Associate Director - Social Care & Social Work

o Provide visible professional leadership for the Social Work and Social Care within DCHS, driving high-quality, strengths-based and legally compliant practice across services.

o Lead robust professional governance, including supervision, quality assurance and oversight of complex risk.

o Drive improvements in Social Work and Social Care quality, safety, access, experience and outcomes.

o Provide professional support to Social Work and Social Care teams and set up support infrastructures to support these staff groups appropriately.

o Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and system partners to shape responsive, neighbourhood-based care; with a focus on the role of Social Work and Social Care as part of this offer.

o Drive performance, governance and effective use of Social Work and Social care resources, while leading change in a complex environment.

o Influencing and problem-solving skills, with the ability to empower teams, manage risk and deliver sustainable improvement.

We are looking for a values-driven, collaborative senior leader with a Social Work background who thrives in complexity, is passionate about neighbourhood health and care, and is motivated to make a tangible difference for Derby and Derbyshire communities.

At Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS), we are committed to delivering safe and effective, person-centred care that supports people to remain independent and well in their communities. Our new operating model brings together care delivery units within neighbourhood and place-based teams to enable more integrated, responsive and joined-up services. We are working collaboratively with health, social care and voluntary sector partners to deliver prevention-focused, strengths-based care, working with partners to support make the shift from hospital to community, treatment to prevention, and analogue to digital a reality.