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Job summary

Main area
Health Visiting
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
407-COMM-6299086
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Across Walsall
Town
Walsall
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Deputy Professional Lead for 0-19 service

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement. 

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
 
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant.  The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.  As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

 

 RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

 

 

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an SCPHN Health Visitor with leadership experience and with a wealth of knowledge within a HCP 0-5 service to help shape the service within the established Community Division under the Walsall Together umbrella. The post holder will work closely with all other nursing and AHP community services. 

The post holder will support the HCP 0-19 Professional Lead (PL) and be responsible for providing leadership to the Health Visiting & School Nursing teams. They will support the PL to with clinical and operational delivery of the 0-19 pathway, ensuring that they deliver in accordance with national best practice and service standards. The post holder will deputise for the PL and carry out delegated responsibilities, working in collaboration with divisional, organisational and external partners to provide assurance that robust systems of governance and performance are in place and that high quality client led services are being developed and delivered.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

·       Professional leadership of the 0-19 services.

·       Ensures delivery of comprehensive clinical services whilst identifying and responding to service and professional development requirements.

·       Delivers a high standard of operational support and develops and maintains operational risk assessments and guidance.

  • Works with the Divisional teams (Community and Women’s & Children’s) to ensure robust governance across the service.
  • Ensuring that services continue to be safe through effective governance arrangements including risk management processes and health and safety requirements.

·       Ensures a robust approach to safeguarding Adults and Children across the service.

·       Ensure that quality standards both those agreed with commissioners and dictated by national policy are achieved, and establish local quality standards to improve patient care and directorate efficiency.

·       Lead on implementation of national / regional and Trust nursing strategies and policies as required.

·       Ensure all staff have access to continuing multi-professional development / education and training.

·       Provide specialist and professional advice to the Division, Trust Board and Director of Nursing in relation to the delivery of the 0-19 agenda. 

·       Provide expert professional advice, develop strategy and implement policy and measure outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing practice.

 

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which will commence in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·       Supports the Professional Lead by contributing to the implementation and development of the nursing agenda on behalf of the 0-19 Services.

·       Line manages staff in accordance with agreed policies and procedure including responsibility and recruitment and selection and appointment of staff and the implementation of the Disciplinary and Grievance policies. 

·       To promote a management/ leadership style that empowers staff to develop solutions to their own problems and enhances motivation and development at all levels, including effective team working.  

·       Ensure effective collaborative working, including appropriate arrangements for    supervision and appraisal procedures are in place and implemented within a performance management framework.

·       To ensure that risk is managed safely and all members of staff receive appropriate mandatory training.

·       Identify the workforce development needs within the service through robust appraisals and ensuring information feeds into the service and Trust wide strategy.

·       Supports the Professional Lead to implement the transformation agenda in relation to the service and the achievement of national and local KPI’s.

·       Has continuous accountability for ensuring the delivery of a high quality service, meeting local, professional, statutory and corporate requirements. 

·       Takes delegated line management responsibility and accountability for allocated clinical team leads within the area of responsibility and through them is responsible for all nursing staff and unregistered nursing staff within the 0-19 services.

·       Supports the Professional Lead to deliver continuous improvement plans in accordance with corporate and Directorate objectives.

·       Supports the Professional Lead to develop a comprehensive service with particular regard to professional issues, workforce planning, educational planning and human resource management.

·       To ensure that risks are identified and managed safely using risk registers to inform and escalate

·       When delegated by the Professional Lead, leads on disciplinary and grievance procedures for clinical and non-clinical staff.

·       Contribute effectively to the Trust financial strategies and plans, maximising opportunities to develop services in support of the national agenda.

·       Identify opportunities for change that will improve or assist the development of clinical practice and which leads to improvements in quality and efficiency within the division.

·       Produce timely reports to update/inform/assure/propose as requested by the Organisation

·       Supports the Professional Lead to produce statistics and reports necessary for presentation to either commissioner, Trust Board member’s i.e., regular requirement to create reports.

  • The post holder will use service improvement principles, to ensure a more consistent performance across the Trust.

Person specification

qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nurse and a SCPHN qualification in Health Visiting
  • • further qualifications to a higher diploma level or demonstrable equivalent level of experience
  • • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

skills and expereince

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to others, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • • Demonstrated excellent leadership and engagement skills including the ability to inspire and innovate.
  • • Demonstratable experience in a leadership role (either leading teams or leading an area of work)
  • • Demonstrated experience of leading, managing and influencing teams, sometimes conflicting clinical and operational situations.
  • • Evidence of ability to offer operational support within the team, developing and maintaining operational needs within the service.
  • • Good understanding of regulatory requirements i.e NMC and CQC.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and associated control mechanisms
  • • Knowledge of the changing nature Community Children’s Services professionally and clinically.

other requirements

Essential criteria
  • • Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines
  • • Able to prioritise and work autonomously
  • • Sets high standards personally and for others, acts as an effective role model for the profession and

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleMindful employer. Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Armed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Keri Christie
Job title
Professional Lead HCP 0-19 Service
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01922423349

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