Team Manager 1212/3568


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£48,738 to £54,143 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Lincoln, LN6 3QU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

As part of the wider councils objectives, as a Team Manager Team Manager you will provide leadership and support to a team of practitioners responsible for the delivery of the Directorates statutory duties and responsibilities relating to adult social care. You will promote independent living and demonstrate a commitment to strength-based practice. You will support a team of practitioners to enable people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes, drawing on support where required. You will ensure that your teams know and understand the local community and embed your team within place-based services. You will be accountable for overseeing, understanding and supporting the delivery and performance, including assessment and appropriate management of risk, ensuring people are as safe as possible and adult safeguarding concerns are addressed promptly. You will be skilled at embedding new ways of thinking and working, developing and maintaining strong, positive working relationships with commissioners, your teams and partners across service areas. As a Team Manager Team Manager you will continuously look for synergies and efficiency savings across the area of responsibility. 1 Lead, and manage colleagues delivering a strength based and personalised approach to social care practice, achieving good outcomes for people through an enabling culture of positive risk management Undertake supervision of advanced practitioners and other staff as necessary and required as per LCC policy and procedures. Coach/mentor teams/colleagues as appropriate to embed personalisation and strengths and asset-based community practice Demonstration at the relevant level of the Council's Core Abilities Personal Leadership Being Future Focused Political and Commercial Astuteness Supporting a High Performing and flexible workforce Drive for Results Act as a role model to others to helping them to manage uncertainty and to respond positively and creatively to changing expectations 2 Ensure the needs of those that draw on care and support within your place-based area are effectively assessed and outcomes agreed which are subsequently reviewed. This will also involve managing and holding a small complex caseload. 3 Provide oversight and decision making in relation to complex cases ensuring that prescribed Safeguarding Policies and Procedures are observed for the protection of adults who are experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect, promoting a personalized safeguarding model that puts the outcomes for the person at the centre of practice. 4 Contribute to the specification and planning of services for the purpose of commissioning effective services through contact with internal or external providers 5 Contribute to the Council's statutory obligations and where appropriate any national and Health and Social Care local performance indicators 6 Assist with the implementation of Adult Care quality assurance systems, including the monitoring and review of casework and ensure these comply with the County Councils Equal Opportunities Policy 7 Be responsible for providing the Directorate with information concerning individuals and staff that impacts upon the delivery of statutory duties 8 Maintain and monitor expenditure within budgets for which responsibility has been delegated 9 Undertake/oversee allocation of workload to agree service priorities; monitor case files computerised records deal with case management issues as they arise 10 Chair BIA meetings, have oversight of Safeguarding processes and procedures and complex legal liaison e.g. Court of Protection. Provide advice and support in relation to complex cases including risk assessments respond to complaints from relatives/carers 11 Lead and drive the development of staff through training/coaching/mentoring. To ensure that performance standards are met and to provide corrective action to quality related issues as they arise. 12 Deliver excellent customer service, incorporating the Councils equality and diversity objectives and supporting the council to achieve best practice, creating a positive image of the Council in all it delivers 13 Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice 14 Take personal responsibility for contributing to review, improvement, organisational transformation implementing changes in ways of working, maximising the benefits and efficiencies for both internal and external customers, including the promotion and use of self -service to achieve maximum cost effectiveness.

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