Service Leader
Location: Huddersfield
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Salary: £35,000 - £42,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)
Are you an experienced leader in health and social care who is passionate about delivering person-centred support and empowering teams to achieve outstanding outcomes?
Our client is looking for an inspiring Service Leader to oversee several supported living and/or community services in the Huddersfield area. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-quality services, develop talented teams, and make a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support.
About the Role
As a Service Leader, you will provide operational leadership across your services, ensuring people receive high-quality, person-led care that promotes independence, choice, dignity, and the best possible outcomes.
You will lead by example, inspire your team, drive continuous improvement, maintain regulatory compliance, and build strong relationships with families, professionals, and external stakeholders.
This role offers the opportunity to influence service development while helping shape a positive culture where colleagues feel supported, valued, and empowered.
Key Responsibilities Service Leadership
- Lead and manage one or more services to deliver exceptional person-centred support.
- Ensure care and support plans reflect the goals, aspirations and needs of the people supported.
- Promote positive risk-taking and independence.
- Drive continuous improvement through quality assurance processes and KPI monitoring.
- Develop and implement improvement plans where required.
- Encourage innovation, community engagement and partnership working.
- Ensure services operate efficiently while meeting contractual, regulatory and quality standards.
- Actively involve the people supported in shaping service delivery.
People Leadership
- Inspire, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
- Coach and support colleagues through regular supervision, performance management and development planning.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative and positive working culture.
- Promote your service as a great place to work and support recruitment and retention.
- Identify future leaders and encourage career progression.
- Maintain effective communication across teams and the wider organisation.
Operational Excellence
- Lead services through change and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Encourage effective use of digital systems and technology.
- Support environmental, social and corporate responsibility initiatives.
- Contribute to regional growth and service development.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies and regulatory standards.
- Manage operational and clinical risks appropriately.
- Lead safeguarding practices and promote a positive risk enablement culture.
- Prepare services for inspections and maintain excellent standards of governance.
- Manage service budgets effectively and ensure resources are used efficiently.
About You
We're looking for someone who is passionate about delivering outstanding care and has the leadership skills to inspire others.
You will ideally have:
- Experience leading teams within health or social care.
- Strong knowledge of person-centred care planning.
- Experience managing quality, compliance and service performance.
- Excellent leadership, coaching and communication skills.
- Experience managing budgets and resources.
- Confidence building relationships with families, professionals and external agencies.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
- Good IT and digital system skills.
Desirable
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care (or equivalent).
- Nursing, Social Work or other relevant professional qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience working with Care Quality Commission regulations and inspection processes.
- Experience working across multiple services or sites.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and participating in case reviews.
What You'll Receive
- Competitive salary of £35,000 - £42,000 per annum
- Full-time permanent position
- Ongoing learning and professional development
- Career progression opportunities
- Supportive leadership team
- Opportunity to shape and develop high-quality services
- Pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Employee wellbeing support
- A rewarding opportunity to positively impact people's lives every day
Apply Today
If you're an experienced care leader ready to take the next step in your career and lead services that genuinely change lives, we'd love to hear from you.
