Assistant Business Support Lead

2 weeks ago


Leek, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

  • Our SOOTHE resources
  • supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
  • Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change

  • The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
  • Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
  • Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
  • Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
  • Child Care Vouchers Scheme
  • Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
  • NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes


Adult Social Care Community Business Support services in Staffordshire are looking to appoint an experienced Assistant Business Support Lead to work within Adult Social Care.


You will need to have excellent attention to detail, are able to work within a team and/ or independently, must have strong communication skills, good IT skills and a willingness to learn.


You will be responsible for managing a group of business support staff, carrying out supervision and appraisals and the recruitment and management of staff.

You will support the Management teams in providing timely, efficient and effective support, ensuring that services are responsive, innovative and provided to the highest standard possible.

You should be self-motivated and able to communicate effectively with all disciplines of staff across the organisation.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees.

We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.


We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information.

Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.


We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.


For further information, about the duties, responsibilities and key relationships of the job, please read the attached job description and person specification.

Social Work Learning Academy (SWLA)


On appointment, the post holder will be auto-enrolled in the SWLA and aligned to the appropriate British Association of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework.

The relevant SWLA 'stage' (i.e.

stage 1 (ASYE), 2 (Social Worker) or 3 (Advanced Social Worker) will also be agreed taking all prior Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and relevant experience into consideration.

The post holder will be required to take responsibility for their own Continuous Professional Development.

The post holder will be expected to behave in a way that is clearly aligned to the Partnership Trust values of:
.We put quality first
.We focus on people
.We take responsibility
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