Assistant Team Manager - Adult Services

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Team Manager to support the Home First and hospital discharge service.

Home First is an initiative established across the 5 Local Authorities in Gwent and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to support people to leave hospital at the earliest opportunity. The team consists of qualified and non-qualified staff who work across three acute sites within the Gwent Region. The team manage and oversee the requirements to support discharge on behalf of the 5 Local Authorities and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach in order to achieve positive outcomes for individuals and carers.

The service is based across three hospital sites, The Grange University Hospital, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny and Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport and is predominantly targeted at discharges from the preadmission wards.

The Assistant Team Manager will have a relevant professional qualification e.g. Social Work or Occupational therapy and will provide onsite support to staff and interface with key stakeholders to ensure service delivery. The role will also include supporting the Team Manager in managing and developing the service.

The Service covers seven days a week and the role of the Assistant Team Manager will be to cover predominantly Monday – Friday but support existing arrangements to ensure continuity of the service.

The Home First Service has established itself as instrumental in supporting the discharge pathways and is a really exciting opportunity for staff to influence discharge and admission practices across our acute sites and improve the hospital experience for our citizens.

This post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

You will need to be registered with Social Care Wales.

If you would like any further information, please contact Maggie Slack, Maggie.Slack@newport.gov.uk or 07890 032404.

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

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