Strategic Review Project Lead – Mental Health & Alcohol Drug Recovery Services – EAD07000 Full Time

Job Summary

This vacancy is internal, application will only be accepted from East Dunbartonshire Council employees and agency workers currently on assignment.

Position is temporary until April 2025

Project Lead – Strategic Review Mental Health / Alcohol & Drugs Services

Summary of post includes: 

• Support the Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to successfully deliver on its Strategic Review of Mental Health and Alcohol and Drugs Services (MH & A&D) resulting in a transformed commissioned landscape
• Commission a landscape that is integrated and works collaboratively
• Deliver models of support that are sustainable, financially viable and deliver value for money

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to support the transformation of Mental Health & Alcohol & Drugs services through a process of re-design and re-provisioning of the commissioned landscape. The Project Lead post, which is temporary for a period of eighteen months, is based in the Health & Social Care Partnership and reports to the Head of Adult Services. Knowledge of the key factors underpinning mental health and alcohol and drugs services is a pre-requisite for this post along with demonstrable commissioning experience.

If you are interested in this secondment opportunity and would like to find out more, please contact David Aitken, Head of Adult Services, [email protected]

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

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