Vacancy Description Title SEND Transformation Manager Service Area/School Childrens Services (excl Schools) - Achievement and Inclusion About Us Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites. The Bexley children and young people’s services work with aspiration for all children and families. This role is within SE London NHS ICB Bexley Commissioning Team, working in an integrated way with Bexley Local Authority Children and Young People’s Services. About The Role Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is a priority for Bexley Borough, working together with all partners to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and families with SEND. We are ambitious about creating sustainable improvements and co-production with Bexley children, young people and parents. Bexley Borough is responding to a local area SEND inspection which took place November 2023, taking action on a system-wide SEND Priority Action Plan, and preparing for a new inspection in 2025. We are seeking an experienced programme manager to deliver the programme management of the SEND Priority Action Plan. This role works alongside programme management for the Safety Valve programme, with distinct oversight of the SEND Priority and Improvement Plan to evidence and support the area delivery of outcomes. This is an integrated LA and NHS ICB role, for up 18 months. As the postholder you will work with Bexley LA and NHS ICB leadership and provide direct delivery and high-quality project management for the workstream activity that forms the SEND Priority Action Plan for SEND improvement. If you have experience in strategic programme management or quality improvement, working with health, education, social care or relevant voluntary sector, if you enjoy communicating with and coordinating partnership for improvements for children, young people and families, and would like to join friendly dynamic colleagues, then do read more. Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information. The role requires in-person presence in the Bexley Borough, with online working from home available for some activity. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Alison Rogers Director of Integrated Commissioning alison.rogersselondonics.nhs.uk or Kevin.taylorbexley.gov.uk - Deputy Director, Educational Achievement and Inclusion. Candidate Profile You will manage the supporting processes that underpin the SEND Priority Action Plan programme, including the development of systems of evidence of progress, risks and procedures to ensure that the programme is implemented efficiently and effectively and outcomes are documented. As an experienced Programme Manager or Quality Improvement professional, you will understand the importance of comprehensive plans to ensure actions, accountabilities, budgets, and timescales are defined and links are made with other programmes and key stakeholders. Your sound understanding of project management methodology alongside a pragmatic approach will enable you to achieve expected outcomes to the required standard and within the agreed timescales. You will communicate verbally and through written and visual presentation of information and data, to be understood and engaging for a range of audiences. For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) How To Apply Use the ‘ Apply for vacancy ’ button. Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload. If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence. Additional Information As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitmentbexley.gov.uk Contract Duration 18 months Grade BEXLEY18 Contract Type Fixed Term Employment Details Contract Hours 36.00 Salary £70,000 Inc of all benefits Benefits Inclusive of Choices benefit £2,700 Market premium taking the salary to £70,000 Vacancy Location Location South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices Attachments Job Description Job Description SEND PM JD.pdf (283 Kb) Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)