Director of Strategic Commissioning and Quality

As the Executive Director of Adult Social Care, I am leading the delivery of our vision for Adult Social Care - Living Better Lives in Lancashire. Our vision which delivers a service that supports Lancashire residents to live as independently as possible.

This role is crucial to our Directorate Leadership Team. You will collaborate to drive the change, improvement, and innovation needed to achieve our vision. We seek experienced leaders from across Health and Social Care who are passionate about delivering our vision with a determination to succeed.

About the role 

The Director of Strategic Commissioning and Quality is a critical role at Lancashire with responsibility for setting the strategy of adult social care, working collaboratively across communities. You will work with partners including the NHS to deliver good outcomes for Lancashire residents using the resources available.    

You will provide strategic leadership, direction and assurance across the functions of collaborative commissioning, market shaping, quality assurance, safeguarding and professional leadership.   

You will work closely with People and Operational functions. You will lead on ensuring horizon scanning, key policy changes and business intelligence informs the delivery of our Council Plan and vision. 

You will work collaboratively with NHS partners, lead on joint commissioning with strategic partners in health and on market shaping for sufficiency and sustainability.  

Leading on learning and innovation to develop new models of care and support in neighbourhoods and communities. 

About you 

A visionary leader with a significant and demonstrable track record of director level leadership across a range of functions, with a focus on good outcomes and financial sustainability. 

Extensive experience of leading large scale change programmes that have delivered a return on investment, value for money and improved outcomes for people and an organisation. 

Significant experience of using business intelligence to commission, plan, review and deliver high-quality, financially sustainable models of care within the health and social care sector.