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Meaningful impact Specialist service £85,000 salary Clinical leadership

Take the lead of a specialist neuropsychiatric rehabilitation service as Hospital Manager, shaping quality, culture and patient outcomes from the ground up. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RMN or RNLD to lead a 15-bed specialist hospital in the Corwen area click apply for full job details

Meaningful impact Specialist service £85,000 salary Clinical leadership

Take the lead of a specialist neuropsychiatric rehabilitation service as Hospital Manager, shaping quality, culture and patient outcomes from the ground up. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RMN or RNLD to lead a 15-bed specialist hospital in the Corwen area click apply for full job details

We are seeking an experienced Adult Social Care Team Manager to manage and develop our Hospital Discharge Team based at Charing Cross Hospital. This is a key management role overseeing a multidisciplinary team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services that promote well-being, choice and positive outcomes for residents.

The successful candidate will provide operational management, supervision and guidance to Social Workers and other professionals, overseeing complex casework, safeguarding concerns and risk management. You will work closely with health partners, community services and key stakeholders to support effective discharge planning and seamless transitions from hospital to community-based support.

The role requires strong knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding responsibilities, alongside experience of performance management, service improvement and partnership working within a Local Authority setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Team Manager with a hospital discharge or adult social care background to join a busy service and make a real difference to the lives of adults, carers and families across the borough.

46 per hour Charing Cross Hospital 2 days working from home 3 days onsite.

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Hospital Operations Manager Oxford

Nurse Seekers is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join a hospital team.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive, commercially aware Operations Manager to oversee the day-to-day non-clinical operations of a hospital. You will play a key role in ensuring excellent patient experience, efficient service delivery and effective operational performance.

Working closely with the CEO, clinical teams and senior management, you will lead operational services, support service development and drive continuous improvement across the hospital.

The role includes direct line management responsibilities, participation in the senior management on-call rota and occasional out-of-hours visits.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily non-clinical hospital operations, including reception and front-of-house services.
• Lead admissions planning, patient flow, bed capacity and occupancy management.
• Promote excellent patient, family and visitor experience.
• Manage and support operational staff, including recruitment, training and performance management.
• Oversee health and safety, risk management and business continuity in collaboration with relevant colleagues.
• Identify and implement service improvements, operational efficiencies and change initiatives.
• Monitor performance, provide operational reports and support strategic planning.
• Build effective relationships with clinical teams, consultants, staff and external stakeholders.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in an operational management role, ideally within healthcare, a hospital or social care setting.
• Strong customer service and people management skills.
• Experience of admissions, capacity or occupancy management.
• Knowledge of CQC requirements, health and safety and operational compliance.
• Experience supporting HR processes and managing operational change.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• A commercially minded, solutions-focused approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A relevant management or healthcare qualification, or equivalent experience, is desirable.

Apply Today

If you are an experienced operational leader looking for your next challenge and have a passion for high standards, excellent patient experience and continuous improvement, Nurse Seekers would love to hear from you.

Job Vacancy: Adult Hospital Practice Manager

Location: Newham Council, London
Job Type: Full-Time Locum
Pay Rate: 36.00 per hour (Umbrella)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Role

Newham Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Adult Hospital Practice Manager to join its Hospital Social Work Team.

This is an excellent opportunity to lead and support frontline social work professionals, working collaboratively with acute hospital teams and multi-disciplinary colleagues to facilitate safe, timely and effective hospital discharges.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering person-centred assessments, managing complex cases and ensuring adults receive the appropriate care and support to promote independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, supervise and support frontline social work staff within the Hospital Social Work Team.
• Work closely with hospital and health professionals to facilitate timely and safe hospital discharges.
• Oversee Care Act assessments, Carers Assessments, enablement referrals and person-centred support planning.
• Ensure high-quality assessments, analytical risk assessments and effective care management.
• Support strength-based approaches that promote independence and meet individual needs.
• Manage complex cases involving older adults, physical disabilities, sensory loss, learning disabilities and dementia.
• Ensure practice complies with the Care Act 2014 and relevant adult safeguarding procedures, including the Pan-London Adult Safeguarding framework.

Essential Requirements

• Recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current Social Work England (SWE) registration.
• Relevant experience in Adult Social Care.
• Strong understanding of assessment, care management and the Care Act 2014.
• Knowledge of Pan-London Adult Safeguarding procedures.
• Experience in staff supervision, practice management and multi-disciplinary working.

Why Work with Newham Council?

• Make a meaningful difference: Support vulnerable adults to achieve safe hospital discharges and improved outcomes.
• Collaborative working: Work alongside health professionals and social care teams in an integrated environment.
• Professional leadership: Use your expertise to guide practitioners and maintain high standards of social work practice.
• Diverse community: Contribute to services supporting people from a wide range of backgrounds and with varied care needs.

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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Adult Social Care professional seeking a leadership-focused locum role.

Rate: 36.00 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract: Full-time locum
Location: Newham Council, London
Start: ASAP

Apply today to take the next step in your career and help deliver safe, person-centred hospital discharge services.

Location: West London
Pay Rate: £45 per hour
Working Arrangement: Hybrid 3 days per week in the office

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Hospital Team Manager to join a busy Adult Social Care team based within a hospital setting in West London.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social work professional with a strong background in hospital social work, managing teams and supporting the safe and timely discharge of patients from hospital.

The successful candidate will have proven hospital experience, strong leadership skills and the ability to support social workers in delivering high-quality assessments, care planning and discharge arrangements for adults with a range of needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and provide leadership to a team of social workers and other relevant professionals within a hospital setting.

• Oversee complex cases, safeguarding concerns and assessments of adults with care and support needs.

• Support effective hospital discharge planning, ensuring safe and timely transitions into the community or appropriate care settings.

• Provide supervision, guidance and professional support to team members.

• Ensure assessments, care plans and case records meet relevant statutory requirements and local authority policies.

• Work collaboratively with hospital staff, NHS colleagues, community teams and external agencies.

• Monitor team performance, caseloads and service delivery.

• Promote best practice in adult safeguarding, mental capacity and strengths-based social work.

Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker.

• Current registration with Social Work England (SWE).

• Essential: Previous experience working within a hospital social work setting.

• Previous management or team leadership experience within adult social care.

• Strong knowledge of hospital discharge processes, safeguarding and relevant legislation.

• Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Working Pattern and Pay

• £45 per hour.

• Hybrid working, with 3 days per week in the office.

• West London location.

Please submit your CV to be considered for this position. Suitable candidates will be contacted to discuss the role in more detail.

Our client Manchester city council is looking for an Adults Senior Social Worker to join their Hospital Discharge to Assess team.

Role description

• The role holder will work to provide direct support for individuals and families in accordance with statutory responsibilities and local and national policies and procedures, effectively identifying cases and/or managing a caseload in order to secure positive outcomes for Manchester residents.
• The role holder will lead the effective development of partnership approaches in order to safeguard individuals through the effective management of safeguarding risk and the recording and sharing of information.
• The role holder will ensure that through effective advice, planning and support and the utilisation of 'joined up' approaches, individuals are able to access services appropriate for their identified needs.
• The role holder will support the leadership of the team and service through the provision of advice to colleagues, contributing to the ongoing development of staff, students and trainees.

Key Role Accountabilities:

• Be responsible for carrying out social work duties, including care co-ordination, in relation to the most complex cases requiring the highest levels of skills, knowledge and professional expertise.
• Undertake a key role in cooperation with partners and stakeholders to ensure safeguarding processes and procedures are in place to protect individuals. Identify, challenge and develop solutions to any possible safeguarding risks for vulnerable residents of the city.
• Work in conjunction with and provide consultation to partner agencies to deliver effective planning to ensure positive outcomes for vulnerable residents of Manchester. This will include representing the City Council at a range of meetings, proceedings and reviews as required.
• Actively engage in team and service development including the promotion of innovative and new ideas and techniques to improve service performance and outcomes.
• Efficiently prepare and produce high quality documentation and reports and contribute to effective data recording in accordance with statutory accountabilities and timescales to improve outcomes and the safeguarding of individuals.
• Proactively establish, develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders to provide individuals with the opportunity to access suitable services which will assist them in achieving their agreed goals.
• Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
• Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications

Role portfolio:

• The Hospital Discharge to Assess team is based within the community and hospital, overseeing hospital discharges on a discharge to assess pathway. The team responds to urgent/crises situations to enable citizens to continue living in their own home for as long as possible.
• The role holder will work in integrated teams with health and social care professionals to achieve the best outcomes for our citizens, supporting citizens to remain in the community and promoting safe and effective transfers of care from a hospital setting back into their own homes.
• The role holder will work with health and social care managers to support system flow at the hospital. This will include collaborative working around Delayed Transfers of Care (DToC) and Length of Stay (LOS).

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Interim Senior Programme Manager 3-Month Contract 36 Hours per Week

We are seeking an experienced Interim Senior Programme Manager to lead a high-profile strategic review and develop a robust business case to support future service delivery decisions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior programme professional who is comfortable working independently, navigating ambiguity and delivering complex strategic work at pace. You will work closely with senior leaders, subject matter experts and a wide range of stakeholders, while taking personal ownership of the delivery.

This is a hands-on role with no dedicated project team, so you will need to be confident leading the work from end to end from research and analysis through to stakeholder engagement, options appraisal and recommendations.

Reporting to the Associate Director for Children's Social Care Transformation, you will lead the development of a comprehensive business case exploring alternative delivery options and assessing the associated risks, opportunities and implications.

You will work across organisational boundaries to gather and analyse information, undertake stakeholder and market engagement, assess potential delivery models and develop practical implementation considerations.

Your work will ultimately provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to support senior decision-making and shape future service delivery.

• Lead the end-to-end development of a strategic business case, including research, analysis, options appraisal and recommendations.

• Design and undertake stakeholder engagement and market testing activity.

• Develop financial, operational, governance and implementation considerations.

• Produce high-quality reports, briefing papers and presentations for senior leaders and decision-makers.

• Identify and manage programme risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions.

• Establish effective governance and reporting arrangements.

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the review.

• Work autonomously to drive activity forward, identify what is required and take ownership for delivery.

During the three-month contract, you will be expected to:

• Produce a robust, evidence-based business case.

• Complete an options appraisal and assessment of future delivery models.

• Undertake stakeholder and market engagement.

• Develop high-level implementation and transition considerations.

• Identify risks, opportunities, financial implications and dependencies.

• Present clear recommendations to support future decision-making.

We are looking for an experienced programme professional who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience leading complex strategic programmes or reviews.

• Strong business case development and options appraisal skills.

• The ability to analyse complex information and translate it into clear recommendations.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

• Experience of market engagement and assessing alternative delivery models.

• Strong financial, operational and governance awareness.

• The ability to produce high-quality reports and presentations for senior audiences.

• Excellent organisational and project management skills.

• The confidence to work autonomously and deliver at pace in an ambiguous environment.

• The ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

• Access to learning and development resources.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• The opportunity to influence a high-profile strategic programme with significant impact on future service delivery.

• A collaborative and supportive working environment.

This is a highly visible interim assignment offering the opportunity to make a tangible strategic impact. You will play a pivotal role in developing recommendations that will inform future service delivery arrangements and help maximise value for residents and communities.

If you are an experienced programme leader who enjoys complex strategic challenges and can deliver high-quality work at pace, we would be keen to hear from you.

Excellent benefits : Enhanced holiday & sick pay, free on-site parking, healthcare cash back scheme, free on-site gym, free meals on duty.

The Meath's beautiful Grade II listed manor house, together with our high-needs facility, Bradbury House, and the Meath Skills and Enterprise Centre, are all set in landscaped grounds click apply for full job details

Job Title: Senior Research Manager

Location: Bristol Office (Hybrid - minimum 2 days per week in the office)

Salary: 44,736 to 49,028 per annum (Band H/I, depending on experience), with a salary review after successful completion of a 5-month probationary period

Job Type: Permanent, Full time (37.5 hours per week)

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced research leader to help shape and deliver research that supports a fair and sustainable energy transition. You'll lead major research and evaluation projects, develop new opportunities for CSE's work, and build relationships with partners, funders and policymakers to ensure our evidence informs real-world decisions.

You will identify new opportunities, develop compelling funding proposals, and work with colleagues to win new projects that strengthen CSE's research portfolio and influence. You'll manage large, strategic and technically complex research projects, providing social research expertise and advanced subject knowledge to advance CSE's strategic objectives.

Through your work, you will help ensure that social and behavioural evidence plays a central role in reducing fuel poverty, tackling climate change and creating a more equitable energy system.

Specific responsibilities:

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Manage large, strategic and technically complex research projects, including research design, planning, ethics, data management, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide expertise in research management and social research across CSE.
• Contribute advanced subject knowledge in the social impacts of the UK energy transition and/or a specialist area relevant to CSE's mission.
• Provide leadership and coordination of the work of others, including external partners and subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain relationships with project partners and funders.
• Identify opportunities for CSE to influence policy and industry developments, and develop new funding proposals.
• Consolidate research insights to deliver impactful outputs, communications and policy influence.
• Present outputs to clients and wider stakeholders and represent CSE at external events.
• Line manage two junior members of the team, providing mentoring and support.
• Participate in effective workload planning across the Research & Analysis team.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

About you:

Essential attributes for this role include:

• A strong track record of conducting and leading impactful research, including complex, large-scale projects.
• Experience developing successful funding proposals and new streams of work.
• Research methods skills, including numerical/data analysis, survey design, and qualitative and/or evaluation methods.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to produce clear, accurate research reports and effective technical and non-technical summaries.
• Effective coordination of teams, stakeholders and clients for the purposes of project delivery.
• Excellent time management skills, including priority setting, multi-tasking and problem-solving.
• Advanced knowledge of UK sustainable energy policy and the social and behavioural dimensions of the energy transition.
• A positive, flexible approach, self-motivated with the ability to work independently.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

Benefits:

CSE offer a range of other benefits including:

• Company pension scheme (8% employer, 6% employee contributions)
• You will be entitled to 25 days' paid holiday (plus statutory holidays)
• Subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Cash plan
• Retail discounts
• Discounted breakdown cover and many more.
• We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
• We are flexible with the working hours of this role and will discuss this openly if you are invited to interview.

How to apply

To submit your application, please click the apply button and check your emails for the link to the full job description and the application form, which must be filled in to complete your application. You can also download the application form from our CSE website.

To be considered for this role an application form must be sent to the email address provided.

Your application should demonstrate your suitability against the criteria in the person specification and job description. CVs and supporting letters will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Sunday 8 November 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place 2nd and 3rd December 2026 (in person at our Bristol office), though this is subject to change.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Research Manager, Research Project Manager, Research Project Leader, Project Team Manager, Funding Project Manager, Social Research Manager may also be considered for this role.