Director​/Chief Officer and Health and Social Care Partnership

Director/Chief Officer, Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership

Thank you for your interest in the role of Director - Integrated Health and Social Care/Chief Officer for the Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) at what is both an exciting and challenging time for health and social care. In Perth and Kinross, people are at the heart of everything we do, we seek to support individuals and communities to live life well, free from poverty and inequality.

This critical leadership role will drive the performance, redesign and reform of health and care services, ensuring our communities receive the right support and care at the right time and in the right place.

We have an ambitious agenda focused on delivering services in new and innovative ways, supporting people to lead active, independent, and healthy lives within their own communities. The challenges facing health and care provision are significant and evolving. We are seeking an exceptional leader someone who shares our values, with a business head and a social heart to guide the Partnership’s performance and through the next stage of transformation.

• Lead the strategic planning, commissioning, and delivery of integrated health and social care services across Perth and Kinross.
• Drive transformation and reform, ensuring services are innovative, effective, and sustainable.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders across NHS, local authorities, partner Health and Social Care Partnerships, and the wider community.
• Ensure performance and sustainable outcomes for all delegated services, supporting people to live independently and healthily.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance within the Partnership.
• The post holder will also participate in the executive out of hours on call rota as required by both employers.

• A high degree of professional knowledge in health and social care, with a proven track record of developing and implementing innovative models of care that deliver better outcomes for people.
• And either educated to Masters level or degree level and have an equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Experience of strategic planning and development within a complex, multi-agency context.
• Successful track record in leading organisational and culture change and managing modernisation programmes.
• Significant financial management experience including strategic risk and budgetary planning experience.
• Experience of operating within a complex care environment including experience of working with Local Authorities, Elected Members, independent contractors and NHS senior executives.
• Experience of influencing at the most senior level of an organisation and also of engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders including, politicians, independent contractors, government, third sector, users and carers.
• Success in leading, managing and inspiring the workforce and of building and motivating effective teams.
• Demonstrable significant experience in service improvement which has a service wide impact.
• Demonstrate extensive senior strategic and operational management with an evidenced track record of success within a complex organisation.
• Strong strategic vision and the ability to inspire and motivate teams and partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to supporting the wellbeing of our diverse rural and urban communities.

• You will have the option to be employed by either Perth & Kinross Council or NHS Tayside.
• The Director - Integrated Health and Social Care/Chief Officer is largely self-directed, working with a high degree of autonomy, and is accountable for delivering objectives set in discussion with both Chief Executives.
• Performance appraisal is undertaken jointly by the Chief Executives. For NHS employees, this will also be subject to review by NHS Tayside’s Remuneration Committee.
• We are committed to being a more inclusive employer – to ensure we can consider any…