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Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 Months

This post is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of supporting practice for people with disabilities including learning disability, autism/ADHD, physical disability, and hearing/sight impairment.

As such, this is a key role, sitting alongside other Practice Leads and Advanced Practitioners. You will make a significant difference in terms of driving practice change, continuous improvement and service development; all informed by current evidence- based policy, guidance, methodology and research.

Devon County Council has a forward-thinking, proactive approach to continuously shaping and delivering innovative professional practice. We are passionate about championing and promoting better outcomes for people and communities across Devon whilst supporting our staff.

The role will focus on:
  • Ensuring that effective practice for people with disabilities is seen as an organisational priority and that continuous improvement is integral to practice.
  • Providing advice, support and physical presence in the community and county wide teams to develop the skills, and confidence to support people with disabilities who have complex needs.
  • Helping drive the culture change to promote greater independence and progression model through a strength-based approach with better access to information and advice, community based options and TEC solutions.
  • Ensuring that managers are monitoring risk to timely, safe, and effective service delivery, alerting more senior managers to risk and issues as these arise or increase.
  • Analysing relevant practice and performance data to identify strengths and weaknesses in operational practice.
  • Providing expert professional, technical and practice advice to staff encompassing guidance about the requirements of policy and legislation.
  • Advising, and on occasion leading, co-ordinating, and managing arrangements to resolve casework situations where there is the high level of risk and complexity.
  • Reviewing the quality of practice against required standards, providing feedback and supporting and monitoring improvement where required.
About you:

You must be a registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse, with a real passion for people, quality and practice improvement.

You will have experience of managing people and a proven ability to drive change. You will be able to use โ€˜coachingโ€™ type skills in supporting staff to develop their practice.

You will need to demonstrate good communication across all mediums (electronic, written, verbal) with an ability to take account of the audience that is receiving the information.

What we can offer to you:

As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK.

  • Our Disability Leads will work closely with the Disability Practice Lead. You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
  • We are committed to your continuous professional development and preceptorship, doing all we can to help you excel in your career and with new and exciting opportunities for career development.
  • We offerโ€ฏ26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 yearsโ€™ service.
  • Flexible working opportunities are available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role โ€“ please discuss at further at interview)
  • Offer an opportunity to enter aโ€ฏgenerous Local Government Pension and discount schemes.
  • If you are currently living, working or studying in the UK and are looking to relocate to Devon,โ€ฏsubject to qualifying conditions, relocation supportโ€ฏof up to ยฃ10,000, may be available. Visa sponsorship may also be offered as part of the relocation support package, terms and conditions apply.
  • This post is being offered as a Fixed Term or Secondment opportunity for 12 months.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: ยฃ48,474.00-ยฃ52,566.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • UK visa sponsorship

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ006861

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