Adult Social Care Improvement Project Manager

Staffordshire County Council; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England is seeking a project manager to lead improvement initiatives in Adult Social Care. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in collaboration, project management, and a commitment to enhancing care outcomes. Responsibilities include managing project delivery, facilitating workshops, and promoting effective communication with senior leadership. Join a dynamic team focused on innovative solutions to improve community health and care service delivery.

Benefits

Access to employee rewards and benefits

Supportive working environment

Focus on work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in initiating and leading improvement projects.
• Knowledge of Adult Social Care.
• Experience working in local government and health is an advantage.
• Excellent planning skills.
• Ability to influence and negotiate.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects within the Health and Care delivery plan.
• Communicate progress to senior leadership.
• Facilitate workshops to design solutions.
• Promote equity and co-production within projects.

Skills

Team working

Project management

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

We’ve got a vision at Staffordshire – we want our county to be innovative, ambitious, and sustainable, a place where everyone has the opportunity to prosper, be healthy, and be happy. With this in mind, we’re passionate about improving quality and performance within Adult Social Care, and this exciting new role will lead the management and delivery of improvement projects across Health and Care.

We have a vacancy for 1 post which is fixed term for 1 year.

Package Description
Main Responsibilities

You'll be:

• Working closely with our operations managers, commissioners, and senior leaders, you’ll be responsible for managing projects within our Health and Care delivery plan, ensuring products are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Managing risks and measure the delivery of outcomes and benefits.
• Facilitating workshops with managers and front-line staff to design solutions and plan delivery.
• Responsible for communicating progress and escalating issues to the senior leadership team for resolution.
• Passionate about promoting improvement in Adult Social Care, work collaboratively with colleagues across Staffordshire County Council and Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
• Promote co-production and equity, ensuring the voice of the person is recognised in the design of improvements.

The Ideal Candidate

You'll :

• Be an inspirational team worker with experience in initiating and leading improvement projects.
• Bring valuable knowledge of Adult Social Care, and experience working in local government and health would be an advantage. You will have skills in co-designing solutions to implement and embed change.
• Excellent planning and project management skills.
• Be confident working across organisational boundaries, influencing and negotiating with project team members to ensure deadlines are met.

• Be a superb communicator.

• Have high level of personal drive and integrity, you’ll be committed to proactively solving problems and developing innovative solutions to improve outcomes.
  

Interview Date: 22 August 2025

To discuss this role further please contact Amanda Stringer for an informal discussion about the role at [e-mail]

If you have any difficulties attending the interview date, please note this within your application.

We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.