Director of Adult Social Care

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Dynamics Position No. and Role Profile Code 103611 EXC
004

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Location:

Bournemouth

Closing Date:

18/10/2026

Job Category:

Social Care / Health

Region / Division:

Business Unit:

Adult Social Care

Salary for this role is £131,538 (pro rata for part-time colleagues)

This role sits within a well defined pay band, offering clear progression as you grow your career hout exception all new starters begin at the entry point of the band, ensuring fairness and consistency across the organisation. Be part of a forward thinking workplace where you’re supported to grow and you can truly #Be The Difference  at BCP .

At BCP Council, we are committed to helping people live safe, independent and fulfilling lives. This is an opportunity to join a council that has made significant progress and where we are ambitious and committed to continuous improvement.

We are looking for our next Director for Adult Social Care and statutory Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) to provide energetic, values-led leadership across adult social care, safeguarding, integrated working, commissioning and service transformation. This is a role for a collaborative and politically astute leader who understands that sustainable improvement comes through strong relationships, collective ownership and genuine partnership working.

At BCP Council, supporting adults to live healthy, independent and connected lives is a collective responsibility, embedded across the organisation and delivered alongside our health, voluntary, community and provider partners. As Director for Adult Social Care, you will play an integral part in shaping the vision, direction and performance of the whole organisation, whilst ensuring we continue to meet our statutory responsibilities and deliver high-quality, person-centred services.

You will join an organisation where values genuinely matter and where culture, teamwork and shared accountability sit at the centre of how we lead. We are seeking someone who will champion the voices of residents and carers, strengthen partnerships across the health and care system and bring visible, compassionate leadership within a complex political and social care environment.

There are important priorities ahead: continuing our improvement journey, strengthening performance and quality, responding to increasing demand, driving transformation and prevention, ensuring financial sustainability and supporting the development of a confident, skilled and resilient workforce. You will inherit dedicated teams who are professionally curious, committed to innovation and focused on delivering better outcomes, enabling you to focus on strategic leadership, partnership working and shaping the future of Adult Social Care across BCP.

Life at BCP Council offers the chance to combine meaningful leadership with an exceptional quality of life across one of the UK's most vibrant coastal regions.

Interviews will be held in person in early November 2026.

Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.

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