Job summary
Suffolk and North East Essex ICB (SNEE ICB) are
seeking a Deputy Designated Clinical Officer for SEND to join our Childrens
Quality and SEND team. This is a fixed term post and would be well suited to a
secondment arrangement.
This is an exciting opportunity for an
experienced and passionate clinician to join the Suffolk and North East Essex
Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) and work with local partners in our continued efforts
to improve the experience of children and young people with SEND. SNEE ICB has
statutory responsibilities with respect to the implementation of the Children
and Families Act (2014) for children and young people with Special Educational
Needs and Disabilities (SEND) between the ages of 0-25.
You will work closely with the Designated
Clinical Officer (DCO) to ensure work programmes across both Suffolk and North
East Essex are planned and managed effectively, taking a lead in their
successful planning and delivery. These key projects will align with the areas
of priority for the ICB and the local SEND Partnerships (across Education,
Health and Social Care) as well as new national and regional best practice
initiatives with relation to quality improvement and assurance for children and
young people with SEND.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake delegated individual pieces of project work related to national and regional guidance and recommendations for children and young people with SEND. Ensure these are disseminated across the commissioning team, providers and other appropriate organisations
- Work with the DCO and the childrens transformation team on the development of improvements and governance arrangement for children and young people with SEND
- To work in partnership with children and young people, their families and carers to identify current and future needs to inform joint commissioning. To ensure that the voice of children and young people and their families are at the heart of all we do
- Work with the DCO to provide assurance that current and future providers of the services are compliant with their statutory duties with SEND
- To work with the DCO on the oversight of the Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process for SNEE ICB
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board
(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is
commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around
£1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local
government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how
well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the
health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three
health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to
act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are
addressed.
The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including
those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the
operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our
communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Holds a professional qualification and registration of either: Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist or other relevant health professional qualification.
- Experience of working in partnership between Health, Education and Social Care
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience to Masters or equivalent level
- Experience of delivering training programmes/sessions/workshops to groups online/in person
- Extensive experience within a senior role within children and young peoples health services
- Extensive knowledge of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities including challenging behaviour, social, emotional, mental health, learning and physical disabilities, medical needs as well as Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their impact on children and young peoples health and wellbeing.
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Member of relevant professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Education Health and Care Plan process and its implementation
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the NHS and local authorities education and social care structures and independent sector organisations
Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Ability to relate to key stakeholders and all levels of multidisciplinary/multi-agency personnel confidently and efficiently
- Excellent presentation skills
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel (including creating and managing spreadsheets) with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Ability to travel to places of work that may not be accessible by public transport, within and outside of the ICBs geographical footprint
- Ability to attend for work at several locations, including home, for the purpose of hybrid working
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships in terms of day-to-day working practices
Other
Essential
- Used to working in a busy and challenging environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Professional, calm and efficient manner
- Effective organizer, influencer and networker
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Completer/Finisher
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Holds a professional qualification and registration of either: Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist or other relevant health professional qualification.
- Experience of working in partnership between Health, Education and Social Care
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience to Masters or equivalent level
- Experience of delivering training programmes/sessions/workshops to groups online/in person
- Extensive experience within a senior role within children and young peoples health services
- Extensive knowledge of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities including challenging behaviour, social, emotional, mental health, learning and physical disabilities, medical needs as well as Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their impact on children and young peoples health and wellbeing.
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Member of relevant professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Education Health and Care Plan process and its implementation
- Highly developed knowledge and understanding of the NHS and local authorities education and social care structures and independent sector organisations
Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Ability to relate to key stakeholders and all levels of multidisciplinary/multi-agency personnel confidently and efficiently
- Excellent presentation skills
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel (including creating and managing spreadsheets) with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Ability to travel to places of work that may not be accessible by public transport, within and outside of the ICBs geographical footprint
- Ability to attend for work at several locations, including home, for the purpose of hybrid working
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships in terms of day-to-day working practices
Other
Essential
- Used to working in a busy and challenging environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Professional, calm and efficient manner
- Effective organizer, influencer and networker
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Completer/Finisher
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
