Deputy Head of Service Proportionate and Tech Enabled Care AACC

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced health care leader to transform care through innovation, technology and personalised strength-based approaches. The Deputy Head of Service will drive Proportionate Care and Technology-Enabled Care across All Age Continuing Care, ensuring people receive the right care at the right time in the least restrictive way.

You will lead proportionate care pathways, champion technology-enabled solutions, influence

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level or working towards with Degree or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in AACC and Proportionate Care.
• Registered Health or Social Care Professional with current registration with professional body OR significant relevant leadership/management experience/qualifications
• RoSPA accredited level 4 award in advanced manual handling for Proportionate/Single Handed Care

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and embedding of innovative proportionate care pathways across the service
• Drive the adoption of technology-enabled care solutions
• Influence strategic transformation programmes across the service
• Support independence, recovery and personalised approaches within All Age Continuing Care
• Shape clinical and financial sustainability within All Age Continuing Care
• Act as a recognised expert in proportionate care, clinical safety, strength based practice and service redesign

Education

Masters level or working towards in relevant senior leadership field

UK professional registration in health or social care

RoSPA Level 4 Award in advanced manual handling

Job description

Deputy Head of Service Proportionate and Tech Enabled Care AACC

The closing date is 20th Nov 2026

Anticipated Interview date(s) 26/11/2026

Job summary

Are you an experienced health care leader passionate about transforming care through innovation, technology and personalised strength based approaches?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of Proportionate Care and Technology-Enabled Care across All Age Continuing Care, ensuring people receive the right care, at the right time, in the least restrictive way possible.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has leadership experience within All Age Continuing Care, community and integrated services
• Is passionate about innovation and improving outcomes for people and families
• Can influence stakeholders and lead change programmes
• Understands personalised care, Mental Capactity Act and least restrictive practice
• Above all you must align with our values and behaviours as we seek to create a vibrant, happy and productive service

The All Age Continuing Care Team supports 7,500 clients through a range of funding arrangements including, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Children's Continuing Care, Section 117 aftercare, specialist placements and other joint funding and oversight of a budget of £392M.

Our All Age Continuing care purpose is, "To improve health opportunities and outcomes within our system by delivering seamless, affordable, and individually focused care for those requiring our services"

As our new Deputy Head of Service you will:

• Lead the implementation and embedding of innovative proportionate care pathways across the service
• Drive the adoption of technology-enabled care solutions
• Influence strategic transformation programmes across the service
• Support independence, recovery and personalised approaches within All Age Continuing Care
• Shape clinical and financial sustainability within All Age Continuing Care
• Act as a recognised expert in proportionate care, clinical safety, strength based practice and service redesign

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level or working towards with Degree or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in AACC and Proportionate Care.
• Registered Health or Social Care Professional with current registration with professional body OR significant relevant leadership/management experience/qualifications
• RoSPA accredited level 4 award in advanced manual handling for Proportionate/Single Handed Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Tracey Knatt

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time

Reference number

348-CSS-13020

Job locations

Fareham Civic Offices
Civic Offices, Civic Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7AZ