A great opportunity has arisen for the right person to join Adult Social Care as the Operational Professional Practice Lead (OPPL) for Regulated Services and our internal provision.
Adult Social Care work in partnership to support people to 'have a life, not a service' supporting people to experience love, friendships, and relationships, have meaning in their lives and to live safely in the place they call home as valued and contributing members of their communities' for the people of Hull. This means that we want to deliver on the Care Act requirement which is to support people to develop and maintain their wellbeing.
We invite you to be part of this journey, where your role as the Operational Professional Practice Lead is essential in delivering and embedding excellent care and practice that is compliant with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements under legislation and supporting across the service with our continuous improvement and learning.
The post-holder will lead and embed the continuous improvement plan, undertake research and keep our staff up to date with current good practice and guidance. They will report to the Head of Regulated Service and Internal Provision and will be an integral member of the Adult Social Care Senior Leadership team and will have responsibility for shaping and developing new ways of working by providing skilled and experienced management of a professional workforce.
The post-holder will lead and manage the requirements under CQC and other legislation/guidance including Health & Safety, infection and prevention control, fire safety and safeguarding including a very good understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS. They will support with ensuring that Adult Social Care has robust monitoring and management arrangements in place to ensure services are delivered effectively and efficiently.
The successful candidate will have a commitment to continuous quality improvement, excellent communication, negotiation and relationship building skills, have a 'can do' approach to the role and be committed to delivering an efficient, effective, and flexible service which is person centred and inclusive.
The post holder will lead on developing integrated multi disciplinary working and have a real focus on collaborating with other professionals across organisational boundaries to ensure that integrated working is supported.
With a high level of knowledge of the care sector the post-holder will have expertise to provide direct support and guidance to the registered managers, senior management team, CST and members in matters relating to the inhouse regulated and internal services. The post-holder will lead or support with project work including the future development of our services, aiming to achieve outstanding for all regulated services., Disability Confident
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