Assistant Director - Integrated Nursing & Adult Services

Assistant Director - Integrated Nursing & Conditions Adult Services

This is a great opportunity to build your strategic leadership skills while supporting safe, effective community services that make a real difference to local people.

You'll work with senior leaders and service teams to make sure operations run smoothly across a varied portfolio. Your decisions will help shape high-quality care, strengthen partnerships and support colleagues to deliver their best every day.
What you’ll do:

• Lead day-to-day operational planning, performance and service delivery across your portfolio
• Provide clear, visible leadership that supports staff wellbeing, development and inclusive practice
• Oversee budgets, contracts and resources to ensure services are sustainable and efficient
• Develop and implement policies, business plans and new models of care
• Build strong relationships with partners, commissioners and system leaders

What we’re looking for:

• A Level 7 leadership, managerial or professional qualification, plus ongoing professional development
• Significant senior operational management experience in complex services or teams
• Strong skills in planning, decision‑making and leading change
• Experience working with commissioners, contracts and multi‑agency partners
• The ability to work flexibly and take part in the senior manager on‑call rota

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value ideas that support fairness, respect and inclusion for colleagues and the communities we serve.

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first‑class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the “CHCP Perks and Rewards” link.

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

• Relevant professional/managerial/leadership qualification – Level 7 or equivalent level of experience
• Evidence of on‑going continuing professional development
• Professional Clinical Registration (e.g., 1st level registered nurse, physiotherapist, etc.)

• Relevant Management Qualification (e.g., MBA) or working towards
• Formal Coaching qualification at Level 5 or above

• Knowledge of the Health and Social care agenda and impact on services
• Evidence of understanding of the role of Assistant Director
• Service specific operational knowledge
• Skills in the management of change and in planning, organising and coordinating

• Significant senior operational management experience, including leading and supervising complex teams and services
• Experience of leading complex services and teams
• Experience of workforce change and new roles to support service development
• Developing/leading practitioners to deliver client responsive services
• Experience of initiating and implementing clinical or professional change
• Experience of successful multi‑agency working
• Project management
• Experience of working with commissioners
• Experience of contract management responsibilities within a provider organisation
• Lead and develop effective teams

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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