Head of Operations and Partnerships, Adult Social Care

Job summary

Salary: Up to £72,706 per annum Benefits:

Include flexible and hybrid working, access to local government or NHS pension scheme (qualifying criteria) This is your opportunity to help us to innovate and shape the future of adult health and social care services in Suffolk.

We are looking for an exceptionally strong and experienced operational leader with a clear track record of success in partnership working, with an emphasis on integration. Able to demonstrate innovation to shape the future of adult health and social care services in the West of the county, ensuring that we make a real difference to the lives of residents.

Main duties of the job

Key deliverables will include:

• The creation of a high-performance culture within the ACS directorate that is flexible, innovative, responsive to changing priorities and empowers people to deliver excellence, best value and continuous improvement for the people of Suffolk.
• A clear focus on customer, families and community needs ensuring preventative and long-term sustainable solutions which enable people to live long and fulfilling lives by maximising their independence.
• The development of a highly effective, collaborative and inspirational Management Team demonstrating strong leadership for our staff and partners.
• Excellent leadership ensuring effective operations in planning, programme development, human resources and staff development, business development, and financial oversight.
• Effective system leadership, building trust and developing shared priorities with the Area Directors, partners and stakeholders
• Leadership of appropriate networks, boards and individual stakeholder relationships across the county system in order to influence increased integration and collaborative working.
• Collaborative, integrated outcome-based service planning that takes account of national performance standards, statutory and local performance plans and ensures the personalisation of social care services for adults is achieved
• Effective communication strategies for sharing the vision and plans with staff, partners and the public to ensure there is clear understanding.

About us

We offer a fantastic, inclusive working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.

Benefits include:

• access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to the NHS Pension Scheme subject to qualifying criteria
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• the opportunity to join a large, diverse organisation, with career opportunities across our services
• a supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
• generous annual leave entitlement and two paid volunteering days a year.
• an occupational sick pay scheme
• learning and development opportunities, including a range of work-based apprenticeships
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day.