Executive Director of Adult Services and Health (DASS)

Kevin McDaniel - Executive Director of Adult Services and Health (DASS)

Responsible for:

• Statutory Director of adult social services (DASS) and commissioner for Optalis.
• Safeguarding assurance partnership.
• Adult social care transformation.
• NHS and social care integration
• Community and Voluntary Service partnerships
• Public Health.

Key tasks involve:

• Delivery of the statutory responsibilities of the Director of adult services for the Royal Borough.
• Lead the development of the council’s adults social care, health, and public health services.
• Lead the development of joint and integrated commissioning strategies for residents with Achieving for Children, Optalis, health and community/voluntary sector partners.
• Lead the Adult Service transformation agenda, including oversight of the introduction of national inspection standards and closer collaboration with health services.
• Lead the developing community and voluntary sector approach to increase the connection with residents.