Head of Service - Younger Adult, Learning Disability & Autism (LD&A) and Physical Disability & Sensory Impairment (PDSI)

Permanent

Grade 7: £66,627 to £85,845

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working hours: 36.5 hours per week

Birmingham City Council is seeking an exceptional Head of Service to lead the Younger Adult, Learning Disability & Autism (LD&A) and Physical Disability & Sensory Impairment (PDSI) services through a critical period of redesign and transformation.

This is a senior leadership role focused on designing and delivering a new service operating model for Younger Adults. Working closely with health and wider system partners, you will drive the delivery of modern, strengths‑based services that are safe, sustainable and outcome‑focused.

You will provide confident leadership through complex change, balancing innovation with strong operational oversight, safeguarding assurance and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of a new service operating model.
Drive transformation and embed strengths‑based practice.
Ensure safe statutory delivery with strong governance and safeguarding.
Manage performance, demand and budgets.
Build strong partnerships across health and the wider system.

About You

You are an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of leading large services through transformation in complex public sector environments.

Essential requirements include substantial LD& A experience at a senior level, proven transformation leadership, strong knowledge of adult social care legislation, and experience managing large teams, budgets and partnerships.

Why Birmingham City Council?

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of Younger Adults services at scale within one of the largest local authorities in Europe and to lead meaningful change that improves outcomes for residents.

How to apply

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

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