Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team

Civic Recruitment Limited

Job Location:

London - UK

Daily Salary: £ 500 - 500

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

3 month contract role with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

The Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team will provide senior leadership across integrated health and social care services within Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The role is responsible for shaping and delivering strategic service improvements for adults with learning disabilities ensuring high-quality person-centred care and improved health outcomes.

The postholder will lead service transformation manage budgets and performance and drive integrated working across multidisciplinary teams.

This is a senior interim leadership role focused on stabilising services improving outcomes and ensuring value for money within Adult Services.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

Provide strategic leadership for Community Learning Disability Services influencing service design and delivery.

Develop and implement integrated health and social care models to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.

Lead and manage multidisciplinary teams including social care and clinical staff.

Oversee service performance ensuring delivery against local and national KPIs.

Manage complex budgets ensuring financial control cost improvement and sustainability.

Drive service improvement innovation and transformation across the service.

Work collaboratively with partners including NHS GPs clinicians and external agencies.

Ensure high standards of governance safeguarding and regulatory compliance.

Lead workforce planning staff development and performance management processes.

Act as a senior point of contact for operational and service delivery matters.

Support user engagement and ensure service user voice informs service development.

Manage employee relations issues including investigations and appeals where required.

Skills/Experience:

Proven senior leadership experience within Adult Social Care Learning Disabilities or integrated health and care services.

Strong experience managing Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT) or similar services.

Experience working within a local authority or NHS environment.

Demonstrable experience in service transformation redesign and improvement.

Strong financial management skills including budget oversight and cost control.

Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams and complex staffing structures.

In-depth knowledge of safeguarding governance and regulatory frameworks.

Strong stakeholder engagement experience across health social care and partner organisations.

Experience working with integrated care systems and partnership models.

Ability to lead in complex high-pressure environments and drive performance.

Strong understanding of equality inclusion and improving outcomes for vulnerable groups.

Additional Information:

Bi-Weekly Payments.

Contract: Interim (approx. 3 months).

Hours: 35 per week.

Location: Greenwich (likely hybrid confirm with client).

Rate: Negotiable.

Required Skills:

Proven senior leadership experience within Adult Social Care Learning Disabilities or integrated health and care services. Strong experience managing Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT) or similar services. Experience working within a local authority or NHS environment. Demonstrable experience in service transformation redesign and improvement. Strong financial management skills including budget oversight and cost control. Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams and complex staffing -depth knowledge of safeguarding governance and regulatory frameworks. Strong stakeholder engagement experience across health social care and partner organisations. Experience working with integrated care systems and partnership models. Ability to lead in complex high-pressure environments and drive performance. Strong understanding of equality inclusion and improving outcomes for vulnerable groups.

3 month contract role with a Local Authority Job Summary: The Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team will provide senior leadership across integrated health and social care services within Royal Borough of Greenwich. The role is responsible for shaping and delivering strategic service im...