Head of Service - Community Learning Disability Team

Head of Service - Community Learning Disability Team

An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen in the Greenwich Integrated Community Learning Disabilities Service. We seek an experienced, autonomous, highly motivated leader who can influence practice and integrated working.

The post requires high competence, skill, and motivation to work within a well-established multidisciplinary/multiagency team. You will work with vulnerable adults with Learning Disabilities who also present with complex behavioural and general health needs.

You will be expected to work alongside partners and providers to deliver high-quality services and positive person-centred outcomes for individuals within the Royal Borough of Greenwich Integrated Health & Social Care Team, which provides specialist assessment, care management, and clinical intervention for people with Learning Disabilities who require services.

As Head of Service, you will be responsible for overseeing the team's day-to-day business, ensuring effective clinical performance, delivering solid and sustained service improvements, providing excellent Health and Social Care service to people with a learning disability, and meeting agreed-upon KPIs.

You will need to demonstrate excellent management and leadership to ensure effective delivery of service involving people with learning disabilities in all aspects of their care.

You will provide excellent leadership to the Multi-Disciplinary Team, leading by example.

You will have excellent communication skills and be transparent and in touch with your team. You will be someone who has demonstrably transformed a service and is seeking to make improvements that lead to a high-performance team.

We will strongly focus on CPD and support you in developing your skills. You will work as part of a wide and supportive clinical and social care team.

We are happy to consider flexible/agile working arrangements

Additional Information

This post will work for RBG and Oxleas. We, therefore, welcome applications from those with a social care or health background.

Royal Borough of Greenwich and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults and older people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Both organisations value the diversity of their community and aim to have a workforce that reflects this. We, therefore, encourage applications from all sections of society.

Employee benefits include:

• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential, including excellent apprenticeship opportunities at all levels
• Vibrant staff support networks
• GreenwichCard which entitles you to discounts at local businesses
• Payroll giving scheme
• Generous leave entitlement, starting at 29 days per year (plus bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Scheme including external counselling service

If you're ready to make a significant impact and help shape our future, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: 12 January 2025

For more information about the role or to make an application, please visit our website via the button below.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.