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tvm-parent-container">Barking and Dagenham is hiring a Head of Safeguarding, Quality Assurance and Improvement of Adults Care and Support
Salary: from £85 390
As the Head of Safeguarding, Quality Assurance and Improvement you will be a key member of the Adult Social Care Leadership Team for ensuring the effective operation of our safeguarding and care management systems for Adults. As the centre for driving the quality and impact of practice, you will be our eyes and ears, maintaining a watchful eye for emerging risks and issues - and setting in train the response to these.
Working alongside the operational social care teams, you will be responsible for driving quality assurance and improvement across the wider social care workforce, ensuring the development and delivery of supporting workforce development strategies, and leading our improvement and innovation journey.
Part of your role will also be to fulfil the statutory role of the Principal Social Worker Adults as such you will support the leadership of the Council's Adult Social Work function by championing effective and high quality professional practice, overseeing professional development programmes and supporting senior management. You will be a source of sound, responsive professional advice to the senior leadership of the Directorate and represent the Council with the national and regional professional and regulatory bodies for social work.
Requirements:
? Professional registration with Social Work England or HSPC (Social Worker (SW), Allied Health Professional (AHP), Registered Nurse (RGN)).
? Degree or equivalent experience
? Experience as a Head of Service or Service Manager
? Adults Social Care Experience
? Living in the UK
What is offered to you:
?A salary starting from £85 390 per annum
?Hybrid working - 3 days a week in office
?and more
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