The position requires demonstrated leadership experience, effective communication skills, and the ability to inspire and motivate teams within a values-driven organisation. Responsibilities include operational management of Adult Social Care services, ensuring compliance with statutory duties, and maintaining high quality standards across the Moorlands and East Staffs regions. The role offers a supportive environment with growth opportunities through a comprehensive development program and potential for career progression within a longstanding partnership arrangement with Staffordshire County Council.
An exciting opportunity in developing our brighter future has become available! We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, resilient, ambitious & passionate Strategic & Service Delivery Lead to join our Adult Social Care leadership team within Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust. The work is varied albeit challenging with a strong ethos of strengths based, co-production, equality, diversity & inclusion - which are at the heart of everything we do.The opportunity to utilise your experienced leadership skills in a supportive, dynamic, friendly environment, we provide an excellent developmental support package to you looking for career progression opportunities.
MPFT has a hugely successful longstanding S75 partnership agreement with Staffordshire County Council. We operate as a 'One Staffordshire' Adult Social Care senior leadership team across the partners, with the beneficial arrangement of having a joint post of Director of Adult Social Care & Assistant Director of Adult Social Care & Safeguarding spanning the two partner organisations. The partners promote a strong emphasis on integrated ways of working, forging links within local communities to provide an outcome focused, person centred service as we operate within an integrated care system. As the host employer for this post, MPFT is an extremely values driven organisation, our values lie at the heart of the organisation & underpin everything we do & how our employees approach their daily work.
Accountable to the Head of Adult Social Care the post holder is responsible for the effective management and delivery of the agreed strategic direction within the service area. This is a dynamic post that requires considerable freedom to act that involves the post holder to work closely with commissioners, senior staff internally and externally in addressing a range of care/support policy, process and practice issues, enabling individuals to remain in their own home through the promotion of independence; preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and safe and timely discharges improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.
Working in partnership with the "One Adult Social Care" Senior Leadership Team in formulating the strategies for Adult Social Care Services. Responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality and effective care throughout the Service.
You will be working as part of a well-established & supportive Adult Social Care senior leadership team in one of the largest integrated health & social care community providers. Leading on working collaboratively in an effective way, you will ensure that the duality of the S75 Partnership Agreement requirements & Care Group's integrated services mission are delivered. This includes implementing a range of objectives in an outcome focused & timely way, ensuring at all times that S75 statutory & regulatory duties are fully observed.
About us
What youll bring
You will have the requisite in-depth and legally literate knowledge, experience and skill set in experienced leadership and management and can evidence a track record as a highly effective leader, able to influence others, and lead change by providing assurance and inspiring confidence. With abilities to motivate, inspire creativity and innovation you will also be someone who thrives on the responsibility of continuous improvement.You will be organized, have excellent communication skills, be authentic, promote a healthy organisational culture, value human capital, provide senior level support, and forge healthy relationships with all our system partners.
What we can offer you
We offer a wide range of attractive benefits including Flexible Working, a comprehensive Induction and on-going support and development programme.You will be auto enrolled into the Social Work Learning Academy membership supporting workforce career development and aspirations, with strong leadership and support in place encouraging you to be the best that you can be. To view a selection of video shorts from a range of colleagues working in the organisation please click the below link:
Social Work / Social Care :: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (mpft.nhs.uk)
The position specifically operationally manages & leads Adult Social Care services across the Moorlands & East Staffs regions as well as Countywide Sensory services. The post holder will ensure strong governance, as well as the highest possible standards & quality of provision.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information of this role please see attached the job description and person specification.
Social Work Learning Academy (SWLA)
On appointment, the post holder will be auto-enrolled in the SWLA and aligned to the appropriate British Association of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework. The relevant SWLA stage (i.e. stage 1 (ASYE), 2 (Social Worker) or 3 (Advanced Social Worker) will also be agreed taking all prior Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and relevant experience into consideration. The post holder will be required to take responsibility for their own Continuous Professional Development.
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