Assistant Director - Strategic Lead Integrated Care & Support Services

Assistant Director - Strategic Lead Integrated Care & Support Services

The closing date is 27 February 2026

Derbyshire County Council are inviting applications for an Assistant Director to be the overall Operational and Strategic Lead for the new integrated health and care services for the integrated partnership between Derbyshire Community Health Services and Derbyshire County Council. The services within the Partnership will aim to improve the quality, co ordination and accessibility of urgent health and social care services in Derbyshire with an emphasis on reablement, rehabilitation and prevention of escalating needs.

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

Main duties of the job

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.

• 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.

About us

Working for Derbyshire County Council really puts you at the heart of local communities, and provides great satisfaction being able to help local people.

A welcoming and accepting team who provide regular peer support, as well as receiving professional and line management supervision.

Rewarding work with a real variety of cases, leading to quick outcomes that make a difference to people and their lives.

Great learning and development opportunities - Derbyshire County Council want you to succeed and will provide thorough support to ensure you can achieve your goals.

Great benefits include:

• days of annual leave (depending on grade) plus another 5 days once you reach 5 years of continuous service
• Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres and much more

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.

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.

Person Specification Experience

• Please see Derbyshire County Council Job and Person Profile

Skills

• Please see Derbyshire County Council Job and Person Profile

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

£71,202 to £77,495 a year Grade 16 £71,202 - £77,495 per annum/ Agenda for change 8c