The Head of Service will play a key role in providing strong and inspirational leadership to the Children and Young People Services as part of an integrated approach across the Borough working in partnership with key stakeholders across the Children and Young peoples spectrum. The post holder will be expected to support their team, department, and organisation to achieve the organisations values in their day-to-day work.
The Head of Service will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, outcome focused services that meet the needs of the local population. The post-holder will lead the successful delivery and continuous improvement of the service to achieve agreed KPIs including the management of delegated budgets.
Individual will have effective staff management skills, and a strong, compassionate, strengths based, and transformational leadership approach to instill the organisations values and develop the integration of Children and Young People Services supported with effective transition as part of an approach to caring for children, young people and their families within the Coventry and Warwickshire.
The post-holder will provide effective, visible leadership, this includes leading locality-based teams and will therefore be expected to be work at various sites.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated System we work to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. This strategic and partnership approach will be vital within this role to achieve quality integrated care. The Head of Service will have a leadership role and therefore work closely with the General Manager, Service Managers and Team Leads and staff groups within services, to represent the Trust as appropriate.
The Head of Service will support the delivery of a programme of change for the benefit of children, young people their families, and staff, including fostering positive relationships with partner agencies including Social Care, Primary Care, Childrens Centres, Education, Schools and Mental Health Services and the Voluntary and Community sector.
The postholder will provide robust and supportive operational management to the children and young people teams across the service to ensure the delivery of agreed priorities, that there is effective rostering and staff management, and deliver agreed KPIs.
The post holder will be responsible for the management of delegated budgets, cost effective use of resources, and the achievement of agreed cost improvement programmes.
The post-holder will be responsible for the accurate input/collation of data and service quality and delivery to meet the requirements of the contract.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart' this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to master's degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level
* Relevant qualification in clinical children's field, learning disability field or mental health field
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Must be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate and present complex information to a variety of internal and external audiences
* Must be able to demonstrate an ability to quickly establish and maintain effective working relationships across organisational and professional boundaries.
* Ability to negotiate effectively with a range of stakeholders, others taking contrasting views into account Conflict resolution skills
* Must demonstrate the ability to give verbal presentations and/or deliver written reports/papers to senior stakeholders and influential groups of decision makers
Experience
Essential
* Experience of interpreting complex information, distilling key messages and themes and presenting a position and options to various types of audiences
* Experience of working with senior and/or level stakeholders to form and enact cross organisational strategic plans, projects or initiatives
* Evidence of delivering successful change within an organisational context or multi-agency context, using a range of effective influencing, negotiation, facilitation and process skills
* Experience of process and service redesign experience of implementing new pathways of care
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Wayside House
Wilson's Lane
Coventry
CV6 6NY
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