Role Purpose
To provide strategic direction, corporate leadership and advice on all matters relating to health and adult social care and delivery. In doing so, ensure that statutory requirements for the Council are met and that accelerated and sustained improvements in performance against Council targets are achieved.
To provide robust commissioning support in relation to access to resources including sourcing placement and services, supporting direct payments and integrated personal budget arrangements and managing relating procurement and financial activity with the respective functional teams.
Responsibilities
Ensure that the needs of vulnerable adults in the borough are known and that their needs are met.
To deliver those elements of the Council strategic and operational plans allocated to the service
To participate in the Council’s medium term financial planning process
To create a clear system of commissioning programmes to enable effective delegation to team members ensuring that strategic commissioning and individual provider contracting requirements align.
Ensure that all services are person-centred, promoting independence, opportunity, and choice, within the resources available, statutory requirements, and the Council’s agreed eligibility criteria.
Ensure that care and support services are experienced by service users as ‘joined up’ across organisational boundaries.
Ensure effective joint working with other relevant services both within the Council and in other partner organisations.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with elected members to ensure the Council and directorate strategic priorities are effectively implemented and to support Members to undertake their strategic monitoring role
Support organisational change and learning, ensuring appropriate systems of performance and development, communication and engagement, quality measures, monitoring and review are in place for all services and the workforce that delivers them.
Participate in the required rota as directed by the Chief Executive/Corporate Director to ensure emergency planning and business contingency arrangements are in place throughout the Council.
Deputise on a rota basis for the Corporate Director, Health, Adults and Community.
Requirements
Work collaboratively with the Council’s partners to inform strategic decision making sure that this supports the delivery of specific corporate programmes and the community strategy.
Establish clarity around expected outcomes and standards, providing clear lines of accountability and delegated authority.
Establish and promote a culture of learning and workforce planning that enables staff to realise their potential, manage their careers and therefore improve outcomes for Tower Hamlets residents.
Previous work experience in council/borough