Head of Service (Adult, Older People and Care Services)

Job Description

Role: Head of Service (Adult, Older People and Care Services)
Location: 2 x Adult Services, 2 x Older People and Primary Care Services & 1 x Care Services
Contract Status: Permanent
GCC Salary and Hours: Grade 10 LDR2b, £86,532.09 - £100,402.93, Hours per week: 35
NHS Salary and Hours: Band 8C, £90,808 - £97,338, Hours per week: 36

An exciting opportunity has arisen for five Head of Service posts within Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP). Reporting to the relevant Assistant Chief Officer, these senior leadership roles provide strategic direction, operational oversight and performance management across a range of integrated health and social care services.

As members of the Senior Management Team, postholders will work collaboratively across Glasgow City Council and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to lead service transformation, deliver strategic priorities and improve outcomes for people who access our services. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, partnership working and a commitment to integrated service delivery.

Applicants must be educated to degree level in a relevant Health or Social Care discipline. Please refer to the attached Role Profile and Person Specification for full details.

The posts that are available are:

Adult Services

Head of Adult Services - North East Locality
Provides strategic and operational leadership across integrated adult mental health and learning disability services within the North East locality. The postholder will oversee inpatient and community-based services, leading large multidisciplinary teams and working closely with partners across health, social care and the third sector to drive service improvement and integration.

Head of Service - Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services (ADRS) and Specialist Mental Health Services
Leads a diverse portfolio of city-wide alcohol and drug recovery and specialist mental health services. The role is responsible for delivering high-quality services, leading transformational change, responding to national policy requirements and driving continuous improvement across complex service areas.

Older People and Primary Care Services
Head of Service - South Locality
Leads integrated health, social work and social care services for older people and adults with physical disabilities across the South locality. The postholder will contribute to the wider Older People and Primary Care Services agenda while providing strategic leadership across a range of specialist city-wide and board-wide services.

Head of Service - North West Locality
Leads integrated community health, social work and social care services for older people and adults with physical disabilities across the North West locality. The role includes responsibility for key strategic service areas and partnership working to support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.

Care Services
Head of Service - Care and Technical Services
Provides leadership for directly delivered home care and technical services across Glasgow, including Home Care, Community Alarms, EquipU and TaSS. The postholder will be responsible for service quality, performance, workforce planning, financial governance and the delivery of person-centred services that support people to live independently at home.

 

 

 

Please note: Specific lead responsibilities associated with each post may be reviewed and amended over time to reflect changing service priorities and organisational requirements.

These are integrated positions as part of the Glasgow City 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.  All terms and condition links are detailed at the bottom of this advert.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

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

Interviews are expected to take place on 10 September 2026.

If you would like to find out more about the roles before applying, you can contact the following Assistant Chief Officers by email:
Adult Services: Karen Lockhart – Karen.Lockhart@sw.glasgow.gov.uk 
Older People and Primary Care Services: Caroline Sinclair – Caroline.Sinclair@glasgow.gov.uk
Care Services: Gordon Bryan – Gordon.Bryan@glasgow.gov.uk 

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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

Application Packs

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There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application.  More information on these can be found at  https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

 We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

 As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

 

 

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