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Job Description
Interim Assistant Director - Adult Social Care
Reference no: Gloucestershire 5250434
Pay Rate: up to £548.85 per day PAYE depending on experience
37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 4 months
City: GLOUCESTER
Hybrid working - required to be onsite 2-3 days per week
This role has overall leadership responsibility for Adult Social Care (ASC) Operations and strategic responsibility for short term services. This includes inhouse services and integrated hospital and out of hospital pathway teams. Responsibilities include the operational delivery of short term ASC assessment and support planning functions as well as the delivery of short term provision. Alongside this, the role has operational strategic oversight of delegated Occupational Therapy and Mental Health Social Work functions which are delivered by the Health & Care Foundation Trust.
The Assistant Director for Operations is responsible for the health and wellbeing, morale and resilience of the staff working across the services they lead. The role is required to develop, embed and strengthen a culture of learning and performance. They must have a good understanding of the pressures and stressors impacting upon the services they lead and in finding ways of mitigating those pressures. The role includes engagement in positive communications (externally and internally), engagement and consultation about challenges, especially when change is proposed, as well as celebrating achievements and successes.
Key Responsibilities
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- Develop a learning and performance culture in which all staff at all levels are expected and enabled to develop their experience, knowledge and skills, and fully accept accountability for the quality and impact of their practice.
- Work strategically with statutory agencies, key partners, voluntary and community groups to achieve the shared aims of improving the experience and outcomes for people in Gloucestershire.
- Model a commitment to continuous professional development and continuously explore opportunities to improve the quality of practice and effectiveness of services.
- Build the resilience and morale of staff through good communications, engagement and involvement in key decisions and proposed changes.
- At all times, show a tangible commitment to fairness and quality, and positive action to overcome prejudice and discrimination.
- Provide sound analysis of quality assurance and performance data reports for the Service as required, addressing evidence of shortfalls and challenges with a willingness to learn and to change.
- Control spend and provide services within the budget allocated to the Service, contributing to annual budget setting, forecasting and demonstrating value for money. Ensure services respond and contribute to improved outcomes for people and deliver the council’s plans, priorities and strategies that achieve value for money, consistent with good practice.
- Prepare regulated ASC Services for, and contribute to successful inspection and review, achieving improved grades in all aspects of practice and service delivery.
- Act at all times in a way that enhances the reputation of the Service and the Council.