated care pathways and the ability to manage complex cases.

Commitment to user and carer involvement in service delivery and improvement.
Strategic thinker with the ability to implement and drive forward change.

For informal enquiries please contact Sylvia Chatfield, Head of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Addictions, West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership on or email sylvia.chatfield@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults and/or Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/

More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/