Chief Executive Officer

The post of CEO offers an exciting opportunity to steer Wellbeing Works through the next stage of its development, providing leadership to the talented and committed team. The role will involve building on the considerable growth and development that Wellbeing Works has achieved over the last 10 years, and to ensure it can continue to provide excellent specialist services to those who experience mental health challenges. The CEO is responsible for leading and developing Wellbeing Works, with responsibility for operational and financial management, generating income, and working closely with the board of trustees to achieve our strategic and budgetary aims, whilst ensuring compliance with statutory, contractual, and regulatory requirements.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Chief Executive Officer to join our team. Applicants should be fully committed to being part of the senior management team running a single sex, women only service in line with the Values and Ethos of the organisation.

This is a part time post (28 hours per week) and will be based in Edinburgh City Centre. The salary is £38,400 per annum (£48,000 fte). This post is not eligible for remote working, and you must be able to work Fridays. We may consider job share.

What you’ll do

As Day Services Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing high quality, therapeutic registered day services and commissioned and non-commissioned community supports for people with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and their families, and carers within the area.

You will be responsible for ensuring that services are of the highest quality, meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. There is also the responsibility for ensuring that our commissioned services meet all service level agreement, contract specifications and Alzheimer Scotland’s quality guarantees.

You will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the services within the area and will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Day Services Manager you will manage the referral and assessment process.

You will work collaboratively with the Head of Services to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred therapeutic day services, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will be responsible for evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will proactively participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections. This will include evidencing that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting or be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 7 (SVQ 3).

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