Practice Lead Manager
Core
Provide practice and professional leadership in Adult Social Care, supporting staff development, quality assurance, and strategic change to empower individuals with complex needs.
Role type
Senior IC Practice Lead Manager (Adult Social Care)
Builds
Support services for vulnerable adults, focusing on independence, resilience, and safeguarding
Domain
Public Sector / Adult Social Care / Healthcare
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Strategic leadership, performance management, safeguarding, legal literacy (Mental Capacity Act, Care Act), change management, staff coaching, quality assurance, multi-disciplinary team management
Preferred skills
Research-informed practice, solution-focused approaches, active listening, complex case assessment
Technologies
Digital technology for workload and risk management
Responsibilities
Lead practice development and staff supervision; manage performance and quality assurance; depute for operational manager; conduct complex assessments (Mental Capacity, Best Interest, Deprivation of Liberty); champion strengths-based approaches; facilitate case discussions and audits.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight