Director of Adult Health and Social Care

Drive Change. Shape Lives. Lead Boldly.
  
Few roles offer the opportunity to influence adult social care, health integration and the future direction of a council at this scale. 
  
Leeds is one of the UK’s largest, most diverse and most dynamic cities. We serve a growing population across urban, suburban and rural communities, bringing together areas of enormous opportunity alongside significant inequalities across the city health and life expectancy. 
  
Our Adult Health and Social Care service has strong foundations. We have a proud legacy of strengths-based practice, co-production and listening to the voices of people who draw on care and support. Our relationships with the NHS, voluntary and community sectors are well established, with programmes such as HomeFirst demonstrating the impact of integrated, person-centred services. 
  
As our statutory Director of Adult Social Services, you’ll lead a substantial and complex service supporting working-age and older adults across the city. You’ll provide visible leadership through a period of significant change, responding to rising demand and increasingly complex needs while addressing market sustainability and financial pressures. 
  
A defining focus of the role will be your leadership across the wider health and care system. You’ll lead our relationships with NHS partners, bringing together the council’s contribution to health integration and help implement our shared vision for improving outcomes and reducing inequalities across Leeds. You’ll be an influential ambassador for the council, able to build consensus, navigate a changing health landscape and translate strong partnerships into better support for residents. 
  
Your contribution will reach well beyond your immediate portfolio. Working alongside the Chief Executive, elected members and fellow directors as a key member of the Corporate Leadership Team, you’ll help shape council-wide transformation and financial sustainability. You’ll connect adult social care with children’s services, housing, public health and our wider neighbourhood agenda, bringing a whole-council perspective to the opportunities and challenges facing Leeds. You will be a champion and visible leader of our work to deliver the Leeds Ambitions and our Council Plan. 
  
We’re looking for an experienced and values-led leader with the credibility to lead adult social care with authority and confidence. You’ll bring a strong system leadership ethos, commercial and financial awareness, and a track record of working effectively across organisational boundaries. You’ll also understand the importance of accessible and inclusive services that reflect the experiences of Leeds’ diverse communities. 
  
This is one of the most significant adult social care leadership roles in local government. It offers the opportunity to lead at scale, shape the future of health and care integration, and influence the wider direction of one of the UK's largest and most ambitious councils. 
  
You’ll join a high-performing organisation with strong political and executive leadership, talented colleagues strong values and well-established partnerships across the city. Building on solid foundations, you'll have the platform, influence and support to drive the next phase of transformation, improve outcomes for residents and leave a lasting legacy across Adult Social Care, the wider health and care system, and Leeds itself. 
  
For an ambitious leader, this is a rare opportunity to combine statutory leadership, system influence and corporate leadership in a role where your contribution will be visible, significant and felt across the city. 
  
If you have the ambition, experience and resilience to turn pressure into progress, we would love to hear from you. 
  
To find out more, contact our retained consultants at Tile Hill: Chris Barrow on 07437 839048 or Anita Denton on 07725 554802, or visit www.futureleeds.co.uk
  
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 1st November 2026
  
To apply:
To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV (three sides of A4 maximum), along with a supporting statement (three sides of A4 maximum) detailing your experience, and achievements and addressing the key criteria for the role set out on this site and using examples to demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Documents should be uploaded via our website, please include and upload the below information in two documents only. If you experience any issues whilst applying, please contact abbie.hamilton-grant@tile-hill.co.uk
  
Applications must include:

• Full contact details
• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);
• Details of your notice period;
• Notification of any dates when you are not available for interview.

  
At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email inclusion@tile-hill.co.uk
  
If the organisation we’re representing is a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and you’d like to apply under the scheme, please mention this clearly in bold at the top of your supporting statement. If there are any adjustments that would support you during the application or interview process, please let us know.