Assistant Director for Adult Safeguarding and Quality Assurance

As Assistant Director for Safeguarding and Quality Assurance you will lead our Adult Safeguarding and Adults Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub Services as well as act as the lead social work professional for all social care staff. You will provide advice guidance and supporting to the Director of Adult Social Care on practice and risk to ensure our services meet all adult social care legal requirements. You will also be responsible for leading and driving quality assurance and practice development ensuring the continuing improvement of practitioner skills and experience across the ASCS workforce in preparation for the new CQC inspection framework. To do so you will have advanced knowledge of national and international policies and their implications for practice. You will have indepth knowledge on how to lead the implementation of these national guidelines and how to audit and assure the effectiveness and quality of services across all healthcare services against quality standards.

Relevant social work professional qualification and/or another related field. Demonstrable evidence of high performance and achievement at a senior level within a local authority and/or large, multifunctional organisation with comparable scope, size and complexity In-depth knowledge and understanding of the major issues and specific challenges facing public sector Comprehensive understanding of legislation, guidance, and national policy framework relevant to role for provision of services (e.g. MCA, DoLs, Care Act, MHA). Ability to inspire staff to deliver services with an emphasis on responsibility, accountability, community and health relationships. Demonstrate an ability to manage, over lengthy prolonged periods of time, emotionally demanding work that is frequently distressing and stressful and be able to support others commissioned to carry out such work. Demonstrable evidence of having successfully delivered service redesign / improvements, driving associated cultural change to embed the improvements whilst delivering savings A track record of developing and interpretation of high-level strategies to tangible action and success on the ground Evidence of harnessing the strengths and talents of people at all levels, to support them to realise their full potential and achieve common goals. A record of successful resource management, budget formulation, monitoring and control of the performance of human, financial and physical resources in a complex / political organisation Evidence of successful multi-partner and/or commercial negotiations which have had a positive impact on communities and other stakeholders including staff Evidence of providing sound professional advice to elected Members and building effective and productive political working relationships that enhance the delivery of the service Evidence of having the self-confidence and perspective to facilitate open and honest relationships with the leadership team, staff and the wider public community to discuss and remove barriers to the effective delivery of services. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all relevant social care specific legislation Experience of system process improvement, implemented to create effective and better ways of working, aligned to customer purpose Demonstrable evidence of effective engagement with a range of partners and stakeholders (including the media), to ensure the ongoing development of networks that foster personal and organisational credibility Evidence of developing innovative approaches to meeting social care needs at a senior level A passion for improving the lives of people who access our services Excellent leadership skills with the ability to create a vision and inspire people in working together to deliver against the vision Passion for delivering services with an emphasis on responsibility, community and health relationships, quality, professional growth for staff and growth for the people we support Evidence of demonstrating a strong commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities. Evidence of demonstrating a high degree of integrity. Commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of service users Resilient under pressure and ability to remain positive when challenged Self-confidence and perspective to facilitate open and honest relationships with the leadership team and staff to discuss and remove barriers to the effective delivery of services High levels of achievement as an individual, a team manager and a team player. The role will demonstrate the Council s WE ASPIRE values.