Team Manager

Job Title: Hospital Team Manager
Starting Salary: £55,582 progressing to £61,460 per annum
Hours: 37
Location: Barnet
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the team

Join Hertfordshire County Council’s Integrated Discharge Service, a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary service delivering a coordinated and integrated approach supporting people on reablement and Discharge to Assess pathways after a hospital discharge.

Barnet & Chase Farm Hospital plays a critical role within the wider health and social care system, working in close partnership with NHS colleagues and other stakeholders to support individuals after a hospital admission with a focus on Home First and promoting independence,

About the role

As Team Manager, you will provide strong operational leadership within a dynamic environment, ensuring high-quality, person-centred practice alongside robust performance management to support system flow and improved outcomes for residents. You will contribute to the effective management of performance,provide professional oversight, and support service development within a busy, fast-paced and evolving service.

The successful applicant will demonstrate sound knowledge of safeguarding practice, experience working with people with dementia and other long term health conditions, and a strong understanding of the personalisation agenda and Individual Budgets. You will ensure individuals and their families remain central to all decision-making, delivering strengths-based support within the legislative framework.

This post is based at Barnet Hospital and requires an on-site presence five days per week. We are a busy and dynamic service supporting the Barnet Hospital Integrated Discharge Team, working as part of the Transfer of Care Hub alongside a wide range of multi-agency partners to facilitate safe, timely, and person-centred discharges from the acute hospital setting.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced leader who can bring energy, innovation, and a strong commitment to performance, quality, and continuous service improvement. The successful candidate will be able to lead and support a high-performing team, build effective relationships with health and social care partners, and confidently manage competing priorities within a fast-paced environment. A sound understanding of hospital discharge pathways, strengths-based practice, and partnership working will be essential, along with the ability to drive positive outcomes for residents and the wider system.

Our team operates a seven-day hospital discharge service working one full weekend every eight weeks at Watford General Hospital, with time off in lieu provided.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and overseeing day-to-day practice within the team, ensuring compliance with statutory duties, policies and procedures, and embedding a strong performance management culture.
• Managing team performance to ensure the timely and effective completion of discharge to assess pathways, reviews and assessments, supporting system pressures
• Inspiring, developing and managing a team of Social Workers and Community Care Officers to deliver innovative, responsive and person-centred care.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues in the hospital setting, community services and wider partners to support integrated working.
• Ensuring effective management of resources and budgets, alongside quality assurance and service improvement activity.
• Acting as the lead manager for complex and high-profile safeguarding enquiries and serious concerns.

About you

Essential:

• Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse
• Full driving licence
• Flexibility to travel to sites across and outside of Hertfordshire
• Onsite working
• Significant experience of managing teams within a busy, high-demand environment
• Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to deliver performance and manage competing priorities
  
  We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 13. Please locate the job profile here:

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To know more about this opportunity please contact Vanessa.Hill@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 25 November 2026

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment
This role is open to secondments for eligible employees who work for HCC. If you wish to apply on a secondment basis, you must have your line manager’s approval before submitting your application. You will be asked to confirm this within your application form. If you are not eligible for a secondment (e.g., you are currently on a fixed‑term contract that would end before this positions ends) or you indicate that your manager cannot support a secondment, your application will be considered on a fixed‑term contract basis instead.

Additional information

We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), creating a unique opportunity to help shape the future of local services. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.