Team Leader (Operations)

Department: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Thursday 23rd February 2023

An exciting opportunity to join our Adult Health and Social Care service as a Social Work Team Leader. The post is based on the mainland in the scenic west coast town of Oban which offers many opportunities within the local area. There is a good provision of shops, leisure activities and public services and the larger towns in the central belt are within a short driving time.   

 

The successful candidate will have both operational responsibility and strategic oversight. The post holder will provide leadership, management, capacity and resource to the existing Social Work Adult Operations Teams to ensure the provision of statutory services to promote client’s protection and welfare. 

There will also be a strategic element to the post, streamlining pathways between services/teams and developing shared understanding of roles and remits. There will also be a focus on Quality Improvement and learning and development for this post holder, ensuring our staff teams are providing high quality, safe and effective care. 

A Diploma or degree in Social Work or as recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council is essential and experience of managing a team delivering a Social Work service to identified client groups is desirable. The successful candidate will be a Council Officer or willing to train towards being one.

There will be expectation of some travel to the Inner Hebrides to our island-based teams either by ferry or plane. 

We would welcome and encourage informal enquires and visits to the team.  

A relocation package is available

Applicants should note that:-

• This post is suitable for job share.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both adults and children.
• This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
• You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

Morven McPhillips - Local Area Manager

Telephone No - 07866 218662

Email - morven.mcphillips@nhs.scot

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CV’s, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.