Service Director Adult Social Care

Plymouth is Britain’s Ocean City. It’s our ambition to become one of the most vibrant waterfront cities in Europe, where an outstanding quality of life is enjoyed by everyone. We want to be a healthy city, whose people live in happy, healthy, safe and aspiring communities, where social, economic and environmental conditions and services enable choices that add quality years to life and reduce the gap in health and wellbeing between communities.

Promotion has created an exciting opportunity to be our next Service Director for Adult Social Care. The team and service are in robust shape, and we’ve pioneered a number of courageous firsts in recent years, but we’re never complacent, and we always strive to improve. Priorities will include responding to our forthcoming CQC inspection, ensuring our contracting and commissioning relationships are healthy and effective, and maintaining the highest standards across all services.

You’ll need extensive senior leadership experience in adult social services, and a sophisticated grasp of emerging delivery models will be a definite advantage. If you’re looking for an organisation with clarity of purpose, and the scope to really develop your career, this could be the one for you.

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For a confidential discussion about the role please contact:

Rob Naylor
Email: rnaylor@faerfield.co.uk
Tel:  0121 312 3755

Dawn Faulkner
Email: dfaulkner@faerfield.co.uk
Tel:  0121 312 3755

Indicative timetable:

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 18 May 2025
Preliminary/Technical Interviews:  Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 May 2025
Assessment Centre: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Chief Officer Appointments Panel: Friday 4 July 2025

Please let us know if there are any interview dates in the indicative timetable on which you are likely to be unavailable.

To apply:

To apply for this job please click on the Apply button below and fill out the requested information. When prompted, please submit your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than four sides of A4 each).

With your CV, please also provide the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be contacted if you reach the final stages, and we will not contact referees without your permission.

Your supporting statement should express why you are interested in this role and what experience you can bring to the organisation. The statement should tackle the specific requirements of the role; outlining examples and outcomes showing how you meet those requirements.