John Higgins

Background

About John Higgins

As an experienced senior manager John has a track record of leading high performing teams and is accomplished in managing the challenges of working collaboratively across partners within a complex landscape. He has the leadership skills to bring teams with him in delivering transformational projects and is highly motivated to deliver quality outcomes for service users and carers. John has extensive experience of commissioning both social care and community health services. He has managed teams in health and social care and in joint commissioning settings. John has led a number of transformational projects, delivering efficiency savings and improved outcomes. John has a track record of working across organisational boundaries by identifying synergies across to deliver all parties strategic outcomes. John has both operational and strategic management experience and has demonstrated the ability to manage complex demand led budgets. As strategic lead for Adult Safeguarding he has demonstrated his ability to straddle both operational and strategic facets of care services. John is a skilled communicator and users strong influencing and engagement skills to ensure full engagement and buy in to all projects he has worked on.