About this role
Create the difference! Make the change! Bring your expertise to mental health and social care.
The Emergency Duty Service covers all aspects of Adult Social Care for East Sussex County Council outside of core hours. We work closely with our internal services, front door service who works 24 hours and our brokerage service who also supports at weekends as well as all our external stakeholders.
We are proud to offer a safe service for all citizens that require our support outside of the working hours.
The team contains a Practice Manager and 7 Senior Practitioners, all are AMHPs and will undertake Care Act duties.
The service will be under a redesign in the coming months.
This is an exciting time for the service as we take at refreshing our out of hours support. We require a manger that has a good foundation of Adult Social Care experience that includes Mental Health to support the future transformation.
This will also be a challenging time in support colleagues, driving the development of the service as well as continuing business as usual.
You will also be responsible for hiring new staff and building a team that can achieve consistent high levels of service. While you are developing your team, we will help you to progress your own professional development through excellent training, mentoring and support from committed senior leaders.
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualified
- Advanced knowledge of health and social care legislation
- Experience of supervising Adult Social Care professionals or the potential to do so, for example development work in a health or social care setting
- Working collectively with colleagues, both internal and external.
- Performance management.
- A commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
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About East Sussex County Council
East Sussex County Council is a local authority who deliver vital community services to over half a million people, residents, businesses and visitors in East Sussex.
As an employer we offer a diverse and rewarding range of career opportunities. If you came to work for East Sussex County Council, your chosen pathway could involve work that directly influences the education, social, mental, financial, and physical wellbeing of our residents and shapes the environment within which they live, or you might make your mark within one of the essential functions that supports the delivery of these services.
• Adult Social Care and Health – provide social care services for residents over 16, including residential care and sensory care services. It also has the public health remit.
• Governance Services – provides overall governance aspects of the council including legal and constitutional arrangements.
• Children’s Services – provide social care for people under 16, state education and other childcare services.
• Business Services – responsible for managing our finances, IT, human resources, procurement and property.
• Communities, Economy and Transport – responsible for community services such as libraries and registrars, customer access/services, roads, transport planning, economy and the East Sussex environment.
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What you'll do
- The Practice Manager will oversee the Emergency Duty Service, ensuring high levels of service while supporting the development of the team. Responsibilities include hiring new staff and driving service transformation.
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