Location
Harrow, London Borough of Harrow

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£62,349 per annum

About the Role
The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a dedicated and experienced Team Manager to join our Adults and Public Health Directorate. You will lead the Learning Disabilities Community Team, ensuring a balanced skill mix and maintaining safe staffing levels at all times. This role involves overseeing the delivery of services to individuals with a range of physical and mental disabilities, with a steadfast focus on assessments and interventions that maximise recovery and promote independence.

As Team Manager, you will be responsible for the operational management of the service, ensuring that practice is both safe and effective. You will provide professional leadership to a multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and person-centred care. The role requires navigating complex safeguarding and legislative requirements while ensuring that the expressed wishes and needs of service users remain central to all decision-making.

Key responsibilities include managing and overseeing the community team service, ensuring a balanced skills mix and safe staffing levels, providing services focused on assessment and interventions to maximise recovery and independence, leading and supporting a dynamic and compassionate team, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to improve service delivery.

Harrow Council is one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, offering a vibrant community and excellent transport links, located just 10 miles from central London.

Experience
Proven experience in healthcare management and operational leadership within a multidisciplinary setting. Experience managing teams delivering services to individuals with learning disabilities or similar complex needs is essential.

About you
You are a strong leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, committed to improving the quality of life for vulnerable adults. You demonstrate a passion for person-centred care and continuous service improvement. You are confident in managing safeguarding and legislative frameworks and able to foster a positive, inclusive team culture.

Qualifications
Relevant professional qualifications in health, social care, or related fields are required. Leadership or management qualifications are desirable. Commitment to ongoing professional development and adherence to safeguarding and equality policies is essential.