Senior Deputyship Officer
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5552 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £39,513 rising to £42,708 ‘pro rata for part-time’
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
The Deputyship Service is a front line service which manages the property and financial affairs of citizens who have been assessed to lack mental capacity with their finances. The Local Authority step in to act as a last resort where there is no-one else suitable, able or willing to act.
Be the first to apply for this newly created Senior Deputyship Officer role and support the delivery of a high quality service to some of Nottingham’s most vulnerable citizens. The key areas of responsibility are as follows:
- Manage a caseload of up to 15 complex cases in compliance with relevant requirements and standards
- Provide expert advice, guidance and support to Deputyship and Appointeeship Officers on complex casework matters
- Take responsibility for decisions falling above and outside of Deputyship and Appointeeship Officer limits
- Lead the Induction, Training and Buddying of new and existing colleagues
- Manage referrals from Adult Social Care colleagues, including meetings to provide information, advice and guidance, triaging referrals, completing onboarding task and undertake urgent holding casework.
- Supporting the Deputyship Manager with service delivery and projects
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive experience of undertaking legal, financial or relevant social care casework to vulnerable adults
- Knowledge and expertise in the following areas: welfare benefits; Court of Protection rules and processes; Office of the Public Guardian Standards, good practice requirements for Deputyship Service Delivery.
- Experience and an in-depth understanding of Adult Social Care Services and Safeguarding provided under the Care Act including expertise in Charging for Care and Support and how this applies to Deputyship Service citizens
- The ability to; support and develop colleagues to independently manage deputyship case work; provide training, support and supervision to colleagues; evidence of leadership skills and the ability to act as a role model and mentor; ability to manage the performance of individuals and teams through performance management systems
- The ability to work effectively with citizens as well as a range of agencies and professional and community groups, in order to deliver good outcomes for citizens and carers.
- Excellent communicator of complex information both written and verbal, able to write concise clear and accurate reports and briefings, prepare and present verbally in a concise, clear and engaging manner
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Kate Dixon, Deputyship Programme and Change Lead, by telephone on 0115 8764223 or by email at kate.dixon@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: Sunday 6th July 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: Tuesday 15th July 2025
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