Assistant Director – Strategic Lead for Integrated Enablement Services

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Assistant Director – Strategic Lead for Derbyshire’s Integrated Care & Support Services

Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Community Health Services have agreed to integrate a range of services that support people to remain at home when their needs change, but also to return home following a hospital admission by receiving short term assessment, rehabilitation and reablement support. Both organisations are already working together to streamline health and care support for local people; we are now at a stage where we are pushing forward to achieve a greater level of “joined up” care. The objectives of our partnership are attached for further information.

We are looking for a highly ambitious and experienced leader who can help us take our vision forward and shape our new service offer.

This post is a unique position in that it will work to create and lead a unified social care and community health team to provide seamless support for local people with the aim of keeping them living as independent as possible, and with good health and mental wellbeing. This includes ensuring that local people access assessment, reablement and rehabilitation support that maximises their own skills and abilities, even after a hospital or medical episode. This is commonly known as “intermediate care”.

The postholder will be responsible for a pooled budget, an agreed set of Partnership level outcomes and a large multidisciplinary team, including allied health professionals, care workers and social workers. You will be an excellent and experienced leader, with a good track record of transformation and operational delivery as well as being able to work across a wide range of networks, not just limited to health and social care partners, but including the voluntary and community sectors and housing organisations.

On behalf of the newly formed Partnership, you will be expected to lead your teams to: 

• Ensure more people are supported to remain at home independently following changes in their health or care situation
• Support the teams you are responsible for to take a strength-based approach and work in a way that makes the most of an individual’s abilities and strengths to gain the best outcomes for them
• Ensure the newly formed team is high performing and able to respond flexibly which will include transforming practice where needed.
• Harness the strengths of a wide range of professional teams to deliver the required service outcomes and increase the productivity of our teams.
• Work to ensure that across Derbyshire, there is consistent intermediate care offer with more people supported to be able to manage for longer at home.
• Reduce and improve processes so that individuals and their families only have to “tell it once” and have a streamlined experience.

This post is offered on a permanent basis and will initially be hosted by Derbyshire County Council but will transfer during 2026 to the Derbyshire Community Health Services who will act as the lead employer for the Partnership.  Secondments from the NHS will be considered. 

PLEASE NOTE: The job will be ringfenced for people currently working within the Joined up Care Derbyshire System.

For an informal discussion about this exciting new role, please contact the Programme Directors for this work - Kirsty McMillan, kirsty.mcmillan3@nhs.net or Jennifer Harper, Jennifer.Harper@derbyshire.gov.uk

The post involves hybrid working but candidates must be available to work flexibly within the geography of Derbyshire.

Provisional Interview Date: 4^th March 2026

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.

Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.