Clinical Service Lead Healthy Child Programme 0-19 (25 SEND)
The closing date is 22 July 2025
Job summary
Clinical Service Lead Healthy Child Programme 0-19 (25 SEND)
We are looking for a compassionate leader who will motivate and inspire our workforce in this final phase of transformation for health visiting and school nursing services. You will be responsible for integrated health visiting and nursing teams, locality-based and subject lead for school-age children.
This post is key to the delivery of Integrated Children's Health Services within the Surgery, Women & Children's Directorate, working closely with the Divisional Nurse & AHP Director, Children and Young People. You will work with a range of internal stakeholders, including our Named Nurses Safeguarding & Cared for Children, pathway leads, and Pediatric Matron, to provide leadership and management and integration of children's universal services.
The post holder will be required to develop, maintain and manage effective relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally, across all disciplines, including service users and carers. The post holder will need to be visible to front-line staff.
The department is key to the wider inter-agency system for children and families and is fundamental to improving the health outcomes for all children in the borough.
Main duties of the job
o To ensure locality services are delivered in a highly professional and clinically safe manner, in conjunction with the business support team and in accordance with local and national policies and procedures, including compliance with Care Quality Commission standards.
o To provide management and leadership to staff within areas of responsibility, ensuring implementation of and compliance with policies and procedures.
o To take responsibility for ensuring effective capacity and demand management across service areas, in order to meet agreed activity levels, in line with the wider children's services performance plan.
o To be responsible for ensuring outcome measures are developed and implemented within areas of service responsibility.
o To be responsible for the delegated budget and resource management in line with standing financial instructions
o Embed the requirements of the SEND agenda within all teams.
o Embed the requirement of the HCP agenda within all teams.
o Develop & maintain good working relationships with neighbourhood colleagues.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Details
Date posted
09 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
245-NAM8ASN-07-25
Job locations
Tameside Integrated Care Foundation NHS Trust
Fountain Street
Ashton Under Lyne
OL6 9RW
Employer details
Employer name
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tameside Integrated Care Foundation NHS Trust
Fountain Street
Ashton Under Lyne
OL6 9RW
Employer's website
https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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