Qualified Social Worker, Team Manager, Hospital Discharge Team
Pay rate £46 per hour
Contract role
Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work as a Team Manager in a Hospital Discharge Team in Stockport.
Stockport (SMBC) require a strong and dynamic team manager to work within ARCH, our hospital discharge team, at Stepping Hill Hospital.
The manager is required to have a minimum of 3 years’ experience. Minimum 4 days on site required please.
Manager would need to have thorough knowledge around all aspects of legislation, (Care Act, safeguarding, MCA, BIM etc), managing and supervising social workers, and unqualified staff to support with discharges from hospital, combination of all pathway work. Manager will be based in Stepping Hill hospital and Regent House, Stockport. Experience is required of managing a large number of staff including social workers, ASYE, apprenticeships.
Working hours are 8:30am-5pm working within a busy environment, ensuring flow and the support of staff to deliver safe and timely discharges.
Experience in working with several partners, including ICB, Health and 3rd party sector.
Needs to be reliable, flexible, dynamic, and able to perform under a pressured environment.
Experience of supervising social workers, attending and chairing safeguarding meetings, COP work and MDT's and any other professional meetings.
Needs to be able to work on site at the hospital and other bed base sites.
Work with Vitalis to Discover Exciting Opportunities in Qualified Social Work, Housing and SEND
1. At Vitalis, we’re here to make your career journey seamless and rewarding. Here’s how we support you every step of the way:
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Whether you’re a qualified social worker, or have an interest in housing or SEND roles, we have the opportunities you’ll want to hear about.
Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:
6. Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Children’s Social Work
• Adult Social Work
• Service Manager
• Head of Service
• Team Manager
• Assistant Team Manager
• A wide range of housing roles
• Careers in SEND in local authorities
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Contact me on or 07521053670 for more information.