Head of Provider Services

2 weeks ago

Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom Blackburn with Darwen Council Full time

Job description

**Department: Adults & Public Health**

**Terms and Conditions: Permanent Contract.**

**Full time, 37 hours per week**

**What you need to succeed**
This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who is driven and wants to help take our in house provider service to the next stage of its development. You will have strong
experience, knowledge and a proven track record of management and senior leadership within Adult Social Care and of achieving excellence within regulated Provider
Services. You will have a depth of experience and knowledge across multiple disciplines of social care delivery which could include for example hospital discharge; CQC
registered services, independent supported living and services for people with a learning disability or mental illness.
**The Role**
The key aim will be to lead the development and delivery of the Council’s in house provider and independent living services. As an integral part of the leadership team and
working collaboratively with colleagues across all departments and with external partners, leading the vision, transformation, and day to day operational direction of the
services within the portfolio. To undertake the relevant duties and responsibilities of the role as specified within the Care Act, CQC requirements and all allied regulations,
standards, and legislation. To ensure that the council executes its social care responsibilities in a safe and professional manner having due regard for inspection and quality
assurance standards. Competently lead and manage the Social Care provider service and Social Work division in ensuring the delivery of services within the area of
responsibility of the post and acting as lead professional advisor for Adult Social Care either delivered or commissioned by the council.
**Key Responsibilities**
- To lead the development and implementation of the council’s policies and programmes in respect of all matters relating to the Authority’s duties and responsibilities for

Adult Social Care. Ensure Social Care delivered by the Department is to the highest professional and competency standards.
- To have a cross cutting role for the Department to ensure that all Social Care delivered within its remit, either directly or through commissioning is fit for purpose, in line

with latest legislative requirements and quality assured.
- Provide leadership for the provision of services in the following key disciplines and any additional services which fall under the remit of the role going forward to include

for example and not exclusive to: Reablement; Home First; Short Breaks; Day Services; Shared Lives; Independent Living Service; Intermediate Care; supported housing
and hospital discharge and prevention.
- To ensure that the most vulnerable people in society are protected and supported to be able to lead the best quality of life possible.
- To provide leadership on Adult Social Care safeguarding practice and ensuring local and multi-agency procedures are disseminated and fully implemented.
- As appropriate, support the work of the Safeguarding Boards, providing professional support and advice to the Council’s senior leadership and working with the

Independent Chairperson. To support the development of strategies, annual plans, training, development and review.

**Job details**:
Job reference

REQ03286

Date posted

05/09/2024

Application closing date

29/09/2024

Location

Blackburn with Darwen

Salary

Grade M SCP-60 £70,359 to SCP-64 £75,407

Package

Blank

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Council

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