Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding and SEND
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-EOE-6757317-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Victoria House
- Town
- Fulbourn, Cambridge
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/12/2024
Employer heading
Senior Safeguarding Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Are you a registered professional, looking for a new and exciting challenge?
A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Safeguarding and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team within the regional NHSE East of England team. We are looking for a registered professional who thrives as part of a team and is keen to further develop their knowledge within Safeguarding and SEND arena. The role will play a pivotal part of the team’s success in leading the regions delivery and oversight of statutory responsibilities.
The successful applicant will have a passion for quality improvement and assurance, willing to lead on regional projects whilst working in partnership with system leaders, have a strong knowledge and commitment to data analysis and interpretation, and demonstrate a curiosity in developing the Safeguarding and SEND agendas.
The role will work closely with the regional Assistant Director for quality, nursing, and leadership and with the regional Safeguarding and SEND leads to provide subject area specialism and sound knowledge that enables the team to empower, support and challenge the local systems.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support all aspects of the Safeguarding, Mental Capacity and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) statutory duties across the health and social care services in the region, working in close collaboration with NHS England - East of England directorates, National Safeguarding Team for NHS England, ICBs as well as a range of multi-agency partner agencies. The scope of the post will include the development of effective inter-disciplinary, multi-agency and inter-agency relationships to improve the outcomes of targeted and responsive Safeguarding, Mental Capacity and SEND provision.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter specialism and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
The Safeguarding outline: Support the delivery of system oversight and leadership regionally on the safeguarding and mental capacity.
The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) outline: Support the delivery of system oversight and leadership regionally on the SEND.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To oversee team members to deliver requirements listed and engage and liaise with key stakeholders, in particular.
- To support the delivery of day-to-day activities, projects and programmes
- To manage the team coordinator role and drive delivery of a range of business initiatives and projects
- To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment
- Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money for the current spend
- To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables to NHS England that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process, ensuring ICBs/Providers are meeting their statutory duties as outlined within national Safeguarding and SEND reporting frameworks., utilising key informatics and reporting data
- To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the National Director’s portfolio.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration
- Qualifications - educated to Masters level or equivalent experience at a senior level
Desirable criteria
- Healthcare policy
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive evidence of working across varied organistional settings. Evidence of working in health, social care and or the voluntary sector.
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Experience of managing and motivating a team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
- A good working knowledge of SEND, Safeguarding and Mental Capacity legislation.
Desirable criteria
- Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
Skills, Capabilities, and Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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.
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Must have an understanding of budget management, financial constraints and obligations under use of public funding.
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals. Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
Desirable criteria
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Values diversity and difference; operates with integrity and openness Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Warren
- Job title
- Regional SEND Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730382098
- Additional information
Chelle Farnan
Mobile: 077303 79713
Anneliese Hillyer- Thake
Mobile: 07918368464
Email: [email protected]
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