Team Manager - Hospital Assessment Team

We are seeking an experienced, confident and compassionate social work professional to join Adult Services as Team Manager for the Hospital Assessment Team. The team works across hospital settings within Swansea Bay University Health Board and neighbouring sites, supporting people to return home safely and at the earliest appropriate opportunity. This is an opportunity to lead a committed team and help strengthen Home First, preventative and integrated discharge practice.

As Team Manager, you will provide operational and professional leadership to qualified and unqualified staff working across multiple hospital sites. You will ensure a safe, timely and person-centred service that promotes prevention, strengths, independence and individual outcomes, while meeting statutory duties and professional standards.

Your daily routine will include

• Leading, supporting and coordinating a dispersed hospital social work team.
• Providing professional oversight and advice on complex discharge, safeguarding, mental capacity and risk matters.
• Working with health, community, reablement, provider and third-sector partners to support safe and sustainable discharge.
• Monitoring workloads, timeliness, outcomes and practice quality, and addressing barriers to discharge.
• Using supervision, audit, performance information and feedback to improve practice and service delivery.
• Managing staffing, resources and service improvement activity, including the delivery of Home First and Discharge to Recover then Assess principles.

About you, do you have

• A recognised Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales.
• Experience of leading, managing, supervising or providing professional practice leadership within a social work setting.
• Experience of supporting complex decision-making and developing social work practice.
• A thorough knowledge of adult safeguarding, mental capacity and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
• Experience of effective multi-agency working across professional and organisational boundaries.
• The ability to lead and motivate a team, manage conflict and communicate complex or sensitive information clearly.
• A strong commitment to strengths-based, outcome-focused practice that promotes independence, recovery and proportionate support.
• The ability to travel regularly between hospital and organisational sites.

About us

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues’ efforts and achievements. We also believe that there’s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

Choose to work for us and you’ll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 13.4% employer pension contribution
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you. For more information and to apply please visit https://www.npt.gov.uk/jobs

Closing date: Closing date: Friday 13 November 2026

Shortlisting: Monday 16 November 2026

Interviews: Thursday 19 November 2026

DBS requirements

An enhanced with both adult & child barred list DBS disclosure. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with both the adult and child barred lists.

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that vulnerable adults are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Additional Information

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.