Practice Manager - Learning Disability 18

Newham Council

  • United Kingdom
  • £52,194-55,323 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
Job Description:Practice ManagerLearning Disability Transitions/18-24 Team£52,194 - £55,323 per annum plus market supplement £3000Service: Adult Social Care, OperationsWe are delighted to invite applications for the post of Practice Manager in our Learning Disabilities Team.This is an exciting time to join the team and the council in a pivotal role delivering our innovative Well Newham Approach, which focusses on strengths based assessments and integrated multi-disciplinary working. At Newham, our approach is to empower residents, drawing on their experiences, hobbies, communities and networks to build care planning that recognises them as an individual.This is an opportunity to join a newly formed team at the start and help shape its success. You will be offering a person-centred, multi-disciplinary service delivering the Well Newham Approach through the use of Strengths Based Assessments. This role works alongside health professionals and offers the opportunity to work with Social Workers and Social Care Officers helping them to improve practice providing strong leadership and mentorship to the team fostering a culture of learning and developmentAbout the RoleThe Practice Manager will ensure that high quality and timely transition support is offered to young people and their carers by the Transition Team in accordance with Care Act duties and the principles of Preparing for Adulthood.This is an opportunity to lead and develop a high performing team dedicated to driving improvements in our service, with strong emphasis strengths based working as working closely with our staff to support them to improve and develop practiceThis is an exciting and demanding opportunity to support practice and delivery within our Learning Disability/Transition service. In the role of a Practice Manager, you will be instrumental in leading and mentoring staff to ensure the transition journey to adulthood is a time to plan with the young person and their family/carer to build on their strengths, and promote independence. We are passionate about ensuring that the young person has best possible access to education, employment opportunities, good health, supportive relationships and remain safe.Key Responsibilities include:
  • Leading and developing a high performing team of Social Workers and Social Care Officers
  • Driving service improvement through data analysis, performance management, and quality assurance, also focussing on continuous improvement
  • Building and maintaining strong partnerships with health and social care colleagues, other stakeholders as well as voluntary sector organisations to ensure seamless care coordination.
  • Providing expert advice and guidance on complex cases, including safeguarding, mental capacity and risk assessment
  • Developing and delivering training to staff on best practice and new initiatives.
  • Ensuring resources are in line with the departments saving strategy, and the services provided are of best value, efficient and effective.
  • The development of new services for young people approaching adulthood alongside our commissioning and procurement colleagues
  • Completion of recruitment and HR duties applicable to the role
  • Ensuring that all appropriate methods of funding are considered
  • Acting up for the Team Manager in their absence
Key Benefits
  • We are in the process of rolling out Magic Notes to all frontline staff, an AI case-recording tool that can save social workers significant time on administrative tasks.
  • You will be part of shaping the new Transitions Team which looks to improve how we take our young people from children's to adult services.
  • You will be part of an ambitious transformation journey in the wider Learning Disabilities Team, which has had investment to grow.
  • There is a significant programme of work to support professional development, including strengths-based workshops, reflective practice and external training opportunities. Our Social Care Academy provides a range of supportive tools and guidance all in one place.
About YouWe are looking for candidates who have strong practice development skills with demonstrable experience of delivering high quality interventions for residents, their families and carers, and experience of supporting practitioners to implement and embed excellent practice.You will have sound understanding of Care Act interventions along with significant knowledge of Strengths Based Practice, Mental Capacity, Court of Protection and Safeguarding Adults, including significant knowledge of risk and the current research and practice in this.You will also have had experience building and developing relationships with partners in the voluntary, community and faith sector, health.You will be passionate about getting the best out of your team and the young people we serve. You will bring new ideas and good practice to embed and develop your team.Excellent communication skills are critical and you will have demonstrable experience of working within multi-disciplinary settings.Finally, the successful candidate will have some demonstrable experience of using IT recording systems and data to monitor team activity, support quality assurance, and drive service improvement.For further information on the role, or for an informal discussion, please contact Aydin Mehmet, Team Manager, or Angie Ingleton, Service Manager,Please view JDClosing date: 17th September 2025Additional InformationWe are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that's all that matters to us.The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by .About Us:The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

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