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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a Fixed term post for 2 years.
Post Title: Service Manager – Learning Disability
Salary: NHS: Band 8B £67,285 - £71,978
Council: Grade 12 £65,897 - £71,755
Hours: NHS: 37.5 hours Council: 35 hours
Tenure: 2 years
Location: West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire HSCP is seeking to appoint to an exciting and challenging role of Service Manager – Learning Disability. The main purpose of the role is to be accountable for the management and delivery of a range of services for Learning Disability and Transitions for West Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership incorporating operational, strategic and quality aspects combined with the future development of the service.
Educated to degree level (or with equivalent experience), you will draw upon your experience of working in a related field where you’ll have specific previous experience in Learning Disability and Transitions, you must be a qualified Social Worker registered with SSSC, or registered with NMC or HCPC and be able to evidence your operational management experience in Learning Disability services and Adult Support and Protection practice.
Working autonomously as well as part of a team, you will share the HSCP’s values of care, honesty, empathy, compassion and respect which will be demonstrated throughout your work and so too your ability to seek and provide constructive feedback on an ongoing basis to drive professional development.
The offer process for the successful candidate will include a discussion on whether the candidate may opt to be employed under NHS terms and conditions or under Council terms and conditions depending on current/previous employment taking into account factors such as continuous service etc.
Please refer to the role profile for further details and contact Sylvia Chatfield, Head of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Addictions for an informal discussion about the role.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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