Job Summary
As a modern, flexible and effective organisation, we're driven to make a positive difference to the environment, the communities we serve, and the careers of our people. That's why, when you join us as Head of Service for Community Nursing, you'll be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services as well as your career.
Your Role and Responsibilities
* Be accountable and responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of health services provided within Suffolk County Council (SCC) Children and Young People Services (CYP).
* Be responsible for strategic leadership, operational, and clinical management of specific clinical teams.
You Will Need To
* Be a registered nurse with current registration with the NMC with no restrictions on practice.
* Have significant senior management experience of leading health services within the NHS, Private Sector, or Local Authority.
* Hold additional post graduate qualifications at degree or diploma level.
* Hold a level four safeguarding qualification.
Main Duties of the Job
* Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for Children and Family health services, ensuring effective and safe delivery of integrated services.
* Lead, develop, and manage the quality and clinical governance requirements within SCCCYPS and contribute to any annual health check requirements for the continued compliance with Care Quality Commission Regulations.
* Contribute to the requirement that the health services across SCCCYPS are delivered efficiently and effectively within the given resources.
* Ensure client pathways are developed and improved across all agencies.
* Provide expert clinical advice on policy and strategic development within SCCCYPS.
* Promote organisational change which can be highly complex, sensitive, and/or contentious.
* Contribute to the development, modernisation, and transformation of the services by working with NHS Suffolk and partner organisations, the voluntary sector, and user groups.
* Oversee the design and implementation of governance structures including chairing any groups relating to quality and governance as appropriate.
* Monitor the execution of agreed policies and plans and achievement of standards within the overall financial viability.
* Contribute to budget setting for the designated area and monitoring spend.
* Support the development and implementation of Service Level Agreements with other providers and commissioners to design new pathways and services as appropriate.
* Lead, manage, motivate, and develop staff to maintain the highest level of staff morale and to create a climate within SCCCYP characterised by high standards and openness.
Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing, it's not intended to be exhaustive, and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategies that will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start.
About Us
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities, and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In Return, You'll Enjoy:
* Up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days.
* Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Travel, lifestyle, health, and wellbeing benefits.
* Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase.
* Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge.
* A variety of career development opportunities across our organisation.
* Diverse and active staff networks.
* Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day.
If you want to know more about our benefits, values, and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).
Date Posted: 31 January 2025
Pay Scheme: Other
Salary: £70,086 to £79,174 a year pro rata for part-time
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 year
Working Pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference Number: F0062-17868
Job Locations:
8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX
Suffolk County Council, 4 Egerton Road, Ipswich, IP1 5PF
Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
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