Director - Integrated Health and Social Care​/Chief Officer and Health and Social Care Partnership - PKC

Main Purpose of the Role

Director - Integrated Health and Social Care/Chief Officer

Salary:

• Perth & Kinross Council: £146,012 rising to £151,122 in April 2026 (Chief Officer Grade, SCP
  51)
• NHS Tayside: £111,501 – £147,614 rising to £115,682 - £153,149 in April 2026 (Executive Grade
  
  F)

Based at 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH
(with regular travel across the authority and health board area) with the expectation of time spent each week at NHS Tayside headquarters at Ninewells Hospital.

Main Purpose of the Role

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.

As Director - Integrated Health and Social Care/Chief Officer, you will be accountable to the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board (IJB) for strategic planning, commissioning, and oversight of a full range of integrated services. This includes commissioning from partner organisations and, through them, from a range of independent and third sector providers. The role formally reports to both the Chief Executives of NHS Tayside and Perth & Kinross Council, and you will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team within both organisations.

This unique position enables you to lead strategic planning and act as a systems leader, working with a dedicated team to deliver sustainable outcomes for all delegated services and create an environment where everyone can live life well.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills & Experience Required

We are looking for an ambitious, driven, and resilient leader with:

• 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,…