Strategic and Service Delivery Lead

An exciting opportunity in developing our brighter future has become available! We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, resilient, ambitious & passionate Strategic & Service Delivery Lead to join our Adult Social Care leadership team within Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust. The work is varied albeit challenging with a strong ethos of strengths based, co-production, equality, diversity & inclusion - which are at the heart of everything we do.The opportunity to utilise your experienced leadership skills in a supportive, dynamic, friendly environment, we provide an excellent developmental support package to you looking for career progression opportunities. MPFT has a hugely successful longstanding S75 partnership agreement with Staffordshire County Council. We operate as a 'One Staffordshire' Adult Social Care senior leadership team across the partners, with the beneficial arrangement of having a joint post of Director of Adult Social Care & Assistant Director of Adult Social Care & Safeguarding spanning the two partner organisations. The partners promote a strong emphasis on integrated ways of working, forging links within local communities to provide an outcome focused, person centred service as we operate within an integrated care system. As the host employer for this post, MPFT is an extremely values driven organisation, our values lie at the heart of the organisation & underpin everything we do & how our employees approach their daily work.Main duties of the job Accountable to the Head of Adult Social Care the post holder is responsible for the effective management and delivery of the agreed strategic direction within the service area. This is a dynamic post that requires considerable freedom to act that involves the post holder to work closely with commissioners, senior staff internally and externally in addressing a range of care/support policy, process and practice issues, enabling individuals to remain in their own home through the promotion of independence; preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and safe and timely discharges improving the health and wellbeing of the population served. Working in partnership with the "One Adult Social Care" Senior Leadership Team in formulating the strategies for Adult Social Care Services. Responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality and effective care throughout the Service. You will be working as part of a well-established & supportive Adult Social Care senior leadership team in one of the largest integrated health & social care community providers. Leading on working collaboratively in an effective way, you will ensure that the duality of the S75 Partnership Agreement requirements & Care Group's integrated services mission are delivered. This includes implementing a range of objectives in an outcome focused & timely way, ensuring at all times that S75 statutory & regulatory duties are fully observed.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.