Practice Manager Learning Disabilities and Autism

Practice Manager Learning Disabilities and Autism 
£43,860 - £46,839 pa plus £3,000 market supplement

Newham Adult Social Care has recognised that we want to work in co-production with our residents with Learning Disabilities and Autism, to ensure that we provide a holistic person centred service to ensure that we support people to live fulfilling lives. We have recently restructured our services so that we have a specialist Learning Disabilities and Autism Service; we are looking for a Practice Manager to join our journey so that we can deliver better services.

The Service forms part of the Council’s whole life approach to ensure that people of any age with learning disabilities and autism can live healthy, safe, independent and fulfilling lives. We are working with our partners to develop an integrated service and improved journey for residents.  We want to ensure services join and smooth out some of the issues customers and their carers experience at different stages in their lives.   

The Preparing for Adulthood Team and the Learning Disabilities and Autism Team work with our partners who lead advocacy services for disabled people, family carers and faith groups together with the Partnership Board. Their help is essential to ensure we explore the full range of expertise and resources in our communities. The work of the teams will be organised around 4 themes:

·       Building community capacity and access to universal services

·       Shaping independence and day opportunities

·       Transforming accommodation and support

·       Delivering the ‘Own front door’ programme

Each of these themes are interdependent, as is every member of the team.

We absolutely want to increase the number of people living independently in their own homes; with everyday access to employment and/or other worthwhile pastimes.

The teams are in development, plenty of opportunities lay ahead, but we are excited by this as we have a real chance to make a genuine difference.

Please view Practice Manager Learning Disabilities and Autism jd

Closinf Date 9.5.21

Additional Information

The London Borough of Newham is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.

Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Newham Redeployees.

The London Borough of Newham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In addition, the Authority reserves the right  to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes  anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.