Deputy Leader - Adults and Health Cabinet Member - 2022-2023

(a)      The functions and areas of policy and decision making responsibility to the extent that they are not non-executive are:

 

·             To undertake responsibilities of the Leader in his absence and deputise for the Leader as required  

·             To be the vice-chair of Cabinet  

·             Strategic Lead for Health and Social care integration  

·             Adult Social Care (as defined in the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act)  

·             Social Work Professional Standards (Adults) and Adult Safeguarding  

·             Integrated Health and Social Care Commissioning  

·             Promote sufficient, high quality and sustainable care market  

·             Champion vulnerable adults and carers across the Health and Wellbeing Board partnerships and the NHS  

·             Promote the improvement in health and wellbeing outcomes across North Lincolnshire  

·             Public Health Statutory Commissioned Services (e.g. sexual health, substance misuse)  

·             Vulnerable Adult Engagement, Advocacy and Complaints  

·             Housing sufficiency to meet needs of vulnerable adults  

·             Public Health improvement and promotion (e.g. healthy lifestyles, making every contact count, suicide prevention)  

·             Strategic lead Housing Advice and Homelessness Prevention  

·             Emergency Planning and Civil Contingencies  

·             Public Health Protection functions including outbreak planning and control (including Covid-19)  

·             Shared Services Lead (Joint Committee)  

·             Organisational Development (including post Covid-19)  

·             Human Resources  

·             Workforce Development  

·             Organisational Health and Safety  

·             Ensure all council policies support Public Health priorities

(b)      Additional specific delegated decision powers to:

·                 Approve Statements of Purpose for North Lincolnshire Council Care Quality Commission regulated provision  

·                 Receive Annual reports in respect of Statutory Complaints