Placement & Sourcing Deputy Manager

About Us

The Combined Placement and Sourcing Team (CPST) ensures that appropriate services are planned and sourced for people who have longer term needs and are eligible for social care support with an appropriate support plan. Additionally the CPST also ensures that people in hospital who need a supported discharge are able to be discharged with an appropriate support plan.

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Careers in Adults' Services Combined Placement and Sourcing Team - West Sussex County Council

About The Job

Salary

£39,862 to £42,839 per annum

Working Pattern

Full Time, 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Contract Length

ends 30/06/2028

Location

Arun Civic Centre office base

The Placement and Sourcing Deputy Manager works closely with the Placement & Sourcing Team Manager in managing and directing a number of Care and Support Brokers, and Placement and Sourcing Assistants. This may include line management of a number of staff. In addition the role involves supporting staff to plan and source services for people with care and support needs including those discharging from hospital and those with assessed longer term needs. You may take on a role providing detailed knowledge and expertise related to service provision, systems and processes, referral pathways or areas and be able to provide leadership across all CPST services.

You will be required to support the day-to-day management for a range of functions ensuring that the service operates effectively. You will support the implementation of the service's operating practices and contribute to developing these in line with priorities. You will provide support and liaise regularly with key partners, service providers and a range of WSCC teams and services that would require travel across the county and into neighbouring areas. Along with other members of CPST leadership group you will provide management support across the whole of the CPST service and deputise for Placement and Sourcing Team Managers in their absence. The service runs on standard office hours basis which is weekdays between 8am and 6pm.

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

Experience and Skills

Qualifications, experience & key skills, (these will be used as short listing criteria so please cover with examples within your application):

Qualifications

• A higher or further education qualification in a relevant health or social care subject or equivalent level of demonstrable experience. Continuing professional development linked to related technical and theoretical knowledge.

Knowledge and experience

• Experience of working within health or social care demonstrating full understanding of services, practices and processes.
• Experience of leading / supervising staff, teams and individuals in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience of implementing processes across teams and developing practice within individuals and teams.
• Competent experience in IT with ability to source and analyse data and effectively present to a range of audiences.
• Key Skills
• Ability to apply knowledge of social and/or health care, service providers and processes to provide appropriate support for customers whilst working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to lead teams in applying standard operating processes and improving practice in the provision of care and support services.
• Ability to plan service activities across teams prioritising work and ensuring completion.
• Ability to effectively communicate, influence and negotiate across various individuals, teams and groups, through a variety of methods, providing clear advice, guidance and interventions.
• Ability to supervise and provide leadership to individuals and teams to support high performance.

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme (if you meet all the essential criteria), this can be found on our application help page.

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