Service Manager (Learning Disability Services) (Fixed Term) – WDN05090 Full Time

Job Description

This post is fixed term until 31st December 2025.

NHS: Band 8B £67,285 – £71,978
Council: Grade 12 £65,897 – £71,755

West Dunbartonshire HSCP is seeking to appoint to an exciting and challenging role of Service Manager – Learning Disability. The main purpose of the role is to be accountable for the management and delivery of a range of services for Learning Disability and Transitions for West Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership incorporating operational, strategic and quality aspects combined with the future development of the service.

Educated to degree level (or with equivalent experience), you will draw upon your experience of working in a related field where you’ll have specific previous experience in Learning Disability and Transitions, you must be a qualified Social Worker registered with SSSC, or registered with NMC or HCPC and be able to evidence your operational management experience in Learning Disability services and Adult Support and Protection practice.

Working autonomously as well as part of a team, you will share the HSCP’s values of care, honesty, empathy, compassion and respect which will be demonstrated throughout your work and so too your ability to seek and provide constructive feedback on an ongoing basis to drive professional development.

The offer process for the successful candidate will include a discussion on whether the candidate may opt to be employed under NHS terms and conditions or under Council terms and conditions depending on current/previous employment taking into account factors such as continuous service etc.

Please refer to the role profile for further details and contact Sylvia Chatfield, Head of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Addictions for an informal discussion about the role. Tel: 07973792397

All applications should be made via NHS Scotland Recruitment site via this link:

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Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children/Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

The successful candidate will benefit from the following:

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 24 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 34 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
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