Director Older Adults and Urgent Emergency Care

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 135,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a Director of Older Adults and Urgent Emergency Care. The successful candidate will lead strategic initiatives in urgent care services, collaborate with community partners, and ensure compliance with safeguarding regulations. This senior leadership role demands a visionary leader with proven experience in adult social care and a commitment to promoting inclusivity and diversity within service delivery. This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a significant impact within Birmingham's health system.

Qualifications

• Proven senior experience in adult social care or a related field.
• Strong track record of transformation and embedding best practices.
• Deep knowledge of safeguarding and statutory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and translate strategic vision into operational plans.
• Act as strategic lead for urgent and emergency care services.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding frameworks and statutory requirements.
• Manage significant budgets sustainably and identify efficiency opportunities.

Skills

Visionary leadership

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Budget management

Knowledge of safeguarding

Job description

Director Older Adults and Urgent Emergency Care

Permanent

B02 - £135,398 - £175,419

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

As Director of Older Adults and Urgent and Emergency Care, you will report directly to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health and play a pivotal role in Birmingham City Council’s transformation journey. Sitting on the Executive Directorate Management Team (EDMT), you will lead a portfolio that includes urgent and emergency care, neighbourhood health, continuing health care, hospital discharge and flow, locality‑based social care teams, and occupational therapy.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, guided by our core principles of being helpful, open‑minded, and delivering positive outcomes.

This is a senior leadership role with significant scale and impact. Your leadership will ensure operational excellence, safeguard vulnerable adults, and deliver services that promote independence, wellbeing, and choice, while driving efficiency and innovation across the system.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Translate the Council’s vision into operational plans, driving transformation and innovation across adult social care.
• Urgent & Emergency Care: Act as the strategic lead for urgent and emergency care, ensuring effective hospital discharge, flow, and escalation leadership.
• Neighbourhood Health & Social Care: Lead locality‑based teams, including social work and occupational therapy, to support older adults in Birmingham.
• Safeguarding & Compliance: Ensure safeguarding remains a universal priority and maintain compliance with statutory frameworks such as the Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
• Partnerships & Integration: Build strong networks with politicians, partners, and communities to co‑produce services, support system resilience, and tackle complex challenges.
• Performance & Assurance: Maintain robust performance management systems, ensure readiness for CQC inspection, and report progress to political and corporate bodies.
• Culture & People: Empower staff through collaboration, accountability, and kindness, fostering a positive culture where employees thrive.
• Financial Stewardship: Manage significant budgets responsibly, identifying efficiency opportunities and ensuring sustainable transformation.

About You

We are seeking an authentic, visionary leader with proven senior experience in adult social care or a related field, and a strong track record of transformation. You will bring deep knowledge of safeguarding and statutory frameworks, alongside the strategic thinking to drive innovation and embed best practice. Collaborative and resilient, you will work with politicians, partners, and communities to co‑produce outcomes while confidently managing large budgets and teams. With a clear commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, you will thrive in a fast‑paced environment, leading cultural change and empowering others to succeed.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining, and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

For any informal enquires please contact: [e-mail]

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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