Service Director - Adult Social Care Transformation and Reform

Service Director – Adult Social Care Transformation & Reform

Midlands Local Authority

12 or 24-month Fixed-Term Contract, duration to be confirmed

Salary: £106,925–£112,748

Hybrid: 2–3 days per week on site

We are supporting a local authority in the Midlands to appoint an experienced Service Director – Adult Social Care Transformation & Reform to lead a significant programme of transformation and improvement across Adult Social Care.

Reporting to the Corporate Director, you will provide strategic leadership across a major portfolio of change, helping to develop a more sustainable, preventative and outcomes-focused model of Adult Social Care.

The role

You will lead and bring together transformation activity across areas including:

• Adult Social Care transformation and improvement
• Demand management and prevention
• Strength-based and community-led approaches
• Service redesign and new models of care
• Commissioning and market development
• Integration with health and wider system partners
• Performance, productivity and operational improvement
• Digital and technology-enabled transformation
• Financial sustainability and delivery of savings

This is a substantial transformation role requiring someone who can move beyond individual projects and create a coherent programme of change across Adult Social Care.

You will work closely with senior leaders, elected members, NHS partners, providers and wider stakeholders to translate strategic ambition into deliverable and sustainable change.

Central to the role will be balancing better outcomes for residents with increasing demand, workforce pressures and significant financial challenges, ensuring transformation delivers measurable improvements rather than simply redesigning structures and processes.

We are looking for someone with:

• Significant senior leadership experience within Adult Social Care
• A strong track record of delivering large-scale transformation and improvement
• A detailed understanding of the challenges facing Adult Social Care in local government
• Experience of demand management, prevention and strengths-based approaches
• Strong commissioning and market management experience
• Experience of working collaboratively with health and other system partners
• Strong programme, performance and financial management skills
• The credibility to influence senior officers, elected members and strategic partners
• A track record of turning complex transformation strategies into tangible outcomes

This is an opportunity to play a significant role in reshaping Adult Social Care, creating a more sustainable service while improving outcomes and independence for residents. This is not an operational role, it is a transformation role.

The appointment will be offered on either a 12 or 24-month fixed-term contract, with the final duration to be confirmed.

If you would like a confidential conversation about the opportunity, please email me directly with your CV and current availability:

matthew.masters@opuspeoplesolutions.co.uk