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Sarah McClinton

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Chief Social Worker at Department of Health and Social Care
📍 United Kingdom

Sarah McClinton is the Chief Social Worker for Adults at the Department of Health and Social Care, a role she began in January 2025. With over 30 years in local government, she has held director-level roles in several London boroughs and was President of ADASS. She was educated at Cambridge and the London School of Economics.

There is no publicly available information about Sarahs personal life, hobbies, or non-work-related activities. Her career has been dedicated to public service, particularly in improving adult social care, mental health, and dementia support systems across England.

Early in her career, she was one of the UKs first specialist HIV social workers during the AIDS epidemic, creating innovative, community-led care models.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Chief Social Worker
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Consensus Focused
Story Driven
Optimistic

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Adult Social Care
Her entire career, including roles as Director of Adult Services and President of ADASS, has been dedicated to leading and reforming adult social care in England.
Mental Health Policy
Previously led national policy for mental health, dementia, and disabilities at the Department of Health, introducing new access standards and the Crisis Care Concordat.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Social Worker
Department of Health and Social Care
11-2019 - 1-2025
Director of health and adult services
Royal Borough of Greenwich
9-2016 - 11-2019
Director Of Adult Services
Camden
3-2014 - 7-2016
Director of Mental Health, Disability and Dementia
Department of Health
6-2010 - 3-2014
director adult social care
Southwark Council
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Media appearances

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Education
1988 - 1990
Social Work
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1980 - 1983
Economics and social and political sciences
Fitzwilliam College Cambridge
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

i

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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