South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership is offering an exciting opportunity for a visionary and experienced leader to join our senior management team. This role will play a pivotal part shaping the strategic direction and ensuring the effective operational delivery of children’s health care and justice services.
Building on the achievements and successes of the Health and Social Care Partnership – one of the first established in Scotland – this role will make a real and lasting difference to integrated health and social care service delivery for people and places across South Ayrshire.
Our vision is to work collaboratively to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for our communities. The Head of Children’s Health, Care and Justice will play a vital role in realising this vision by ensuring the delivery of equitable, high-quality, seamless and person-centred care – placing patients, service users and carers right at the heart of everything we do.
Reporting to the Director, you will be an exceptional, determined and politically aware leader with significant and consistent achievement at a senior level, and a proven track record of successfully effecting change, continually improving services, and establishing high-performing and positive organisational cultures.
You will also have a strong background in transforming services, partnership working, managing people and budgets within a large organisation – preferably within local government, NHS or wider public sector – and achieving key outcomes that make a difference to people’s lives.
With responsibility for a budget of £28 Million and around 470 staff (WTE) across a wide range of social work and NHS services, this will be a challenging role but one where the right person will make a positive and lasting impact and ensure that we provide the health and care systems that meet people’s needs.
Under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 this post is politically restricted.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Mark Inglis, Director of the Health and Social Care Partnership, on 01292 612419 or
Mark.inglis@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
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ABOUT US
South Ayrshire has a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.
The Partnership is governed by the Integration Joint Board (IJB), which consists of eight voting members appointed by South Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran. The Board also includes representatives from a range of sectors, including the third sector, independent sector, staff representatives, and individuals who represent the interests of patients, service users, carers, and professionals.
The Partnership delivers a wide range of operational services across various local settings, including social work offices, health centres, GP practices, community hospitals, care homes, intermediate care facilities, day centres, and schools. This comprehensive network ensures the provision of integrated and accessible services tailored to the diverse needs of the community.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Assessment Centre for this post is scheduled for 15 December 2025 followed by interviews on 16 December 2025.
The work style for this post is Hybrid Worker .
The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.
This is a full-time, permanent position. Reflecting the joint nature of this appointment, the successful candidate will have the option of being appointed on the terms and conditions of either NHS Ayrshire and Arran or South Ayrshire Council, including salary.
For South Ayrshire Council terms and conditions - the Grade of this post is Chief Officer 33 and the annual salary is £105,966.
For NHS terms and conditions - the Grade of this post is Executive Band D Band 8D and the annual salary is from £103,764 to £108,206 based on a 37 hour working week.
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