Job summary
As a provider of services across the Eastern Region Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is an organisation that listens, values and engages with its staff. Working closely with commissioners, partner agencies and service users we provide a range of innovative services for children and young peoples across Norfolk and Waveney where we are commissioned to develop the Balanced System Framework for our speech and language provision.
Our aim is to ensure the children and young people living inNorfolk and Waveney have every opportunity to achieve their full potential. You will share our ambition to take forward real opportunities for maximising the best outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and skilled individual to continue the leadership of our ambitious Speech and Language service in Norfolk and Waveney, building upon progress and understanding the benefits of integrating with our current commissioned services. You will have extensive and robust general management skills, with a proven ability to manage complex situations and provide both challenge and support through change. It is important that you have strong communication skills in order to liaise with key stakeholders, service users, internal and external leaders and agencies.
If you share our enthusiasm and commitment to creating the very best opportunities for children and young people, we want to hear from you.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sian Larrington (Head of Children's Services) on phone number 07783 885921
RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead the Norfolk and Waveney Speech and Language (SLT N&W) Service across Norfolk and Waveney, ensuring that a high quality service is delivered to local children and young people.
Work in collaboration to develop integrated Children and Young People's Services across all Cambridgeshire Community Services - N&W Services.
Deliver on expectations, within the contract for the service, including making sure that all Key Performance Indicators and outcomes are met.
Ensure that services are delivered cost effectively and to the highest professional and quality standards. Fully supporting opportunities to innovate, develop and co-produce services and to constantly improve quality, creating a dynamic can do culture across the service.
Deliver against all of the key local and national targets and be accountable for achieving high quality care and delivering against the budget targets for the service through excellent management and leadership.
Ensure that SLT (N&W) contributes to the overall annual service plan for the Children and Young Peoples Health Service, which in turn forms part of the overall Trust business plan and Childrens Strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead the Norfolk and Waveney Speech and Language (SLT N&W) Service across Norfolk and Waveney, ensuring that a high quality service is delivered to local children and young people.
Work in collaboration to develop integrated Children and Young People's Services across all Cambridgeshire Community Services - N&W Services.
Deliver on expectations, within the contract for the service, including making sure that all Key Performance Indicators and outcomes are met.
Ensure that services are delivered cost effectively and to the highest professional and quality standards. Fully supporting opportunities to innovate, develop and co-produce services and to constantly improve quality, creating a dynamic can do culture across the service.
Deliver against all of the key local and national targets and be accountable for achieving high quality care and delivering against the budget targets for the service through excellent management and leadership.
Ensure that SLT (N&W) contributes to the overall annual service plan for the Children and Young Peoples Health Service, which in turn forms part of the overall Trust business plan and Childrens Strategy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Speech and Language Therapy
- oHCPC registration
- oEvidence of continuous professional development and its application
- oPost graduate level training/qualification in relevant clinical and/or management field or able to demonstrate equivalent experience to masters level
Desirable
- Working towards or achieved Master's qualification Leadership / Management courses Membership of Professional Body and/or Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- oRecent NHS management experience at a senior level
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation general NHS processes, policies and current strategies and performance framework
- oExperience of successfully managing human resources, financial management, performance and quality issues
- oSuccessfully leading a team of multidisciplinary staff
- oExperience of developing and implementing a culture change which improves performance and outcomes
- oInfluencing, persuading and negotiating with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Desirable
- oExperience of working with external stakeholder including private and public organisations
- oExperience of working within a children's and young peoples service
- oBusiness case production and experience of long term business planning
- oManaging complex projects
Skills
Essential
- Innovative strategic thinker with the ability cut through barriers and create and embed change
- oAbility to understand and articulate the benefits of digitalisation in healthcare
- oAbility to lead services and create an empowered and innovative culture
- oAbility to move between vision and detail, with understanding of how the whole system works to improve outcomes
Desirable
- Evidence of service and care pathway redesign and transformation
- Ability to apply and use advanced analytical tools
- Research and development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Speech and Language Therapy
- oHCPC registration
- oEvidence of continuous professional development and its application
- oPost graduate level training/qualification in relevant clinical and/or management field or able to demonstrate equivalent experience to masters level
Desirable
- Working towards or achieved Master's qualification Leadership / Management courses Membership of Professional Body and/or Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- oRecent NHS management experience at a senior level
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation general NHS processes, policies and current strategies and performance framework
- oExperience of successfully managing human resources, financial management, performance and quality issues
- oSuccessfully leading a team of multidisciplinary staff
- oExperience of developing and implementing a culture change which improves performance and outcomes
- oInfluencing, persuading and negotiating with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Desirable
- oExperience of working with external stakeholder including private and public organisations
- oExperience of working within a children's and young peoples service
- oBusiness case production and experience of long term business planning
- oManaging complex projects
Skills
Essential
- Innovative strategic thinker with the ability cut through barriers and create and embed change
- oAbility to understand and articulate the benefits of digitalisation in healthcare
- oAbility to lead services and create an empowered and innovative culture
- oAbility to move between vision and detail, with understanding of how the whole system works to improve outcomes
Desirable
- Evidence of service and care pathway redesign and transformation
- Ability to apply and use advanced analytical tools
- Research and development
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).
