Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £51,356 (Level One) rising to £54,495 (Level Four) per annum (pro rata for part-time workers) (Pay award pending)

Location: Clifton Cornerstone, Southchurch Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8EW

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

A vacancy for a Team Manager has arisen within the Nottingham City Council DoLS team. This is an exciting and dynamic opportunity for an individual who is committed to leading and managing positive change at a time when the Supreme Court Judgement impacts upon systems, processes and practice, and in anticipation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). The successful candidate will be pivotal in ensuring compliance and best practice at a time of change, working closely with the Head of Service to influence service development.

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team completes DoLS assessments for citizens that may lack mental capacity to make decisions about their own care and how this provided in a formal setting. All team colleagues are Best Interest Assessors (BIA), undertaking DOLs assessments, participating in a Duty rota and fulfilling Court of Protection duties. The team maintains collaborative relationships with both internal and external partners and stakeholders.

About You

The successful candidate will have skills and experience in providing complex case supervision, developing guidance and quality assurance frameworks, performance management and partnership work. They will have proved ability to contribute to business strategy planning, financial monitoring and to apply a detailed knowledge of current and developing legislation.

• Qualified Social Worker and BIA, with current Social Work England registration;
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of current policies, procedures, drivers and legislation in relation to the duties of the post;
• Experience of effectively leading, developing and quality assuring the work of others, including managing performance;
• Ability to manage a budget and to shape service provision to meet the needs of a diverse range of citizens and carers);
• You must also be an experienced Best Interests Assessor.

You can find the job description for this post here

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

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 asc.vacancies@nottinghamcity.gov.uk You can also email us your telephone number if you would like to request a call back to discuss the role in more detail.

Closing Date 12th July 2026

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 28th July 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.