Service Manager (Older People and Primary Care Services)

Job Description

Role – Service Manager (Older People and Primary Care Services)
Location – GHSCP, Older People and Primary Care Services with the North West and North East Localities
Contract Status – Permanent
NHS Grade: Band 8B (£70,986 to £75,937), NHS hours per week: 37.5
GCC Grade: Grade 9 LDR1a (£64,365.59 – £74,625.77), GCC hours per week: 35

This is an integrated position as part of the Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership. The successful applicant, if an employee of the Partnership, will be appointed to the post under the terms and conditions of either Glasgow City Council (GCC) or NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC), depending on current employer. If the successful applicant is not an employee of the Partnership, they may choose to be appointed to the post under the terms and conditions of either GCC or NHSGGC.

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

Older People and Primary Care Services (OPPC) manage a breadth of Health and Social Care services including Community District Nursing, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Community Rehab Services, Community Occupational Therapy, Older Peoples Mental Health and Social Work Carers and Intermediate Care Services.

This is a senior management post with direct report to the Head of Service and with responsibility for direct line management and 1:1 support to Team Leaders for the above noted services.

This is a key leadership post with general management responsibility for a range of health and social work professions. The post holder will have responsibility for line management of a number of Team Leads within the locality and will provide strategic leadership and operational management for health and social care services for people aged over 65, adults under 65 with a physical disability or long term condition and people with palliative and end of life care needs. The post holder is accountable for the performance, resources and activity within their area of responsibility. In addition, the post holder is responsible for providing managerial input to the HSCP/Locality strategic structure and to actively contribute to the overall planning and management of Older People & Primary Care services in Glasgow HSCP. The post holder’s responsibilities include assisting the HSCP to shift the balance of care from acute and institutional care to community services and care at home and as such, they will participate in planning future service provision in line with the strategic vision for older people services via a range of Planning, Performance and Implementation Groups and within the context of the HSCP Governance arrangements. The post holder will also have a role in policy development and continued service development within a complex and dynamic environment of health and social care. They will be required to work across a range of organisational and professional boundaries including the interfaces with acute services, Housing and Voluntary Sector and liaising with the primary care independent contractors.

If you believe you have the skills, values, knowledge and experience to provide leadership then we would welcome your application.

 

You should hold a Health or Social Care diploma/degree level qualification, supplemented by additional training, management qualifications, or equivalent management and leadership experience.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, this post is politically restricted.

Interviews will take place week commencing the 5th May 2025.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Jacqui McGoldrick, Head of Service OPPC North East Locality on 07880 273249 or Elizabeth Lochrie, Head Of Service, OPPC North West Locality on 07387 253 224.

 

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For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites:

GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service

 

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Further Information

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