Head of Health, Care & Neighbourhood CoordinationLocation: Surrey (Hybrid) 2-3 days in the officeContract Type - Contract
About the RoleThis senior leadership role operates at the heart of Surrey's integrated health and care system. Working closely with the **Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing & Health Partnerships**, the **Directorate Leadership Team**, the **VCSE Alliance**, and the **ICB Chief Executive and Executive Board**, you will drive forward a new, ambitious **Community & Neighbourhood Model** focused on prevention, early intervention, and improved outcomes for residents.
Reporting to the **Director of Transformation, Assurance & Integration**, you will work with a high degree of autonomy in a complex, fast‐paced environment—demonstrating resilience, strategic insight, and the ability to manage competing priorities with confidence.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, coordinate and support service planning to ensure high‐quality, value‐for‐money delivery aligned with statutory requirements and agreed service standards.
* Develop and recommend policy and practice improvements, working collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to embed continuous improvement.
* Provide professional leadership across teams, strengthening capability, performance, and accountability.
* Act as a subject‐matter expert, offering timely, accurate and customer‐focused advice to managers to support compliance and good practice.
* Maintain effective budgetary control and ensure legal, regulatory and policy compliance across your area of responsibility.
* Lead major programmes, reviews and cross‐system initiatives, representing the service internally and externally to enhance reputation and delivery.
* Champion and embed transformational change, promoting new ways of working that deliver sustainable improvements and efficiencies.
* Work collaboratively across the Council, ICB, VCSE and wider partners to manage issues, drive integration and support system‐wide improvements.
* Participate in the on‐call rota to maintain key service delivery and respond to serious incidents when required.
Strategic System LeadershipYou will play a pivotal role in delivering Surrey's integrated ambitions by:
* Coordinating and supporting delivery of the new **SCC/ICB/VCSE Community & Neighbourhood Model and Strategy**, ensuring shared objectives and delivery plans are in place.
* Ensuring strong partnership working with statutory, voluntary and third‐sector organisations, professionals, carers, families and communities.
* Aligning activity with political, strategic and financial priorities across both the Council and the ICB, ensuring decision‐makers are effectively engaged.
* Supporting delivery of outcomes from the **2025/26 Better Care Fund (BCF) Review**.
* Supporting the successful **disaggregation of the BCF** into East and West Surrey unitary authorities and the new ICB footprint.
* Coordinating and supporting delivery of outcomes from the **Continuing Health Care (CHC) Working Group**.
What We're Looking For
* A resilient, strategic leader with experience operating in complex health and care systems.
* Strong partnership‐building skills across statutory, voluntary and community sectors.
* Proven ability to lead transformation, manage risk, and deliver high‐quality services.
* Excellent communication, analytical and stakeholder‐engagement skills.