Job Introduction
The starting salary for this full-time, permanent position is £56,439 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.
Maybe you are already an Assistant Team Manager who wants to develop new skills to broaden your knowledge and experience. Or perhaps you feel ready to take a step up into a management role?
We are excited to be hiring a new Assistant Team Manager (Social Work qualified) to join our amazing, supportive, and award-winning team based at Epsom General Hospital.
The role offers hybrid working with the expectation to be in the office for a minimum of 3 days per week to support the team with hospital discharges. Our team covers the hours of 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. Typically, our Assistant Team Managers work from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Our Offer to You
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26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
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Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
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A generous local government salary related pension
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Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
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Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
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An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
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Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
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Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
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A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents
About the Role
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Are you organised and ready to make a difference in people’s lives?
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Are you passionate about social care and supporting staff to achieve high standards?
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Do you thrive on challenge?
If the answer is yes, then we would love to hear from you!
We are a busy and diverse team managing hospital discharges across two acute hospital sites, Epsom General and St Helier. We undertake Care Act assessments and support planning, which can include Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decisions, often following the Discharge to Assess (D2A) pathway. The complexity of our work varies greatly, supporting all adults of the hospital who are Surrey residents with a need for care and support. We always strive to get people back home through a strengths-based and person-centred approach, and support them to live their best lives.
We are a hard-working team based in a fast-paced environment, regularly going up to the wards to meet our clients or visiting them at home after they’ve been discharged. We work closely with our health colleagues, ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach to discharge planning. There is a supportive culture embedded within the team, and staff step in to assist their colleagues to ensure discharges from hospital are timely.
As a team, we are committed to making a difference to our residents lives, ensuring no one is left behind, and working in a positive and inclusive manner.
As one of two Assistant Team Managers, you will support the day-to-day running of a busy, dynamic team, effectively prioritising daily challenges and expectations. You will support the Team Manager to deliver high quality, personalised adult social care. Additionally, a key accountability of the role is developing staff practice ensuring the team you work within is the best it can be.
Supporting You
When joining us, you will receive regular supervision, management support, training opportunities, and peer-to-peer learning, all of which will promote your own professional growth and development. You will become part of a fantastic team that supports each other and works closely with our acute hospital health colleagues, enabling a positive and collaborative approach to our work.
We understand the challenges of day-to-day frontline social work and have put tools in place to improve your work/life balance and make day-to-day tasks more manageable. We have created an environment to put you in the best place to do your work in a more agile way; working from home, office, or other locations as appropriate however, there is an expectation you will be in the office for a minimum of 3 days a week, in line with our Team Charter.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:
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Professional social work qualification and completion of any post qualification practice or training requirements and Social Work England registration
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Significant post-qualification experience, including experience in a social care setting, and excellent understanding of the social care and health agendas
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Applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act and the NHS Continuing Healthcare National Framework
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Effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures
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Excellent communication skills that enable you to successfully manage a team and develop effective relationships with examples of when you have provided effective professional supervision to less experienced colleagues
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A track record in inter-agency partnership working
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Strong commitment to achieving positive, strengths-based outcomes that promote maximum community inclusion, and personal choice and control
An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and candidates will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
To apply, we request that you submit a CV and answer the following 3 questions:
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How would you support staff development, and why is this important?
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How do you manage competing demands on your time?
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You've noticed a staff member's performance and output has dropped. How would you address this?
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/08/2026 with interviews to follow.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and our Life at Surrey Handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Sean McDonough by telephone at 01372 832321.
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.
Our Commitment
We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.
Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.
