Head of Adult Services - ARB16251

My Council Works; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as one of two Heads of Adult Services within the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership. This role requires experienced leaders to manage community services, ensuring high-quality care and strategic planning. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on diverse communities in a stunning geographical area.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing community teams and strategic plans for adult services.
• Knowledge of regulations and integration with local health services.
• Strong leadership skills to drive team performance and service quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Adult Services team across community hospitals and services.
• Oversee care at home, care homes, and mental health services.
• Manage delegated functions within the Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

Community Care Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)

PVG Membership

Job description

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most striking areas. Our island and mainland geography takes our employees on stunning commutes, and our vital services into diverse, friendly and beautiful communities. Working with us will bring you experience that is far from routine; joining our team will give you the chance to identify and deliver innovative solutions and effective services that make a clear and valued difference to our people’s lives.

Our area is unique in its combination of challenges and opportunities. We are looking forward therefore to welcoming two ambitious, skilled and committed leaders, to lead our Adult Services through the challenges and into the homes, hospitals and communities of Argyll and Bute.

We are seeking two Heads of Adult Services to join Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership - a forward thinking, high performing and ambitious organisation. With a focus on delivering person centred and integrated services across our area it is an ideal place for you to grow, develop and deliver.

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership is the most highly delegated partnership in Scotland, responsible for the planning and delivery of all community based health and social care services for adults and children in Argyll and Bute. Our vision and objectives are that “people in Argyll and Bute will live longer, healthier, independent lives”.

The two Adult Head of Service posts will be responsible for community teams and community hospitals, care at home, care homes, older adults strategic plan, mental health, learning disabilities, Adult Support and Protection and the Rural General Hospital. Portfolio responsibility will be assigned across the two posts by the Chief Officer. Both Heads of Service will join the Senior Leadership Team and have corporate responsibility for the delegated functions in their remit.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• These posts are not suitable for job share.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• These posts require Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults.
• You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate.
• These posts require registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)/Membership of relevant professional body appropriate .
• These posts are integrated posts, with the Council as lead recruiter in this instance. These posts will be advertised with JDPS and salary ranges on their respective recruitment sites, detailed in the advert. This advert will also appear on the NHS Highland’s recruitment pages, as well as MJS. External candidates will have the option to choose an employer. If an existing employee is appointed to the post, they will remain with their existing employer under that organisation’s terms and conditions.

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We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy