Breastfeeding / Screening Services Service Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Deliver a peer support service to expectant and new mothers in Knowsley

Recruit local peer supporters and support with training and development of the volunteers.

Line management of the Breastfeeding Group Facilitator

Set up local groups to support women who are breastfeeding, secure venues for the group support meetings

You will allocate the referrals to groups or 1-1 support as determined by the client needs.

The role includes the triage of clients, support, advice and delivery of the service and the implementation and evaluation of the service.

Ensuring the delivery of peer support for Breastfeeding mother via groups or 1-1.

Plan, deliver and evaluate interventions working with statutory and voluntary agencies.

Work collaboratively with other agencies to ensure appropriate referrals into the service.

Delegate duties as appropriate to peer support volunteers

Childrens Audiology and Vision Screening Services

Deliver childrens audiology and vision screening services to all schools within Knowsley

Line management of the screeners, school engagement officer and in-house Orthoptist.

Plan bookings with schools across the academic year to ensure all screening is attempted.

Provide data from the screening to local NHS trust using Thomson software.

Alongside the school screening engagement officer, plan, deliver and ensure all data is kept up to date and accurate with the use of Thomson software.

Across all services

Work collaboratively and maintain effective communication with health and other professionals to ensure the provision of a high-quality service, for example primary care, local authority.

Communicate effectively with multi-agency teams, statutory and voluntary agencies, maintaining effective internal and external networks to enhance service delivery.

Attend professional meetings and groups locally and engage in networking meetings within Everyone Health.

To act as a specialised resource for the Everyone Health team offering specialist advice.

To escalate and manage safeguarding concerns in line with policies and escalate to Clinical Governance Manager.

Demonstrate good organisational skills with responsibility for ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.

Attend commissioner meetings reporting on service delivery, reports, and achievement of KPIs.

Act as a role model to ensure the maintenance of high standards of care. Escalate any concerns and signpost and refer to other services as appropriate and in line with policy guidelines.

Identify, implement, and evaluate new initiatives.

Respond to complaints, clinical incident investigations.

Provide an environment that meets the required standard of cleanliness

Ensure the environment is safe and child friendly.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. SKILLS & ABILITIES

Ability to work autonomously without supervision and use own initiative

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills verbal and written.

IT skills both for systems and reporting and presentation of information

Ability to develop specialised programmes of care and specialised advice.

A clear vision of best practice.

Ongoing self-development in clinical practice.

Multi-disciplinary working.

Ability to organise a several concurrent programmes and activities coping with constant readjustment.

Management experience for reporting, delivery, and team management

Team player

Versatile and adaptive

Personable and amiable

Flexible approach to work

Ability to work under pressure

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Being able to demonstrate putting service users first and delivering a high-quality service.
• Evidence of being adaptable and quick thinking.
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in community, primary care and in-patient settings.
• Experience of working with adults in a 1-2-1 and group environment, to support positive lifestyle change.
• Experience of using behaviour change models within a work context
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting with patients of different cultures, genders and ages.
• Experience of working to challenging performance targets and achieving excellent outcomes.

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of delivering smoking cessation interventions and advising on smoking cessation to special populations.
• Understanding of harmful effects of smoking, smoking as an addicting behaviour, withdrawal and relapse
• Knowledge of NICE guidance, NCSCT and PHE standards relating to the treatment of smoking cessation
• Knowledge and understanding of the Patient Confidentiality Act, Safeguarding and the Data Protection Act.
• Knowledge of maintaining records and monitoring system.

Special Conditions

Essential

• SPECIAL CONDITIONS
• Ability to travel across the area
• Local to the area to enable development of support groups
• Work remotely when required
• 6. SAFEGUARDING
• Everyone Health Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the adults, young people and children who use the services. All staff have a responsibility to report any identified concerns of abuse or exploitation through the appropriate route in line with the respective policies and procedures.
• FITNESS TO PRACTISE
• Applicants will need to confirm if:
• Theyre currently subject to a fitness to practise investigations or proceedings by a regulatory or licensing body
• Theyve been removed from any professional register or licensing register
• Theyve had conditions or sanctions placed on their registration
• Theyve ever had restrictions placed on their clinical practice as part of the revalidation process
• Everyone Health delivers multi-component health related and lifestyle services, including prevention and early intervention, on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities in community based localities across the UK.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE in English and Maths

Desirable

• Midwife
• BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
• Specific Breastfeeding training and experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Everyone Health Ltd

Address

Everyone Health Ltd

3 Watling Drive

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3EY

Employer's website

https://everyonehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)