Deputy Director of Community Health and Social Care Operations - 7579

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Job Description

Permanent contract | Up to £101,677 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

A Unique Opportunity to Shape the Future of Integrated Care in Norfolk

Job Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Deputy Director of Community Health & Social Care Operations to play a pivotal leadership role in driving transformation across Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCH&C) and Norfolk County Council (NCC).

This is a rare opportunity to influence how health and care services collaborate, ensuring seamless and high-quality support for our communities. As a senior leader, you will be instrumental in shaping strategy, driving innovation, and improving performance at a time of significant change and challenge within the sector.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the chance to work at the heart of system-wide transformation, leading service improvement, operational excellence, and integration across health and social care. You will collaborate closely with senior leaders, partners, and communities to build a future where care is more connected, efficient, and responsive to people's needs.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership: Oversee the day-to-day performance of services across NCH&C and NCC, ensuring the effective use of human and financial resources to deliver strategic priorities.

Performance & Improvement: Drive continuous improvement, champion quality assurance, and lead on performance management across both organisations.

Integration & Transformation: Lead the development and delivery of integrated services, designing innovative approaches to create high-performing and cost-effective care solutions.

Engagement & Collaboration: Work closely with senior leaders, system partners, and communities to shape and deliver a shared vision for integrated care.

Quality & Governance: Ensure robust data collection, reporting, and contract management systems are in place to meet statutory requirements and strategic goals.

Leadership & Influence: Act as a key senior leader, deputising for the Director of Community Health & Social Care Operations and contributing to system-wide decision-making and resilience planning.

You will be responsible for day-to-day operations of both NCH&C and NCC, ensuring high performance and confident delivery of services, through the effective use of all human and financial resources in order to deliver on the agreed strategic goals. You will lead on performance management and improvement across organisations and

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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Closing date: 14 February 2025 at 23:59