Head of Strategic Planning and Performance

Fife Council; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Fife Health and Social Care Partnership as the Head of Strategic Planning and Performance, where you will provide strategic leadership and manage multiple service teams. This critical role involves collaboration across NHS and Local Authority to drive transformational change in health and social care services, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care for the population of Fife.

Benefits

Employee Benefits Package

Access to discounts on products and services

Qualifications

• Transferable skills to lead integrated teams working across organisational boundaries.
• Knowledge and experience of NHS and Local Authority.
• Ability to lead significant programmes of change.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership as a core member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Manage and develop key service teams in health and social care.
• Drive integrated care and transformation across services.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Transformational Change

NHS Knowledge

Local Authority Knowledge

Job description

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 11 August 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 20 July 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £92,676.00

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House Glenrothes

Fife Health and Social Care Partnership is one of the larger Health and Social Care Partnerships in Scotland, serving the stunning and diverse Kingdom of Fife on Scotland's East coast. We provide health and social care to a population of more than 380,000 people and lead a workforce of around 7,000 staff. We support a Team Fife approach with NHS Fife, Fife Council, the independent and voluntary sectors.

Job Details

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of Strategic Planning and Performance to join the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, providing strategic leadership as a core member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The post holder will become a member of the Senior Leadership Team and report directly to the Director of Health and Social Care. You will have line management responsibility and accountability for managing, developing and providing leadership to the following services across Fife within the Health and Social Care Partnership:

• Planning and Performance Team
• System Performance
• Project Management Office Team

The recruitment pack provides fuller details of these service areas and the vision for how we will work across traditional boundaries and portfolio areas to develop systems leadership and provide joined up care for the people of Fife within localities and our communities. By choosing to join Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, you are choosing to make a real difference. You will have a passion for the services within this portfolio and ideally have experience in leading these types of services.

The Person

You will have transferable skills to lead integrated teams working across organisational boundaries. You will ideally have knowledge and experience of both NHS and Local Authority as well as the national policy landscape for these service areas. You will have vision and ability to lead a significant programme of large-scale change and transformation. You will be committed to the delivery of the outcomes of Integration for the people of Fife and striving for excellence in both quality and person-centred care through our strategic plan.

We are looking to appoint a driven and inspiring individual who has the ability to manage and lead complex transformation and deliver wide ranging and sustainable service developments. As a team player you will be committed to collaboration and partnership working whilst ensuring the highest standards of strategic and operational management working closely with both the Senior and Extended Leadership team.

This post is available on Fife Council Terms and Conditions or NHS Fife Terms and Conditions.

For full information information in relation to this position, including job description and person specification, please see : - Fife Council Chief Officer Recruitment

Shortlisted candidates will require to participate in a range of assessment activities including behavioural profiling, a real play exercise (with stakeholders) and a values/competency based interview. These activities will all contribute to testing candidate competence.

It is anticipated that shortlisted candidates will be notified by Friday 25th July 2025.

If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a behavioural profiling exercise during Tuesday 29th July 2025. The real play exercise will be in person in Fife House on Monday 4th August 2025 and the formal interview will take place in person in Fife House on Monday 11th August 2025.

Restricted within the terms of Section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

If you believe you have the skills, values, knowledge and experience to provide leadership then we would welcome your application.

Further Information

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For an informal discussion with Lynne Garvey, Chief Officer & Director of Health and Social Care please contact Carol Notman, PA [e-mail]