Service Manager

Job title:
Service Manager – Adult Disability Team

Salary: £61,443 progressing to £68,775 per annum
- Pay award pending

Hours:

37

Contract:

Permanent

Location:

Stevenage Campus, SG1 2FQ

Directorate:
Adult Care Services

We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join us as a Service Manager within the East and North Adult Disability Team. We are seeking applications from motivated and experienced professionals who are passionate about leading high-quality services for adults with disabilities and their carers.

Hertfordshire’s Adult Disability Service is a large, forward-thinking service made up of multidisciplinary teams aligned to local communities. We are committed to delivering personalised, strengths-based support that promotes independence, equality, and meaningful lives for people with disabilities.

We recognise that our staff are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating a supportive environment where people feel trusted, valued and empowered to deliver their best.

As a Service Manager, you will provide operational leadership and oversight to multidisciplinary locality teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services in line with our Connected Lives principles and statutory responsibilities under the Care Act.

Working closely with the Deputy Head of Service and other Service Managers, you will support Team Managers to drive excellent practice, manage performance, and deliver positive outcomes for people who use our services.

• Provide leadership, support and oversight to Team Managers and multidisciplinary teams (social work, occupational therapy, nursing).
• Drive high-quality, strengths-based practice that promotes independence, choice, control, and inclusion.
• Support the delivery of the Connect & Prevent Programme within Adult Disability Services.
• Monitor and manage performance, ensuring services meet key performance indicators and quality standards.
• Contribute to effective budget management, ensuring resources are used responsibly while maintaining positive outcomes for citizens.
• Support the management of demand and promote equitable and consistent service delivery across localities.
• Lead and support change and service development, embedding new ways of working and organisational priorities.
• Work collaboratively with health partners, commissioners and wider stakeholders to deliver integrated, person-centred care.
• Provide oversight and support on complex cases, ensuring appropriate risk management and decision‑making.

You will be an experienced and confident leader with a strong commitment to supporting adults with disabilities to live fulfilling, independent lives. You will bring a track record of delivering high-quality services and supporting teams to achieve excellent outcomes.

• Qualified and registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse
• Experience of managing or supporting multi-disciplinary teams within adult social care or health
• Proven ability to support high-quality practice and performance management
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Management qualification or leadership development
• Experience of budget monitoring and resource management
• Experience of managing change and service improvement
• Strong partnership working across health and social care systems

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.

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