Senior Manager Quality Assurance - REQ06749 - 491214

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC17 £76,877 to £84,102

Do you have what it takes to make a difference and to help shape the way North Lanarkshire’s Health and Social Care Partnership’s services will work together in the future?

Based within Headquarters, Motherwell, you will lead, develop, monitor and assist arrangements for the commissioning, procurement, contracting and compliance agenda for integrated services within the North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

You will be responsible for designated services and for leading and managing a team of staff.   You will also have a lead responsibility for assuring a range of professional and regulatory standards are met and quality assurance for social work and registered services, including commissioning, contracting, planning and performance across a range of provided and purchased services.

This post is for someone who is going to embed and apply a contracting and monitoring framework applicable to all in-house integrated services, together with devising and implementing a cohesive model of quality assurance applicable across integrated services.   You must be able to work collaboratively, imaginatively and innovatively to make a real difference.

You will have excellent leadership skills to ensure that staff have an awareness of the strategic goals and objectives of the service and are able to align their work with them, as well as having strong analytical skills combined with the ability to scan the external environment and interpret emerging public policy themes which impact upon Health, Social Work and Social Care Services.

A professional diploma, or equivalent qualification, in a relevant discipline with substantial management experience within Social Work or other relevant discipline at a senior level, a proven track record in leadership and development of modern services and evidenced track record of successful inter-agency partnerships working are essential.    A relevant Post Graduate or Management qualification and experience of managing social work, social care, health or other relevant services are desirable.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you.  We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family.  This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip.  You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***