Operational Manager (Registered Services) - WDN06800

West Dunbartonshire Council; Clydebank; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension scheme

25 days annual leave—rising to 35

8 fixed public holidays

Job summary

West Dunbartonshire Council seeks an experienced Operational Manager - Registered Services to lead Adult Registered Services, including residential care homes and day services, across the West Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership. The role focuses on safety, person-centred care, effectiveness and financial sustainability, with strong governance and regulatory compliance.

You will partner with health, social care and the wider community to lead service improvement, workforce

Responsibilities

• Lead our Adult Registered Services, including residential care homes and day services, across West Dunbartonshire HSCP.
• Drive service improvement, workforce development and transformation programmes to improve outcomes for people using services and their carers.
• Work with partners across health, social care and the wider community to shape the future of integrated services.

Job description

Job Description

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for delivering high-quality care services and driving meaningful change?

We are seeking an ambitious and values driven Operational Manager - Registered Services to lead our Adult Registered Services, including residential care homes and day services, across West Dunbartonshire HSCP.

This is a key senior leadership role responsible for ensuring services are safe, person-centred, effective and financially sustainable, while meeting the highest standards of governance and regulatory compliance. Working closely with partners across health, social care and the wider community, you will lead service improvement, workforce development and transformation programmes that make a real difference to people's lives. You will also play a key role in shaping the future of integrated health and social care services across the Partnership.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

- Significant senior management experience within health and/or social care services and within Registered Services.

- Strong leadership of complex services, workforce and budgets.

- Experience of service redesign, change management and partnership working.

- A commitment to delivering excellent outcomes for people who use services and their carers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking Health & Social Care Partnership and make a lasting impact on services, staff and communities across West Dunbartonshire. Lead with purpose. Deliver excellence. Shape the future of care.

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer's contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
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