About this role
Job summary
Make a difference. Lead transformation. Shape the future of Adult Social Care.
North Yorkshire Councils Health and Adult Services directorate is embarking on an ambitious programme of transformation to meet the North Yorkshire 2030 Vision. We are seeking an experienced, valuesdriven senior leader to join our Adult Social Care Leadership Team as Head of Provider Services.
This is a critical leadership role with responsibility for transforming and overseeing our directly provided adult social care services while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
To find out more about Health and Adult Service here in North Yorkshire read the attached information sheet.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
As Head of Provider Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of council run provision, including:
Residential Homes
Learning Disability Short Breaks Units
Learning Disability Day Services
Extra Care
Personal Care at Home Services
Intermediate Care Services
You will lead largescale transformation programmes aligned to the 2030 agenda, including the development of Care and Support Hubs and the digitisation of provider and Intermediate Care services. This will require effective partnership working, strong programme management and confident engagement with staff, people who use services and their families and carers.
You will also carry joint responsibility for the performance of Care Provider Services as a member of the Adult Social Care Leadership Team.
About us
Why Join Us?
As a high performing authority we provide a strong base for you to develop your career
Be part of a bold and ambitious transformation programme
Influence the future of adult social care across the largest county in England
Work within a supportive senior leadership team with shared values and purpose
Make a genuine difference to the lives of vulnerable adults and their families
North Yorkshire Council offers a fantastic range of employee benefits
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership to transform Health and Adult Services provider services in line with our five-year development plan HAS 2030.
Ensure all services are safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led.
Act as the CQC Nominated Individual, ensuring full compliance with Care Quality Commission regulations and standards.
Lead, manage and support Service Managers and Provider Managers, holding them to account for quality and performance and igniting their passion to deliver essential, well respected services.
Maintain robust governance, quality assurance and performance management frameworks.
Ensure the safety of vulnerable adults in line with MultiAgency Safeguarding Adults Procedures.
Manage a significant budget, ensuring financial stability, value for money and delivery of efficiencies.
Provide system leadership through effective partnership working with NHS organisations, ICBs, council directorates and other key stakeholders.
Lead on additional portfolios as agreed (currently including the operational leadership of the North Yorkshire Autism Strategy).
Participate in the Adult Social Care Leadership Team on call rota and fulfil resilience and emergency planning responsibilities.
About You
You will be an experienced senior leader with a strong background in Adult Social Care or Health, ideally with experience of:
Leading complex service transformation in a regulated environment
Managing CQC registered services and engaging positively with regulators
Strategic workforce leadership and culture change
Financial management at a senior level
Operating at pace in a challenging and evolving system
You will need to be able to register with CQC as the Nominated Individual, travel across North Yorkshire, and work occasional evenings as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Professional Qualifications: Professional social care qualification; Management diploma or equivalent experience; Membership of relevant professional body; Evidence of post qualification personal and professional continued development. Other Requirements: Ability to travel across the County; Ability to attend meetings outside of normal business hours.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name North Yorkshire Council
Address County Hall
Racecourse Lane
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 8AE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)