Adults, Health and Integration
Salary: £177,435 – £189,955 | Closing date: 30th September 2026
ONE HACKNEY. BETTER LIVES.
Lead a whole-council and whole-system reset of Adult Social Care and Integrated Health.
Hackney is looking for a senior leader who can do more than run a major service. We need someone who can bring Adult Social Care and Integrated Health closer to the heart of the council, strengthen its place across the health and care system and focus the organisation on better outcomes for residents.
As our statutory Executive Director of Adult Social Services and Integrated Health, you will lead Adults, Commissioning, Integrated Learning and our work with health partners. As a key member of the council’s executive leadership team, you will help steer corporate priorities and share accountability for Hackney’s overall success.
The mandate is clear. We want to move from “Requires Improvement” to “Good” when CQC returns. This involves modernising point-of-entry access, minimising assessment delays, and ensuring individuals obtain appropriate support when needed. It also means reshaping commissioning, strengthening performance and delivering significant savings without losing sight of quality, prevention or people’s independence.
You will not do this from inside a service silo. Strong partnerships with Homerton Healthcare, the North East London ICB and other system partners will be central to the role in delivering successful outcomes to our residents. You will work closely with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, particularly around transition, and the council’s finance leadership as we make difficult choices and build a sustainable service.
Hackney’s new administration has put equality and equity firmly at the centre of its ambitions. You will turn that commitment into practice: in how services are designed, how decisions are made and how the directorate develops a leadership team that better reflects the borough it serves.
We are open-minded about where you have built your experience. You will need a strong record of leading Adult Social Care and Public Health at scale, sound professional judgement and the credibility to fulfil the statutory DASS role. Just as important will be your ability to connect: with residents, elected members, staff, partners and colleagues across the council.
You will be a visible and collaborative corporate leader. You will set clear standards, face difficult issues early and create the conditions in which people can perform at their best, leading from the front and upholding the council’s values. You will combine strong operational grip with humanity, understanding that lasting improvement is built with people, not done to them.
This is a demanding role with a substantial agenda. It is also a chance to shape the future of care in one of London’s most distinctive boroughs, supported by a Chief Executive and political leadership who are clear about the change they want to see.
If you believe Adult Social Care should be central to how a council improves lives and you can bring a system together behind that purpose, we would like to hear from you.
Find out more and apply
For a confidential discussion, contact Kelly Ridley at Kelly.Ridley@Penna.com or on 07709 512415
Hackney Council is committed to equality, inclusion and building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
