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Director of Access and Prevention

Employee Specification

Skills and Ability Criteria
Essential

Extensive knowledge and skills around staff and budget management and commissioning for Adult Social Care.

Good understanding of partnership working and the importance of integrated services to support the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people..

Planning, organising and project management (across agency/sector boundaries).

Financial management.
Ability to work under extreme time pressure to develop solutions within limited resources and then ensure implementation of decisions.

Ability to identify and deliver multi-agency strategies in a wide range of local partnerships.

High degree of analytical skills.

High degree of focus around performance management to meet national and local targets.

Consultation, communication and presentational skills - report writing, ability to handle media, including large forums.

Collaborative working and team building (across ‘cultures’).

Inspirational and innovative leadership.

Change management skills.

Negotiation on major contractual issues.

Ability to work effectively in a corporate political environment.

Ability to focus on efficiencies and maximise potential.
Specialist skills and knowledge Criteria
Essential
  • Qualified Occupational Therapist and/or good understanding of therapy assessment, particularly Skills for Daily Living or:
  • Qualified Physiotherapist with good knowledge of the role of physiotherapy and O.T. in re-ablement, particularly Skills for Daily Living or:
  • Qualified Social Workers with good knowledge of the role of physiotherapy and O.T. in re-ablement , particularly Skills for Daily Living.

Good knowledge of Assistive Technology to support Skills for Daily Living, Mobility, Transfers, Medication Management, Falls etc.

  

Good understanding of the ‘Strength Based Approach’ to assessment and support planning.

  

Experience of working in a hospital environment and/or good knowledge of Schedule 3 of the Care Act 2014 and the Discharge to Assess process.

  

Experience of working with Acute hospitals relating to Pathways 1,2 and 3 for patients.

  

Good knowledge of the Care Act (2014),in particular, Carers and the role of Advocacy.

  

Good knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the implications for individuals being discharged from hospital.

  

Good knowledge and experience of working with primary care, acute and community care trusts.

  

Understanding and experience of working within or managing Local Area Coordination and the interface with statutory services.

  

Good knowledge of the Carers’ rights under the Care Act 2014.

  

Good knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) in relation to hospital discharges.

  

Good knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures.

  

Good knowledge of the Commissioning Cycle and collecting data to inform the commissioning of Access and Prevention services.

  

Understanding or willingness to learn the duties and responsibilities of the CQC ‘Nominated Individual’ to supervise and manage the in-house regulated activity.

  

Understanding or willingness to learn of the regulations relating to registered services and what is required to ensure they are complaint with regulations and standards and are safely and well managed.

  
Nature of knowledge required Criteria
Essential

Comprehensive knowledge of health and social services issues as they relate to the delivery of Access and Prevention services.

Detailed understanding of the law relating to Adult Social Care operational and commissioning issues.

  

Understanding the legal basis of services and ability to apply this to the practical service delivery issues.

Understanding of the national agenda for Adult Services.

Knowledge of Standing Orders, financial regulations and all Corporate policies and procedures.

Knowledge of inspection planning and regulation processes relating to Adult Social Care.
Qualifications/ Experience required Criteria
Essential

Professional qualification in social work or a related field (eg Health).

Significant experience in senior management of a health/social care organisation and in partnership working across agency boundaries.

Experience and/or knowledge of commissioning for outcomes and alliance commissioning or willingness to undertake learning and development in this area.
Skills required Criteria
Essential

Planning, organising and project management (across agency/sector boundaries).

Financial management.

Ability to work under extreme time pressure to develop solutions within limited resources and then ensure implementation of decisions.

Ability to identify and deliver multi-agency strategies in a wide range of local partnerships.

High degree of analytical skills.

High degree of focus around performance management to meet national and local targets.
Consultation, communication and presentational skills - report writing, ability to handle media, including large forums.

Collaborative working and team building within different cultures and organisations.

Leadership skills.

Relationship management skills.

Change management skills.

Negotiation skills.

Job outline

Overall purpose

Provide leadership and management of staff and budgets for all Access and Prevention services within Adult Social Care. Develop and commission adult social care and related services with the ICS and NHS Trust  and other key partners,  working with the directorate management team and  Director, Commissioning and Market Development. Provide leadership to support effective change through strong collaboration with all key stakeholders.

Principal accountabilities

Responsible for all of the following for Access and Prevention services within Adult Social Care:

  1. Contribute to the development and implementation of Council and Adult Social Care and Health strategies.
  2. Develop and implement Council-wide strategies for health and social care for vulnerable adults, their families and carers.
  3. Advise Elected Members, The Executive Director of ASC & Health on all relevant issues relating to the services.
  4. Ensure information on services is collected and analysed in order to commission services or support to meet gaps in care.
  5. Advise Elected Members, The Executive Director of ASC & Health on all relevant strategic, operational and commissioning issues relating to the services.
  6. Lead service planning, development and implementation of change to ensure services are responsive to the needs of vulnerable adults, their families and carers and they meet the statutory duties of the Council.
  7. Prepare for and participate in inspections across Adult Services, providers’ services for which we have safeguarding responsibility, commissioned services and those delivered in partnership and elsewhere in the Council.
  8. Act as the ‘Nominated Individual’ to supervise and manage the in-house regulated activity:
  9. Ensure the services are complaint with service regulations and standards.
  10. Ensure the services are run well and safely.
  11. Ensure the services are managed and have the right resources.
  12. Play a leading role in the development and maintenance of strategic partnerships across the Council, ICS, private and voluntary sector and ensure the involvement of service users and the public in relation to service development and monitoring.
  13. Responsible for setting, monitoring, controlling budgets and authorisation of expenditure against defined budgets.
  14. Be accountable for designing, setting and achieving the relevant service objectives, standards, performance measures and activity targets set out in the Service Plans together with Council objectives and targets along with ensuring the delivery of joint health and social care targets.
  15. Foster, develop and maintain partnerships council-wide, cross agency and multi sector, including service users, carers and communities to ensure the best health and well-being outcomes are achieved.
  16. Work with national and regional bodies such as ADASS, the LGA, NHS England and CQC to ensure the Council is sighted on the national agenda and responds accordingly.
  17. Support the identification of best practice and adoption across services.
  18. Ensure the Executive Director and the Directorate Management Team have access to up to date and relevant information and advice in relation to Access and Prevention Services to support strategic planning.

These accountabilities are not exhaustive and demand led, hence the frequency and complexity of the work may vary without changing the character of the job or the level of responsibility.