Practice Manager - Health and Social Care Connect

Are you an experienced and motivated leader looking to make a real impact in adult health and social care? If so apply now and join our dynamic Health and Social Care Connect (HSCC) team in Eastbourne, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping an evolving service that sits at the heart of community health and social care in East Sussex.

An opportunity has arisen for a practice manager to join the Health and Social Care Connect (HSCC) team based in Eastbourne. As the service responsible for providing the point of access into adult community health and social care services in East Sussex, we are looking for an experienced manager with an interest in ongoing service development and delivery.

HSCC provides a variety of functions including processing professional health referrals, providing the public with information and advice, completing social care assessments and the triage of safeguarding concerns and enquiries. We work closely with partners across the health and social care system and the emergency services, and as a practice manager you may be required to represent HSCC at various meetings and forums.

HSCC is an office based service that uses IT and telephony systems to deliver the right outcome, at the right time for the residents of East Sussex. We are looking for an experienced social worker to join the team to support staff and service delivery.

You will also have line management responsibility for staff who provide a 24/7 service. Whilst you will not be required to work shifts you will be required to participate in the on-call rota out of hours to provide management support and advice.

HSCC continues to develop and evolve and you could play a key role in this, helping us to build on the successes of the service to date.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are self motivated
• Committed to supporting and developing staff
• Passionate about service delivery
• Keen to share their social work knowledge and experience

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the 'Apply Now' button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

Interviews will take place week commencing 27 April virtually. Candidates will be contacted to confirm a date/ time. If you are unavailable on the date offered, let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Tammy Milne, Practice Manager, at to request a MS teams call or phone call.

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