Assistant Team Manager - Mental health and autism

Our client Stockport metropolitan borough council is looking for an Assistant Team Manager to join their Mental health and autism team.

Main Purpose of the Job

Have their practice recognised as exemplary and provide leadership and professional wisdom to their colleagues and other professionals for work in situations of high complexity, where a concern has been raised about an adult at risk of abuse. To work directly with people who use services, and those who care for them, as well as families and communities and providers to ensure safe practice and protection from abuse.

To lead on and continue to develop and embed community led support (CLS); ensuring people have the right support in the area they require it. Producing high quality assessments, accurately assessing and managing the highest level of risk and complexity.

Key Responsibilities

To provide leadership at the appropriate level and provide day to day direction and practice supervision, ASYE support and feedback as well as to other team members
To undertake appropriate line management responsibility, manage sickness absence and other HR related duties
To demonstrate a highly developed level of professional practice ability, detailed knowledge and skill and competence at advanced practitioner level as per PCF.
To take responsibility for and support others with a complex caseload, managing conflict and risk whilst exercising professional autonomy, curiosity and judgement.
To act as a lead investigator and support colleagues in complex safeguarding enquiries
To undertake and support others with a high level assessment work in accordance with legislation and statutory responsibilities, proportionality and to take independent decisions e.g. Mental Capacity Act work; complex Best Interest Assessments; deprivation of liberty and court work
To have an understanding of different funding streams, such as Continuing Healthcare, S117 and FNC
Engage effectively with situations requiring the most complex and challenging multi agency input
To provide information and advice to help people stay healthy, plan for their future needs, use services effectively, take responsibility for their own health and care, and maximise the impact of prevention and recovery servicesBenefits of working with Remedy

A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
Double payrolls each week.

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Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed