Day Services Manager - Fife

NHS Scotland; Scotland; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Alzheimer Scotland is recruiting a Day Services Manager to lead registered day services and community supports for people with dementia and their families in the area. You will ensure high-quality, person-centred care and compliance with service specifications and Alzheimer Scotland's quality guarantees.

You will provide strong line management, oversee referrals and assessments, collaborate with health and social care partners, and drive continuous quality improvements, audits, and inspections.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in social care, health, or related settings.
• Knowledge of Health and Social Care Standards and Care Inspectorate expectations.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and drive quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage therapeutic registered day services and community supports.
• Oversee referrals, assessments and quality assurance across services.
• Collaborate with Health and Social Care partners and internal teams to ensure safe, person-centred practice.
• Provide strong line management, set objectives, and conduct regular appraisals.

Education

SCQF Level 7 / SVQ 3 in health, social care or related field

Job description

Contract: 1 position, permanent, full time - 35 hours per week

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementiaand fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

As Day Services Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing high quality, therapeutic registered day services and commissioned and non-commissioned community supports for people with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and their families, and carers within the area.

You will be responsible for ensuring that services are of the highest quality, meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. There is also the responsibility for ensuring that our commissioned services meet all service level agreement, contract specifications and Alzheimer Scotland’s quality guarantees.

You will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the services within the area and will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Day Services Manager you will manage the referral and assessment process.

You will work collaboratively with the Head of Services to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred therapeutic day services, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will be responsible for evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will proactively participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections. This will include evidencing that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting or be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 7 (SVQ 3)

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

Interview Date: 2 December 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 20/11/2026