Director of ASC Workforce and Quality

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking an outstanding senior leader to join the Adult Social Care Group as Director of Adult Social Care Workforce and Quality. This high-profile role will lead delivery of major workforce priorities, including the Workforce Action Plan, Fair Pay Agreement, establishment of the adult social care negotiating body, and international recruitment work. The role will also lead work on shaping a new approach to driving quality across adult social care, and will lead policy and delivery on specific aspects that drive quality, including safeguarding adults, support for unpaid carers, and health protection in social care. The successful candidate will bring substantial experience of leading complex, high-profile policy and delivery programmes, excellent strategic judgement, and the ability to build trusted relationships with ministers and senior stakeholders across Whitehall. Key Responsibilities: Lead delivery of the Government’s workforce reforms for adult social care, including implementation of the first Fair Pay Agreement, establishment of the new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body, and delivery of the Adult Social Care Workforce Plan. Provide authoritative strategic advice to Ministers and senior leaders on complex and high-profile adult social care workforce, quality, and safeguarding issues. Strengthen workforce capacity, capability, and professional practice across the 1.5 million-strong adult social care workforce. Drive improvements in quality, safeguarding, and people’s experience of care. Build influential partnerships across government and the health and care system. Lead and develop a high-performing Workforce and Quality Directorate. Person Specification: Strategic policy and analytical capability Senior stakeholder engagement and executive influencing Strategic collaboration and system-level delivery Delivery and implementation Stakeholder partnership and co-production Exceptional leadership and people management Benefits: Salary of £105,000 - £162,500 per year Contribution of £30,418 towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme Generous annual leave and bank holiday allowance Flexible working arrangements Onsite facilities, including fitness centres and staff canteens Job Data by YubHub .