3 months contract with a local authority
Job Purpose
- Oversee the drug & alcohol deliverables in the drug and alcohol community treatment contract and associated improvement plan
- Understand evidence and implement interventions to improve outcomes for people with alcohol addictions
- Drive forward activity to meet the 10 year Drug Strategy through the Combatting Drugs Partnership
Key Duties/Accountabilities
- Support the Strategic Leadership Team to develop and deliver the Public Health and Communities Strategic plan
- Effectively lead your Function by building and enabling a high-performing team and managing complex programmes of work
- Ensure the resources made available are managed effectively innovatively and efficiently.
- Work with and influence executive level partners and develop the wider networks and partnerships that Public Health and Communities & SCC needs to enhance its services to the citizens of Suffolk
Essential Experience Required
- Proven ability to challenge existing practice provide leadership and make a positive contribution to the provision of services delivering cultural change to embed the improvements whilst maintaining performance
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to create a vision and inspire people to deliver
- Proven experience of delivering services with an emphasis on quality innovation and efficiency
- Ability to recognise strengths and talents of team members to support them to realise their full potential and deliver high quality outcomes for the service
- Experience of leading teams through change including motivation skills to ensure staff understand business drivers and take ownership of their responsibilities.
Essential Qualification Required
- Suitable professional qualification at post graduate level or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work.
- Professional qualifications/registration as appropriate to the role.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Additional information to note
- Working hours: 37 hours per week.
Requirements
Requirements
- Suitable professional qualification at post graduate level or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to create a vision and inspire people to deliver
- Professional qualifications/registration as appropriate to the role
- Evidence of continued professional development
Oversee the drug & alcohol deliverables in the drug and alcohol community treatment contract and associated improvement plan Understand, evidence and implement interventions to improve outcomes for people with alcohol addictions Drive forward activity to meet the 10 year Drug Strategy through the Combatting Drugs Partnership
Education
Suitable professional qualification at post graduate level or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work. Professional qualifications/registration as appropriate to the role. Evidence of continued professional development