Deputy Head of Service

Job title:

Deputy Head of Service

Company

Hertfordshire County Council

Job description

Job Title: Deputy Head of Service
Starting Salary: £70,027
Hours: 37
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care ServicesAbout the teamWe are seeking an experienced and driven operational Deputy Head of Service to lead our South and West Hertfordshire Older People and Sensory Services Teams which provides Services to a large population and geographical area.The Service consists of 6 Community Locality Teams, Residential and Community Review Teams, specialist Continuing Health and Prevention of Admission Teams and a County-wide all age Sensory Services Team.This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people we support and their unpaid Carers shaping and delivering innovative Services which strongly embrace the principles of Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in how we provide Services.About the roleThis is a pivotal and key senior management position within the Adult Services Older Peoples Services Directorate, ensuring the successful delivery of a robust and effective assessment, co-ordination and case management Service and working with strategic partners across Health, Statutory and Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise partnerships to achieve best outcomes to the people and communities we support.The role requires strong leadership skills, motivation and experience of successfully leading operational teams.You will be a registered care professional and have a sound understanding of relevant social care legislation, have excellent communication skills and be able to provide direction and vision into Service delivery action.Key Responsibilities:Operational Leadership: Provide senior leadership to multidisciplinary community locality teams working with Older People, People with Sensory need and unpaid Carers.Team Management: Lead, manage and motivate operational Teams, ensuring agreed team plans and performance targets are met.Practice: Provide direction, oversight and leadership in delivering and driving creative, innovative and compliant Care Act practice, contributing to our Connected Lives assessment framework and our Connect and Prevent programmes focusing upon prevention, independence and wellbeing.Finance and Resource Management: Provide robust budget management and oversight of resources whilst not to impact on citizen experience.Strategic: Working in partnerships with both internal teams and external organisations to improve and align working practices, interventions and pathways to seek improved outcomes.About youEssential

• Qualification – Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse.
• Professional registration – SWE/HCPC or NMC
• Understanding of social care legislation
• Management/leadership experience
• Experience in operational management in similar role or equivalent / leadership level
• Ability to support 7 day per week service delivery by participating on a hospital weekend on call rota 1 in 6 weekends

Desirable

• Team or Service Manager experience in operational Services
• Car driver and access to a car (unless disability prevents this)

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.This job role is within the Organisational Leadership, level LDR15 job profile. Please locate this via:Organisational LeadershipTo hear more about this opportunity please contact Sarah.Jones@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.Interview Date: 8 & 9 May 2025Benefits of working for usHow to applyAs part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Expected salary

£70027 per year

Location

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Job date

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:26:14 GMT

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