Operational Professional Practice Lead

Reference

HUL/24/00196

**Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)**

£43693 - £46731

Occupational group

Care/Social Work - Adults

Job term

Full Time

Appointment type

Permanent

Hours

37

Division

Public Health - Directorate

Closing Date

17 November 2024

Proposed Shortlisting Date

21 November 2024

Proposed Interview Date

02 December 2024

Place of work

Warehouse 8, Hull HU1 1HJ

For an informal discussion please contact

Angie Tew

Contact telephone

01482 616 277

A great opportunity has arisen for the right person to join Adult Social Care as the Operational Professional Practice Lead (OPPL) for Regulated Services and our internal provision.

Adult Social Care work in partnership to support people to ‘have a life, not a service’ supporting people to experience love, friendships, and relationships, have meaning in their lives and to live safely in the place they call home as valued and contributing members of their communities’ for the people of Hull. This means that we want to deliver on the Care Act requirement which is to support people to develop and maintain their wellbeing.

We invite you to be part of this journey, where your role as the Operational Professional Practice Lead is essential in delivering and embedding excellent care and practice that is compliant with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements under legislation and supporting across the service with our continuous improvement and learning.

The post-holder will lead and embed the continuous improvement plan, undertake research and keep our staff up to date with current good practice and guidance. They will report to the Head of Regulated Service and Internal Provision and will be an integral member of the Adult Social Care Senior Leadership team and will have responsibility for shaping and developing new ways of working by providing skilled and experienced management of a professional workforce.

The post-holder will lead and manage the requirements under CQC and other legislation/guidance including Health & Safety, infection and prevention control, fire safety and safeguarding including a very good understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS. They will support with ensuring that Adult Social Care has robust monitoring and management arrangements in place to ensure services are delivered effectively and efficiently.

The post holder will lead on developing integrated multi disciplinary working and have a real focus on collaborating with other professionals across organisational boundaries to ensure that integrated working is supported.

With a high level of knowledge of the care sector the post-holder will have expertise to provide direct support and guidance to the registered managers, senior management team, CST and members in matters relating to the inhouse regulated and internal services. The post-holder will lead or support with project work including the future development of our services, aiming to achieve outstanding for all regulated services.

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We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, adhoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.