Head of Service Children's Community Health (Part-Time)
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Job Summary
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for Childrens Community Health Services.
- Manage the Healthy Child Programme (0-19) to fulfill commissioned and statutory objectives.
- Take full responsibility for safeguarding statutory compliance and organizational assurance.
- Act as the senior safeguarding lead offering expert guidance and oversight.
- Oversee safeguarding governance supervision policy development audit programs and quality assurance frameworks.
- Incorporate learning from inspections safeguarding reviews complaints and serious incidents into practice.
- Supervise clinical quality patient safety risk management and governance.
- Ensure inspection readiness as the CQC Registered Manager.
- Lead service transformation redesign and innovation initiatives.
- Improve performance against safeguarding operational and public health metrics.
- Lead supervise and develop multidisciplinary teams.
- Oversee services for vulnerable children and young people including those in care or under child protection plans.
- Manage complex budgets resources and financial performance.
- Build effective partnerships across health education local authority safeguarding and voluntary sectors.
- Represent the organization at safeguarding partnerships commissioning boards strategic forums and inspections.
- Prepare and present reports assurance papers and recommendations to senior leaders commissioners and stakeholders.
- Direct safeguarding policy practice and service development.
- Ensure robust safeguarding supervision arrangements.
- Lead organizational responses to serious incidents and safeguarding reviews.
- Foster a strong culture of safeguarding and professional accountability.
- Deliver and manage safeguarding training and workforce development programs.
- Maintain strong relationships with safeguarding partnerships and multi-agency networks.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant safeguarding legislation guidance and regulatory requirements.
- Registered Health Professional (e.g. Nurse or SCPHN) with current professional registration.
- Extensive senior leadership experience in Childrens Services Community Health Public Health or Integrated Care Services.
- Comprehensive safeguarding leadership experience including multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
- Strong understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and 0-19 service delivery.
- Experience in leading quality governance risk management and regulatory compliance functions.
- Proven track record in managing large multidisciplinary teams.
- Successful history of leading service transformation and continuous improvement programs.
- Experience in managing complex budgets and achieving financial targets.
- Excellent communication influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate strategic priorities into effective operational delivery.
- Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel across the county.
- Ability to meet Enhanced DBS requirements.
- Postgraduate qualification in Leadership Public Health Health Management or a related field.
- Previous experience as a CQC Registered Manager.
- Experience working across Integrated Care Systems Local Authorities and Safeguarding Partnerships.
- Experience leading services through CQC inspections.
- Advanced safeguarding qualification or safeguarding leadership training.
- 56.00 per hour (Umbrella)
- 12 Month Contract
- 30 Hours Per Week
- Bi-Weekly Pay
- 3 Days Per Week Office-Based at Endeavour House
- Senior Strategic Leadership Position
- CQC Registered Manager Opportunity
- Enhanced DBS Required
- Opportunity to lead Health Visiting School Nursing Family Nurse Partnership and 0-19 Services
- Significant Service Transformation and Improvement Portfolio
- Potential Contract Extension
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Essential Requirements Registered Health Professional (e.g. Nurse or SCPHN) with current professional registration. Significant senior leadership experience within Childrens Services Community Health Public Health or Integrated Care Services. Extensive safeguarding leadership experience including multi-agency safeguarding arrangements. Strong understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and 0-19 service delivery. Experience leading quality governance risk management and regulatory compliance functions. Proven experience managing large multidisciplinary teams. Successful track record leading service transformation and continuous improvement programmes. Experience managing complex budgets and delivering financial targets. Excellent communication influencing and stakeholder management skills. Ability to translate strategic priorities into effective operational delivery. Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel across the county. Ability to satisfy Enhanced DBS requirements. Desirable Requirements Postgraduate qualification in Leadership Public Health Health Management or a related discipline. Previous experience as a CQC Registered Manager. Experience working across Integrated Care Systems Local Authorities and Safeguarding Partnerships. Experience leading services through CQC inspections. Advanced safeguarding qualification or safeguarding leadership training. Whats on Offer 56.00 per hour (Umbrella) 12 Month Contract 30 Hours Per Week Bi-Weekly Pay 3 Days Per Week Office-Based at Endeavour House Senior Strategic Leadership Position CQC Registered Manager Opportunity Enhanced DBS Required Opportunity to lead Health Visiting School Nursing Family Nurse Partnership and 0-19 Services Significant Service Transformation and Improvement Portfolio Potential Contract Extension Ideal for candidates with experience as a Head of Service Head of Childrens Services Childrens Community Health Manager Public Health Manager 0-19 Service Manager Health Visiting Manager School Nursing Manager Safeguarding Lead Childrens Services Operational Manager or Community Health Services Manager.
