Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join and provide leadership to Manchester's high performing Adult Social Care service, deputising for the Executive Director of Adult Social Services. The service has been on a long-term improvement journey, delivering the transformation programme Better Outcomes, Better Lives, and operates within the Achieving Better Outcomes Together framework to improve outcomes and widen strengths-based practice.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic leader to join the Manchester City Council (MCC) Adult Services Leadership Team, working with the Executive Directors in Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) and with wider NHS partners in Manchester to support the transformation of Adult Social Care and Health within Manchester.
Responsibilities
* Provide strategic leadership, direction and support for adult social care (ASC) as a senior leader deputising for the Executive Director.
* Lead commissioning and market development to ensure a sustainable, high-quality ASC market with sufficient capacity.
* Lead transformation activity within Adult Social Care.
* Develop and maintain budgeting practice, performance frameworks, systems and processes to ensure ASC delivers safe, effective and efficient services meeting Care Act duties and statutory requirements.
* Drive the delivery of organisational priorities through dynamic and effective leadership.
Qualifications and experience
* Senior leadership experience, operating at or near board level.
* Demonstrable experience and knowledge of Adult Social Care.
* Good understanding of health and social care system dynamics, reform and transformation programmes.
* Knowledge of local services, pathways and best practice elsewhere.
* Knowledge of standards required within commissioning/provision of health and social care services.
* To understand complex analytical information which will describe local service quality and outcomes against objectives.
* Track record of delivering change to transform health and social care services.
* Experience of taking a significant role in leading and transforming health and social care services.
* Experience and knowledge of advising political structures to ensure objectivity and clear policy advice.
* Experience of the development of commissioning plans.
* Experience of working strategically and with a future focus.
* Understanding of and commitment to the principles, practices and promotion of equality and diversity.
* To demonstrate appropriate qualifications/experience in respect of the discharge of adult social services commissioning within an integrated commissioning environment.
Experience and capabilities
* Working closely with partners, they will be responsible for providing expert leadership, management and delivery of strategic and operational commissioning of adult social care services.
* Effective commissioning will ensure Manchester has a social care market which has sufficient capacity, is sustainable and is the highest possible quality.
* The post holder will lead transformation activity within Adult Social Care.
* The post holder will also lead the development and maintenance of consistently robust budgeting practice and oversight, performance frameworks, systems and processes to ensure ASC delivers safe, effective and efficient services meeting Care Act requirements and delivery of the statutory duties of the Council.
* The role holder will drive the delivery of organisational priorities through dynamic and effective leadership.
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy, please contact Liam Murphy at liamm@4recruitmentservices.com.
Details
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and General Business
* Industries: Government Administration and Civic and Social Organizations
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