Job summary
- Main area
- Learning disabilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-COR-4751-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingsway Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Service – Derbyshire Adult Neurodevelopmental Service
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
This is post is ringfenced to Derbyshire Healthcare and Derbyshire Community Health Service employees only.
12 Months Secondment
In early 2022 Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (DHcFT) agreed to take forward a partnership arrangement to help stabilise and improve Neurodevelopmental (ND) Services and patient outcomes, as well as working to reduce unwarranted variation in the offer across the full population of Derbyshire.
Teams across the Trusts have worked closely together since then to put in place effective pathways to aim to harmonise services and improve the parity of the offer across the whole county.
Main duties of the job
This post is responsible for leading services across both organisations within the Neurodevelopmental services with the following key priorities:
- To provide a joined-up approach for citizens, a common vision, objectives and purpose and improved quality, pathways or access to care for patients and carers
- To make the best use of capacity and improve performance against national performance benchmarks and metrics against which both Trusts are assessed
- To make the best use of financial resources: improving the financial position of both Trusts;
• To have a greater breadth and depth of clinical, scientific and managerial expertise by drawing upon the knowledge, skills and experience of staff from both Trusts;
• To standardise clinical practice in accordance with best published evidence; and
• To address workforce challenges and provide greater resilience in service provision.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Equivalent knowledge gained through experience or a professional qualification.
- Master’s Degree in a health related area or further specialist training equivalent to this level or equivalent level of senior management experience.
- Relevant practitioner qualification.
- Professional management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience of working in a senior manager role.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Successful track record of managing change in a complex environment.
- Experience of leading senior clinical and nonclinical teams in achieving key performance indicators.
- Experience of developing services and exploring business opportunities.
- To challenge existing practice and initiate improvement in services to meet the needs of patients and achieve corporate objectives.
- Proven track record of managing and developing services.
- Maintains a focus on local healthcare developments and assesses the impact within own sphere of influence.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Libby Runcie
- Job title
- Head of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Heather Longbottom in DCHS [email protected] (please note Annual leave 29th July – 12th Aug) or Lee Doyle [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 134410 / 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Wed, Thu, Fri)
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