Express Recruitment are proud to be working in partnership with a reputable Local Authority who are seeking an experienced Temporary Panel Coordination Lead to support the operational delivery of a twice-weekly multi-agency panel within Children’s Services. 

 This is a key role responsible for leading, coordinating, and quality-assuring panel activity, ensuring high standards of process control, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will oversee panel administration while driving consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across processes. 

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Lead, coordinate, and quality-assure the operational delivery of a twice-weekly multi-agency panel  
• Oversee and manage the workload and performance of 2 Panel Administrators  
• Own the end-to-end coordination of panel activity, including data interpretation to support prioritisation of cases  
• Implement and manage structured timelines for report requests, submissions, and panel pack preparation  
• Ensure agendas and panel packs are accurate, complete, quality-checked, and circulated within agreed deadlines  
• Produce and/or quality assure detailed minutes, ensuring clear actions, ownership, and deadlines are recorded  
• Maintain and monitor panel trackers, ensuring records are accurate, consistent, and up to date  
• Proactively identify missing or inconsistent information, liaising with social work teams to resolve gaps ahead of panel meetings  
• Act as a central point of contact for panel members, social workers, Team Managers, Service Managers, and senior leaders  
• Drive improved ownership of tasks and reduce repeat follow-ups through effective coordination  
• Standardise templates, filing systems, and workflow processes to improve efficiency  
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reliability and service delivery  

 Skills & Experience 

• Proven experience coordinating statutory or governance panels within Children’s Services or a similar regulated environment  
• Demonstrable experience improving administrative processes and raising operational standards  
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage complex workflows and competing priorities  
• Excellent attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and quality assurance  
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders  
• Ability to implement structure, timelines, and escalation processes  
• Strong IT skills, including experience with databases, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office  
• Highly organised, proactive, and solutions-focused  
• Comfortable setting expectations and holding others accountable  
• Delivery-driven with a strong sense of ownership  
• Experience within Children’s or Adult Social Care services  
• Able to balance operational detail with a broader service-wide perspective  

Vacancy Summary

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm  

Salary: Up to c£16.00 per hour D.O.E   

Location: Nottingham City Centre   

Job Type: Temporary for approx. 12-15 weeks, potential to extend  

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