Fixed-term 18-month post in the Adult Social Care directorate of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, reporting to the Director of People Commissioning. The work is to lead local delivery of the Integrated Neighbourhood Health and Care model, linking adult social care, children's services, housing, public health and the NHS. The role carries senior matrix leadership of multi-disciplinary project teams and formal accountability for joint funding and partnership commissioning budgets, with hybrid working. Fit rests on deep knowledge of health and social care systems and national policy.
What the job involves
- Lead local implementation of the Neighbourhood Health and Care model across adult social care, children's services, housing, public health and the NHS
- Focus on prevention and the wider determinants of health, integrating the care element into local health models
- Hold formal accountability for strategic co-design, resource allocation and value-for-money oversight of joint funding and partnership commissioning budgets
- Provide senior matrix leadership and operational direction to cross-functional, multi-disciplinary project teams across council and health boundaries
- Tackle complex system-wide challenges where no organisational precedent exists, with delegated professional authority
- Act as the strategic bridge between system partners, working with Executive Directors, NHS Place Leaders and senior partnership boards
What's required
Experience
- Experience delivering transformation in complex public sector environments
- Proven record of working with executive-level leads and partnership networks in politically complex settings
Skills & knowledge
- Thorough knowledge of health and social care systems and current national policy
- Ability to engage and influence a range of stakeholders and deliver a shared approach
- Creative, problem-solving mindset with the courage to challenge traditional ways of working
- Ability to champion resident-led service design
- Commitment to embedding diversity, inclusion and equity in strategic planning and service delivery
- Proactive and ambitious about improving health and care support in Kingston
What's offered
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependants leave
- Three volunteering days a year
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Learning and development portal
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Bicycle loan, cycle to work scheme and electric vehicle leasing
- Confidential health, wellbeing and counselling support
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
