Job summary
To provide day to day operational management of the provision of care and treatment within a clinical pathway.
To line manage a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians working within the pathway. To provide specialist clinical interventions and advice as required.
To provide leadership to the clinical team ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of the service.
The post holder will manage effective operational delivery of the service in collaboration with senior clinicians, clinical leads and other managers.
To ensure provision of high quality, safe and responsive community integrated health care to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals according to need.
To ensure the service is based on best practice and evidence; is outcomes focussed and audit and routine outcome monitoring is used to improve clinical effectiveness and outcomes for children and young people.
To provide specialist clinical interventions, and advice to professionals internally and externally.
Ensure that care and treatment is delivered in response to local need in partnership with communities and other local services.
To be an integral part of the locality leadership team, collaboratively driving the overall service strategy, objectives, vision and ambitions and contributing to transformational change and continuous service improvement.
Main duties of the job
- Provide effective collaborative leadership and day to day operational management of the clinical team
- Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence based clinical care
- Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways
- Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with children, young people and their parents/ carers, ensuring their active participation is facilitated and feedback elicited, considered and acted-upon.
- In partnership with the Operations Manager, ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks within the pathway are identified and managed effectively.
- To ensure data is captured and used to drive effective service delivery and improvement
- Work collaboratively with other leaders (professional, clinical and operational), to maintain a culture within the service of excellence in clinical standards and safety.
- Ensure clinical provision in the pathway is delivered to meet key performance targets
- Provide supervision, operational management and support to clinicians with the ability to demonstrate compassionate leadership, to understand and follow HR policies and procedures, ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to engage staff with a range of skills and communication needs.
- Attend, participate and chair relevant meetings with the ability to present information in a range of formats, adapting communication to meet the needs of others.
To deputise for the Operations Manager as required.
About us
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) provides health services across Devon (excluding Plymouth) and is split up in to the following areas:
- North Devon
- Exeter, East and Mid Devon
- South Devon and Torbay
CFHD is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It builds on strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
CFHD is part of an Alliance that brings together five leading providers of adult and children's community, acute and mental health services in Devon:
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
- Livewell South West
The Community Children's Nursing and Dysphagia pathway consists of dedicated kind, caring and compassionate clinicians who believe in providing high quality clinical care to children, young people and their families in the community. Staff wellbeing is a priority and staff can expect to receive regular clinical supervision and a comprehensive induction into their new role with ongoing support.
If you have experience in this area with proven leadership skills then we would welcome your application for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the JD attached to this advert for full details of job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the JD attached to this advert for full details of job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oA professional qualification at degree level or equivalent
- oAdditional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills
- oProfessional registration/accreditation with NMC (Children's)
Desirable
- oAdditional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in an area of Community Children's Nursing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of the provision of healthcare for children, young people and families within the NHS
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation, NHS policy and other national policy relating to children and young people and its implications for area of specialty.
- oSound knowledge of health presentations in children and young people and the practice of clinical interventions within area of specialty
- oKnowledge of evidence-based practice including NICE guidelines and routine outcome monitoring relating to the designated pathway.
- oKnowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety within area of specialty.
- oExperience of initiating, organising and planning inter-agency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person.
- oExperience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- oExperience of working in a 'person-centred' way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families
Desirable
- oExperience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals working with children/young people families.
- oExperience of managing complaints, incidents and financial payments.
- oExperience of using data to improve services.
Specific Skills
Essential
- oSpecialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, highly complex, technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children/young people and families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the service, adapting your approach according to the individual needs of the audience.
- oCapacity to write clear records and reports and to support others to do the same, in line with organisational and professional policies, procedures and guidelines.
- oPersuasive, motivational and negotiating skills, with a commitment to development of self and team.
- oAble to be a compassionate leader and deploy a range of leadership styles to suit the circumstances.
- oThe ability to influence and work collaboratively across the locality to improve outcomes for children and young people.
- oPersonal resilience and the ability to operate as an authentic leader within a challenging environment.
- oAble to be a compassionate leader and deploy a range of leadership styles to suit the circumstances.
- oAdaptable, able to manage competing demands, prioritise and delegate effectively
- oThe ability to work as an autonomous professional, to take on responsibility, make decisions under pressure and seek support as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oA professional qualification at degree level or equivalent
- oAdditional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills
- oProfessional registration/accreditation with NMC (Children's)
Desirable
- oAdditional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in an area of Community Children's Nursing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of the provision of healthcare for children, young people and families within the NHS
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation, NHS policy and other national policy relating to children and young people and its implications for area of specialty.
- oSound knowledge of health presentations in children and young people and the practice of clinical interventions within area of specialty
- oKnowledge of evidence-based practice including NICE guidelines and routine outcome monitoring relating to the designated pathway.
- oKnowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety within area of specialty.
- oExperience of initiating, organising and planning inter-agency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person.
- oExperience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- oExperience of working in a 'person-centred' way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families
Desirable
- oExperience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals working with children/young people families.
- oExperience of managing complaints, incidents and financial payments.
- oExperience of using data to improve services.
Specific Skills
Essential
- oSpecialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, highly complex, technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children/young people and families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the service, adapting your approach according to the individual needs of the audience.
- oCapacity to write clear records and reports and to support others to do the same, in line with organisational and professional policies, procedures and guidelines.
- oPersuasive, motivational and negotiating skills, with a commitment to development of self and team.
- oAble to be a compassionate leader and deploy a range of leadership styles to suit the circumstances.
- oThe ability to influence and work collaboratively across the locality to improve outcomes for children and young people.
- oPersonal resilience and the ability to operate as an authentic leader within a challenging environment.
- oAble to be a compassionate leader and deploy a range of leadership styles to suit the circumstances.
- oAdaptable, able to manage competing demands, prioritise and delegate effectively
- oThe ability to work as an autonomous professional, to take on responsibility, make decisions under pressure and seek support as appropriate.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
