Service Director - Adult Social Care

Job Description

Opus People Solutions on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council have an exciting opportunity for a Service Director in Adult Social care to head there team.

This role will be hybrid with the office based at New Shire Hall, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

In this role you will

Be accountable and provide effective leadership, development and management for the Adult Social Care services ensuring the highest possible quality of service is delivered within the resources available.

Ensure that all services support the principles of personalisation and self-directed support ensuring the health, safety and well-being of vulnerable individuals and the wider population, whilst enabling people to retain their independence, control and dignity in line with national requirements and local needs.

Hold lead responsibility for staff within Adult Social Care Operations and for specialist social work teams working in close partnership with Health, including the Learning Disability Partnership, 0 to 25 Disability Service, Early Intervention and Prevention and the Transfer of Care Team supporting capacity across the health and social care system and the specialist learning disability nursing and speech and language therapy services.

Lead on key aspects of the transformation of health and social care to create an integrated effective service for the population.

Play an integral role across the wider health and social care transformation programme advising officers, councillors and partners as appropriate.

If you have experience as a service director and strive to make a difference in your local community then we would love to hear from you.