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Service Development Manager - North (Adult Care) Application Deadline: 19 December 2025 Department: Senior Management and Leadership Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Remote Reporting To: Service Development Director Compensation: £50,000 - £55,000 / year Description Our Central Division plays a vital role in ensuring that our operational and administrative functions are delivered efficiently, enabling us to maintain the highest standards of care across our organisation. Priory is looking to recruit a Service Development Manager to join the team. This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week. Location of the role: Remote working environment, where both regional (North of UK) and national travel will be required, including overnight stays away from home. The applicant must reside within the geographical region of the role. The applicant must hold a valid Driving Licence and have access to their own car. What you'll be doing The Service Development Manager (SDM) will be required to build and maintain strong relationships with Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups and other commissioners of Specialist Residential, and Supported Living. The candidate will have strong key account management skills and will work to maintain existing relationships and initiate new relationships to promote services to the market. In addition, the SDM will work with commissioners to understand market requirements to allow appropriate development of existing services and provide guidance on the need for new services. The SDM, working closely with Operations, is responsible for occupancy of the Priory Adult Care estate and for driving growth. You can find additional information in the attached job description. What you'll bring to the role<ul> <li>Graduate or equivalent with a proven track record of new business development, ideally within the social care sector</li> <li>Proven self-starter with excellent track record in delivering against sales targets.</li> <li>Strong analytical skills, with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including report writing and presentation capabilities.</li> <li>Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team</li> <li>The candidate must reside within the Sales Region.</li> <li>Desirable but not essential - knowledge of social health care and services.</li> <li>Experience gained within a relevant position requiring business acumen and highly developed associated skills.</li> <li>Knowledge of commissioning systems and processes would be an advantage.</li> <li>Understanding the importance of provider/commissioner relationships in the delivery of high quality care to the people who use Priory services.</li> <li>Ability to relate at a senior level to all elements of the customer base as well as internal senior</li> <li>Able to articulate clearly and succinctly in high pressure and challenging situations.</li> </ul> What we will give you in return We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us. <ul> <li>Car allowance payment per month</li> <li>25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + additional day's leave for your Birthday! </li> <li>Annual leave entitlement increases based on length of service: 27 days after 5 years' service and 30 days after 10 years' service</li> <li>Length of service recognition awards - every 5 years</li> <li>Employee Assistance Programme </li> <li>Competitive Pension Scheme </li> <li>Initial Disclosure Check Cost covered, if applicable to role</li> <li>'My Possible Self' App and health-related benefits </li> <li>Online discounts and cashback rewards - Priory Perks</li> <li>Smart Technology scheme (qualifying period)</li> <li>Cycle to work scheme (qualifying period)</li> <li>Smart Holidays (qualifying period)</li> <li>Gym Flex (qualifying period)</li> <li>Healthcare Cash Plan - Simply Health Scheme</li> <li>Eye Care Vouchers</li> <li>'Cash for Colleagues' - Employee referral scheme </li> <li>Career Pathways Programme - for development and further qualifications</li> <li>Parental Leave Gift </li> </ul>Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the full job description attached prior to making an application. Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

Priory

Careers at Priory

Service Development Manager - North (Adult Care)

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a SEND Improvement Service Manager to work full time based in Haringey. The salary for this permanent SEND Improvement Service Manager job is up to £61,491 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To lead, develop and manage SEND performance, data and finance services to improve outcomes for young people.</li><li>To be responsible for effective management of Team Managers and other staff as required and to provide accountability for the delivery of services to young people and their families.</li><li>To ensure that the high quality of work is maintained as a uniformly high standard and that team members expertise and special skills are developed (through the use of supervision, appraisal and standard setting).</li><li>To take a lead role in the delivery of the Safety Value programme ensuring that delivery is within timescales and meeting programme milestones, including overseeing the work of project managers.</li><li>To work with managers across the Children and Young People’s Service to ensure children receive a seamless and holistic response to their needs.</li><li>To be accountable for allocated resources and to ensure the most effective use of allocated budgets, adhere to Best Value principles, control cost and enhance value.</li><li>To work in partnership with key stakeholders, including, but not exclusively, young people, parents, carers, school, commissioning and finance colleagues.</li><li>Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines that ensures compliance with Health and Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.</li><li>Understanding and commitment promoting and implementing the Council’s Equal Opportunities policies.</li><li>To undertake any other temporary responsibilities aligned with the overall purpose and grade of the role.</li></ul>
Requirements of this role:<ul>
<li>Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.</li><li>Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.</li><li>Experience of community and/or group work.</li><li>Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.</li></ul>
Contact: This SEND Improvement Service Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Sanctuary Personnel

SEND Improvement Service Manager

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Service Manager within the Assessment Team to work Full Time based in Barking &amp; Dagenham.The salary for this permanent Service Manager job is up to £71,850 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Provide string, visible service leadership and professional supervision in order to motivate, manage and develop service staff to deliver a culture of high-quality performance and continuous improvement.</li><li>Directly supervise and appraise multiple managers, who are each responsible for multiple teams made up of social workers, Intervention Workers, partners &amp;/or students.</li><li>Set up and ensure the maintenance of appropriate electronic systems to ensure that performance targets are monitored and met and that areas of performance risk identified are assessed in a timely way.</li><li>Keep an oversight of the court work within the service and ensure compliance with court timetables, giving clear instructions to legal colleagues.</li><li>Use audit tools for the regular audit of casework across the Service and to utilise audit findings to ensure that practice standards are met or exceeded and to take timely corrective action if required.</li><li>Provide operational performance information to Children’s Leadership to enable them to monitor that services are delivering results according to agreed strategy, performance objectives and service level agreements.</li><li>Hold service responsibility for ensuring that all staff execute their statutory duties to children in need, children in need of protection and children in care in an effective and timely way.</li><li>Hold leadership responsibility for an area of service development and be accountable for performance in this area across service boundaries, including developing and implementing new initiatives.</li><li>Chair complex meetings as required, including but not limited to legal planning meetings, pre-proceedings meetings and complex strategy meetings.</li><li>Manage delegated service budgets within agreed financial parameters and ensure that the service operates in compliance with relevant legislation, statutory duties and council policies to manage financial risk appropriately.</li><li>Provide and enhance own professional development in accordance with the Professional Capabilities Framework and the registration requirements of the appropriate statutory body.</li><li>Take responsibility for continuing self-development and participate in training and development activities.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Service Manager role:<ul>
<li>A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Relevant Social Work experience.</li></ul>
Contact:This Service Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.Reasonable Adjustments:If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Service Manager - Assessment

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