National Social Work Agency Improvement Lead C1
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Job Summary
This opportunity is only open to applicants who are currently Priority Movers. Applications from individuals not currently on the Priority Mover list will be rejected and not considered.
The NSWA will be an Executive Agency with responsibility for advising Ministers and policy teams with an interest in all aspects of social work policy and practice including adults children and justice social work. Additionally the NSWA will provide cross governmental policy input in areas including health and social care mental health children and families prisons and all aspects of public protection.
This is a new agency with highly motivated staff who take pride in their work and strive to ensure effective person-centred and trauma responsive support is available for people of all ages in Scotland. The work is fast-paced high profile varied and rewarding.
We are seeking a highly experienced improvement professional to lead the National Social Work Agencys work to promote partnership and collaboration with improvement agencies and partners.
The Improvement Lead will collaborate and build strong partnerships to align improvement work across agencies that supports the delivery of highquality social work services and practice across Scotlands social work systems.
As part of the NSWA Improvement and Implementation Unit you will help ensure improvement is embedded as a strategic driver of better outcomes by providing expert improvement advice and building capacity for improvement across the agency
Our work aims to support evidence informed approaches to social work with a highly valued and skilled profession that consistently delivers high quality services and enhances the quality equity and impact of social work services systems and practice.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Lead national alignment of improvement activity ensuring coordination across improvement agencies and sector partners to support shared priorities and high-quality evidence-based social work. To support this you will develop the structures processes and relationships that enable effective partnership working between the NSWA national improvement agencies impacting on social work and other key stakeholders
- Provide expert improvement advice across the NSWA and work with relevant policy teams to use evidence insight and improvement methodology to strengthen social work systems and practice
- Building improvement capacity and capability across the NSWA supporting practical experience of improvement science and championing the use of improvement approaches coaching and supporting the NSWA to deliver quality as a business strategy
- Work closely with the Implementation Team Leader to design test and deliver programmes of improvement that support the social work workforce and respond to national priorities.
- Strengthen links with research and evidence partners including universities and UK-wide research networks to ensure improvement activity is informed by robust innovative and current evidence.
- Contribute the NSWAs leadership team to ensuredelivery of the strategic priorities of the agency
- Contribute to a strategic overview of social work policy and practice engaging and collaborating with other relevant areas across government to explore support and progress joint policy outcomes
- Provide line management duties including leadership direction and support for team members.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Holds (or is working towards/willing to undertake) a formal recognised qualification in improvement methodology for example Scottish Improvement Leader Programme (ScIL)
Working pattern
This role is a permanent level transfer position.
How to Apply
Applications for this position will only be accepted from substantive C1 employees.
Please submit a statement outlining your suitability for the role relevant skills and experience and what you would bring to the team (maximum 500 words).
Vacancy closes at 12:00pm onTuesday the 31st March.
Selection Process
All applications will be invited to an informal discussion with the hiring manager.
Informal discussions are to be confirmed.
Further Information
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