Head of Children's Health Service

Description:

2 months contract with Local government

Job Summary:

·         The candidate will need to fulfil the role of Lead Nurse and CQC Registered Manager for the service and line manage members of the Senior Management Team

Key Duties (Sample):

·         To lead the delivery of public health nursing services, Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership and School Health and also the Specialist Health Visiting Services within the multi disciplinary team, with the overall aim of prevention of ill-health, protection from communicable diseases and early identification and referral of physical, mental and social care concerns.  These services are internally commissioned.

·         To lead, in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, the development of the Council’s operational model for delivering the Children’s Health Service within the emerging context of delivery of the Early Help Strategy and Family Hub networks, ensuring the Council’s statutory and regulatory duties relating to health services are fulfilled

·         To fulfil the role of Lead Nurse and CQC Registered Manager for the service and line manage members of the Senior Management Team

·         To work with the Director of the service, commissioners and other internal and external stakeholders to lead the delivery of Children’s Health Services in meeting the Council’s Commissioning Intentions

·         To advise the Children’s Health Commissioners on strategy and regime for the oversight of commissioned 0-19 public health services in order to effectively monitor and manage contracts and to demonstrate quality and impact for children, young people and families

·         To provide advice, leadership and supportive challenge across the children’s services partnership on public health practice and related activity

·         To build strategic and operational alliances with services which are not directly managed by the local authority, but are critical to the delivery of quality services.  These services include, but are not limited to, primary care, maternity, child & adolescent mental health services and other community and acute service providers

·         To provide clinical and strategic leadership for the development of the 0-19 health service in the council, which is directly managed and commissioned internally

Essential Experience Required:

·         Experience working in a senior nursing role

·         Experience of strategically overseeing the provision of high quality services to children, young people and their families.

·         A proven track record of leading service improvements which delivered good outcomes for children and young people

Additional information to note:

·         This position is located in London, E16 2QU – Hybrid working

The closing date for this position is Friday 26/04/2024