Director of Adult Health and Social Care

Overview

As Director of Adult Health and Social Care you will provide strategic leadership for a large, complex service across working-age and older adults, driving integration with health partners and system-wide transformation. You will shape council-wide priorities, secure financial sustainability, and champion inclusive, person-centred services across Leeds. You’ll work with elected members, the Chief Executive and partners to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes. This is a high-visibility role with a clear impact on the city’s health and care landscape.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and statutory leadership for integrated services for adults and their carers
• Lead budget management and cross-Council financial planning to deliver delivery of services within budgets
• Drive health and care system integration with NHS partners and other stakeholders
• Champion equality, diversity and inclusion and uphold health, safety, wellbeing and fire frameworks
• Forge and maintain partnerships with elected members, providers, and community representatives
• Embed a values-based, person-centred culture and lead organizational change across directorates
• Shape and contribute to city-wide transformation through the Corporate Leadership Team and Leeds Ambitions
• Influence national and regional debates on adult social care and local government reform

Key requirements

• Substantial senior leadership and management experience in adult social care or a related field
• Ability to manage complex strategies within financial constraints and drive innovative budgeting
• Experience of cross-agency collaboration and managing political environments
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of local government political systems and performance information related to adult social care
• Evidence of leading large-scale change programmes and partnership working with NHS, voluntary and private sectors

• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder engagement
• budget management
• strategic planning
• system integration

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