Salary: £43,421 to £47,507
Permanent, Full time
Based in various locations
37 hours per week
Interview date: 17th August 2016

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly Criminal Records Bureau check)
A dynamic and experienced social work practitioner is needed to take on leadership of the Social Work Team at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. This is an exciting opportunity for someone ready for a new challenge. The post is based at East Surrey Hospital. You will manage the West Sussex County Council social work team, working with residents of Crawley and surrounding areas needing a supported discharge from this busy acute hospital. You will also oversee the social work team based at Crawley community hospital.

You will have strong organisational skills, strong social work values, the ability to negotiate well and build relationships with health partners, while keeping good outcomes for customers at the centre of your practice. You will need to be a creative thinker, mindful of using resources effectively at all times. Experience of running a high performing team and the ability to develop the skills of qualified and unqualified staff will be important to the success of this post.

You will be working in a time of change, as social care and health move towards more integrated ways of working. This includes exploring ways of working such as “discharge to assess” and “trusted assessors”. You will need to be flexible in your approach and able to lead the team through this change, and you will also have the opportunity to influence the direction of change at a more strategic level.

In return, West Sussex County Council offers a comprehensive package of learning and development opportunities to suit you, including a full leadership development programme. Our lifestyle friendly working arrangements was the other key benefit our colleagues said they valued when asked about what make West Sussex County Council a great place to work.

This post is available from October and the opportunity for a full induction into your new role will be offered. We are looking to attract the right candidate for this exciting role, and therefore a comprehensive relocation package could be available, details of which can be found in the Better Place to Work document attached to this advert.

If you want to talk to someone before applying then we would love to hear from you, please do not hesitate to contact Wendy Shepherd.