Principal Manager

We are looking for a Principal Manager for Social care staff within a busy Children with Disability (CWD) service. Providing all management functions for social workers, NQSW, student social workers and Care Navigators providing supervision, appraisal and performance management. You will also have oversight of our Family Support Service who provide direct support to young people and their families. Supporting all Adult social care statutory and contracted duties relevant to cases open to CWD which will include assessments under the Children's Act, Care Act Assessments, Safeguarding, MHA/ MCA, CIN, and Best Interest.

Main duties of the job:

• You will lead a team consisting of social workers, care navigators and family support staff, and work closely with colleagues in health teams and the Local Authority.
• Providing all management functions for SW's, NQSW, student social workers and Care Navigators providing supervision, appraisal and performance management.
• You will also oversee the transition to adulthood process for our young people with the most complex needs and work closely with families and commissioners to source creative options that will support people to meet their goals and ambitions.

Working for our organisation Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.