Director of Operations - Adult Community & Acute Services

Director of Operations - Adult Community & Acute Services

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We are seeking an exceptional senior leader to provide Executive Health & Social Care (HSC) leadership of Operations for Adult Community and Acute Services.

This is a pivotal portfolio covering adult community and social care services, older people services, community nursing teams, GP out of hours services and emergency care. As Director, you will lead a large workforce and support integrated multi‑disciplinary pathways and partnership working across local councils including the local community and voluntary sector partners, improve patient experience and drive meaningful transformation.

Guided by our vision, you will help us strengthen our organisation for the future, shaping how we deliver care across acute community settings. This role is also central to delivering the Minister’s Reset Plan, ensuring we stabilise services, reform how we work, and deliver the improvements our population needs.

We are looking for a visible and influential leader – someone who can inspire people, build strong clinical and managerial partnerships, motivate teams and deliver improvements at pace, and who shares our commitment to innovation, collaboration and public service. You will have extensive senior operational experience at Director level, and a proven ability to lead at scale.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of adult community and acute services and to make a lasting difference to the community we serve.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Heather Trouton, Associate Director in Chief Executive’s Office (heather.tr) or Vivienne Toal, Director of Human Resources & Organisation Development (vivienne).

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Please note, the closing date for receipt of applications is:

Thursday 11th December 2025 @12noon

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Director

Full-time

Consulting, Management, and Project Management

Hospitals and Health Care and Operations Consulting