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Head of Service – Community Care Services
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of Service to join the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership to provide both operational management and strategic leadership for Community Care Services as a core member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership is one of the larger Health and Social Care Partnerships in Scotland, serving the stunning and diverse Kingdom of Fife on Scotland’s East coast. We provide health and social care to a population of more than 380,000 people and lead a workforce of around 7,000 staff. We support a Team Fife approach with NHS Fife, Fife Council, the independent and voluntary sectors.
The post holder will become a member of the Senior Leadership Team and report directly to the Director of Health and Social Care. You will have line management responsibility and accountable for managing, developing and providing leadership to the following services across Fife within the Health and Social Care Partnership:
Integrated Community Teams
Hospital Discharge Teams
Community Inpatient Services
Specialist Inpatient and Outreach Services
Community Nursing and Specialist Services
Residential Care Homes (Fife Council)
Care at Home (Internal Service)
The recruitment pack provides fuller details of these service areas and the vision for how we will work across traditional boundaries and portfolio areas to develop systems leadership and provide joined up care for the people of Fife within localities and our communities. By choosing to join Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, you are choosing to make a real difference. You will have a passion for the services within this portfolio and ideally have experience in leading these types of services. Review of management responsibilities is currently taking place.
You will have transferable skills to lead Integrated Teams working across Organisational Boundaries. You will ideally have knowledge and experience of both NHS and Local Authority as well as the national policy landscape for these service areas. You will have vision and ability to lead a significant programme of large scale change and transformation. You will be committed to the delivery of the outcomes of Integration for the people of Fife and striving for excellence in both quality and person centred care through our strategic plan.
We are looking to appoint a driven and inspiring individual who has the ability to manage and lead complex transformation and deliver a wide ranging and sustainable service developments. As a team player you will be committed to collaboration and partnership working whilst ensuring the highest standards of strategic and operational management working closely with both the Senior and Extended Leadership team.
Short listed candidates will be required to participate in a range of assessment activities including behavioural profiling, a real play exercise (with stakeholders), delivering a presentation and a values /competency based interview. These activities will all contribute to testing candidate competence. It is anticipated that shortlisted candidates will be notified by 9th October. If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a behavioural profiling exercise on 10th October. The real play exercise will be in person at Fife House on Wednesday 16th October 2024 and the formal interview will take place in person in Fife House on Friday 18th October 2024.
If you believe you have the skills, values, knowledge and experience to provide leadership then we would welcome your application. For an informal discussion with:
Lynne Garvey, newly appointed, Chief Officer and Director of Health and Social Care and Head of Community Care Services please contact sarah.hourston@nhs.scot
From Monday 23rd September 2024, please contact:
Fiona McKay, Interim Chief Officer and Director of Health and Social Care please contact
Carol.Notman2@nhs.scot
This post is available on NHS Fife Terms and Conditions or Fife Council Terms and Conditions. Further information on terms and conditions for both NHS and Fife Council can be found under supporting documents.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.