Adults Senior Manager - Transformation

Job Description

The starting salary for this role is £66,774 per annum, working 36 hours per week. This post is for 12 months (with the possibility of extension) and is a really exciting opportunity to champion change.You will be located with one of our teams in Reigate, Woking, Camberley, Guildford or Epsom, with flexibility to travel across Surrey.Applicants must hold a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and have access to a carWhat we can offer you:

• 26 days Annual Leave allowance (rising to 28 days after 2 years continuous service and 30 days after 5 years) plus bank holidays - with the opportunity to buy up to 10 days additional annual leave
• Agile working opportunities - your work/life balance is important to us!
• A supportive, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Car lease scheme and many more discounted life-style benefits, please visitMyBenefitsfor Surrey County Council staff for more information.

About the roleAdult Social Care (ASC) is operating in a challenging environment and managing growing demand is key for creating a sustainable service for the future. This means we need to re-think our current model to ensure that we can manage demand and continue supportingour residents effectively in the long term.We are looking for an experienced social care practitioner to join us as a Senior Manager. Reporting to the ASC Transformation Programme Director and working closely with the Head of Integrated Reablement Services, ASC Operational Lead for Discharge, localitysenior managers and hospital social work teams, you will support the development of an out of hospital pathway model for the future. This model will have clear targets attached to it around managing demand. The role will include:

• Moving to a preventative approach that supports home first on discharge and admission prevention, thus enabling people to remain in their own homes.
• Contributing to existing work to shift the balance of our reablement offer to support people in the community, as well as hospital discharge.
• Work with Surrey Heartlands ICB Place leads strengthen delirium and non-weight bearing pathways
• Exploring innovate models to support hospital discharge, intermediate care and reablement that are financially sustainable and support the locality needs.
• Defining and deploying a trusted assessor model for discharge.
• Using health economics insight to inform future service demand and workforce capacity/skills mix.
• To identify and implement key metrics that measure outcomes for people going through the pathways.
• Working with Discharge To Assess integrated services, collaborating with Acute Hospitals and other partners, and supporting the ASC Operational Lead for Discharge

Whilst this position is countywide, we promote flexible and hybrid working with the expectation of up to two office days a week.About youWe are looking for someone with practice expertise and experience working in complex adult social care services. You will ideally have experience of reablement and hospital discharge in front line adult social care. You will need to evidence successful changemanagement, in a complex environment at scale - this role is all about driving transformation.You will be able to work with stakeholders at all levels to adopt creative new models rooted in a strong evidence-based approach. You will have knowledge of health economics to help model future service demands. You will be comfortable in your ability tobuild rapport, communicate with purpose and bring people along with you on this journey.To apply for this role, please upload your CV and a personal statement to include the following:

• Whats motivated you to apply for this role
• An example of where you have worked on a change programme that involved multiple stakeholders and delivered transformational change
• What methodologies you have employed to ensure the successful change and the lessons you learnt

At Surrey we work togetheropenly and honestly to provide our residents with an excellent service that is inclusive and respectful of all. We offer a wide range of benefits that allow you to develop within your career without having to sacrifice your work/life balance.The job advert closes at 23:59 on 8th October 2023.Interviews will take place week commencing 16th October 2023.This is a 12 month secondment / fixed term contract.For internal applicants interested in a Secondment opportunity, please discuss with your Line Manager before submitting your application.An enhanced DBS Disclosure and Barring Service check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Childrens and Adults Barred List checks will be required for this role.This post has been designated as a politically restricted post in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.Contact DetailsFor an informal discussion please contact Paul Morgan by e-mail at .We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.Our CommitmentSurrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

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social caresocial workadult social caresenior manageradult social work