Assistant Director Safeguarding and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards; DoLS

Position: Assistant Director Safeguarding and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Reference: 77290

Posted:
Closing date:

Location:

Maidstone, UKSalary: 81015 - 89931/year

Type:
Full time

Employer:

Kent County Council Contact:
Sydney Hill Email:
Sydney.

Hill.uk Phone:
What will you be doing?

Kent is one of the largest and most ambitious Adult Social Care systems in the country, supporting over 34,000 residents across diverse communities. As we deliver our refreshed Making a Difference Every Day Adult Social Care Strategy, we are seeking exceptional Assistant Directors to help lead system-wide transformation, improve outcomes and shape sustainable services for the future.

Our strategy sets out a renewed and ambitious direction for Adult Social Care in Kent. It reaffirms our commitment to strengths-based practice, prevention, partnership working and continuous improvement, making this an exciting time to join our leadership team.

As an Assistant Director, you will be part of the Adult Social Care and Health Senior Leadership Team, to provide both strategic leadership and oversight, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and sustainable services that meet our statutory duties and improve outcomes for Kent residents. These are critical roles leading key areas of delivery at a time of continued transformation and increasing demand.

The Role Assistant Director Safeguarding and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
This role provides strategic and operational leadership for Adult Safeguarding and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), ensuring the Council fulfils its statutory responsibilities and delivers high-quality, person-centred and legally compliant services.

You will:

Lead the Council's strategic and operational approach to adult safeguarding and DoLS.Act as the Directorate lead for Mental Capacity, supporting compliance and professional practice across the organisation.

Provide professional leadership and challenge across Adult Social Care and partner agencies to improve outcomes and reduce risk.

Lead a culture of continuous improvement informed by safeguarding intelligence, quality assurance and performance information.

About You We are seeking experienced, inspirational leaders who can demonstrate:

Significant senior leadership experience within Adult Social Care or the wider health and care system.

A track record of leading strategic change and service improvement within complex organisations.

Strong systems leadership skills and the ability to influence across organisational and professional boundaries.

Experience of effective partnership working across health, local government and the voluntary and community sector.

You will bring the ambition, leadership and professional credibility to make a lasting difference to residents, communities and services across Kent.

Why Join Us?

These are rare opportunities to influence the future of Adult Social Care in one of the country's largest local authorities. You will join an ambitious leadership team committed to delivering outstanding outcomes through innovation, collaboration and professional excellence.

At Kent County Council, our values matter. We are Brave, Curious, Compassionate, Accountable and Stronger Together and we are looking for leaders who share these values and can inspire others to deliver their very best every day.

Further information

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and a relevant professional qualification (Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy) as well as up to date registration with the appropriate professional body. This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are…