Director - Adult Services
Director - Adult Services
Ackerman Pierce Ltd.
London, England, United Kingdom
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Ackerman Pierce are looking to recruit a Adults Director within Tower Hamlets. The vacancy will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.
Overview Of Role
Overview Of Role
- Strategic planning and delivery of strengths-based adult social care services, focusing on self-directed support, personalisation, inclusion, and tackling inequalities.
- Oversee services such as initial assessment, hospital social work, safeguarding, reablement, occupational therapy, telecare, brokerage, direct payments, and support for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health issues.
- Ensure statutory requirements are met and drive performance improvements.
- Promote a person-centred, inclusive, and enabling service culture.
- Engage with residents, service users, and carers regularly for co-production of services.
- Embed diversity, inclusion, and anti-racist leadership in all services.
- Formulate and implement policies to improve service delivery and quality of life.
- Foster partnerships with NHS, voluntary sector, other Council services, and public service agencies.
- Safeguard vulnerable adults effectively.
- Meet the support needs of vulnerable adults in compliance with relevant legislation.
- Promote independence, opportunity, and choice in service delivery.
- Ensure joint working across organizational boundaries for seamless care.
- Lead the Council with a 'one organization' approach, supporting strategic priorities and elected members.
- Promote equality, sustainability, and innovation within the workforce.
- Participate in emergency planning and business contingency arrangements.
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Seniority level
Director -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Other -
Industries
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