Independent Living & Equipment Manager

Job Description

Based at DAILCEC office, you will work full time, 37 hours per week. Please note: References are no longer requested at application stage and will requested if you are successful in moving to the preferred candidate stage. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Paul Moran on 07843491556 or email paul.moran@dundeecity.gov.uk

Requirements

​You will have SVQ4/Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area e.g. Management or Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Nursing or Social Work. You will have Managing Safely – IOSH or an ability to achieve this.

Responsibilities

You will provide professional leadership as first line manager with day-to-day operational management responsibility for a team or teams of staff delivering an integrated Dundee and Angus Equipment Loan Service and Store whilst ensuring that high standards of practice parameters, service provision, performance, health and safety requirements and budget are maintained. In addition to this, the postholder will have responsibility for the management and ongoing development of Dundee Independent Living Services (which incorporates Dundee Independent Living Centre, Dundee SMARTFlat, DILCEC Admin Team, Dundee Blue Badge Service, Dundee Manual Handling Coordination Service) and Technology Enabled Care in Dundee. The postholder will be required to undertake facility management responsibility (which includes ensuring health & safety requirements are adhered to) for Dundee Independent Living Centre and the integrated Dundee and Angus Equipment Loan Service and Store.

The Individual

You will have leadership and management experience along with experience of working in health and/or social work service, of equipment loan and independent living services, of multi-disciplinary working, of asset and facilities management, of budget management and of service development. You will have working knowledge of using relevant health & safety, legislation, policy and good practice guidance along with ability to work to professional standards and within local policies and procedures and to develop and implement operating procedures. The ability to develop and implement user and carer engagement in development of the service, to deliver training on ELMS to a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency group, to work with partner agencies to achieve best practice in independent living and using equipment and technology, to identify and promote new technologies, equipment and practice that will support independent living and good communication skills including the use of functional information systems is essential. You will have the ability to travel efficiently in the course of duties. This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Dundee City Council.