Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to join our Babies, Children's, & Young People's Division in the position of Community Operations Lead - Child & Young People's Therapies and this role is offered on a permanent basis working 37.5 hours per week, with working patterns to be agreed upon appointment.
This post will be primarily based at our St. Michael's Community Hospital providing leadership support to the Children's Community functionalities, but will be required to provide support to our North Middlesex, Barnet & Chase Farm, & Royal Free Health Units on occasion.
This role is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking to further a career in Operations Management within a Children's setting, and the postholder will join the largest non-tertiary Children's Department in London, with access to developmental opportunities, and working alongside a passionate multi-disciplinary team.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early with high interest and advise submission of applications at the earliest opportunity.
Main duties of the job
This post has responsibility for the management and clinical leadership of the children's Therapy services comprising Speech and Language -Occupational Therapy-Physiotherapy-Dietetics within Enfield Community Services (Child Development Service -Family Hubs -pre-school, schools special and mainstream schools).
The postholder will provide day to day leadership and management of the service, which involves ensuring effective deployment of staff and resources to meet demands of service users and ensuring response times meet locally agreed guidelines and contractual obligations. The postholder will implement systems and processes to ensure that these services are delivered in accordance with Trust-wide policies and national/local targets.
The postholder will be responsible for delivering the Therapies service to the London Borough of Enfield based on the SLAs, providing performance data and any other information required to support the compliance of monthly and quarterly KPI's.
The postholder will assume delegated responsibility for delivering clinical governance, service review and development including setting priorities for this area of service and monitoring clinical risk including learning from incidents.
The postholder will be responsible for recruitment and selection of Allied Health Professionals including skill mix initiatives and be accountable for management of staff, their supervision, appraisal, development, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Profession, HCPC and UK Professional Body registrant
- Profession specific Degree (with Paediatric experience)
- Evidence of post registration professional development
- Clinical teaching or supervision qualification
- Has or working towards MSc/MA relevant to post
Experience
Essential
- A detailed understanding of the national agenda for children's services- both legislative and direction of travel (including SEND)
- Ability to relate to people of all disciplines and at all levels within the organisation
- Prioritising and managing workload within a busy operational role
- Self-motivated and autonomous
- Ability to develop the service in line with national and local drivers and organisational change
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal and communications skills
- Ability to write clear, concise reports
- Presentation skills
- Good IT skills
- Flexible and adaptable to meet deadlines, commitments and priorities.
- High level of work organisation, selfmotivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude; and deal with complex work pressures demands and interruptions
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of successful working in multi-agency and multidisciplinary context.
- Experience of addressing equality and diversity issues within a service context
- Good IT /keyboard /database skills.
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills and ability to look beyond existing structures or boundaries to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Ability to manage sensitive and politically sensitive issues.
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
- High level of work organisation, self - motivation, drive for performance and improvement with a flexible attitude
- Ability to work within a busy work environment and periods of interruption
- Maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace for self and others.
- Resilient and able to perform effectively in pressurised environment
Other requirements
Essential
- High level of work organisation, selfmotivation, drive for performance and improvement with a flexible attitude
- Ability to work within a busy work environment and periods of interruption
- Maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace for self and others.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Profession, HCPC and UK Professional Body registrant
- Profession specific Degree (with Paediatric experience)
- Evidence of post registration professional development
- Clinical teaching or supervision qualification
- Has or working towards MSc/MA relevant to post
Experience
Essential
- A detailed understanding of the national agenda for children's services- both legislative and direction of travel (including SEND)
- Ability to relate to people of all disciplines and at all levels within the organisation
- Prioritising and managing workload within a busy operational role
- Self-motivated and autonomous
- Ability to develop the service in line with national and local drivers and organisational change
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal and communications skills
- Ability to write clear, concise reports
- Presentation skills
- Good IT skills
- Flexible and adaptable to meet deadlines, commitments and priorities.
- High level of work organisation, selfmotivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude; and deal with complex work pressures demands and interruptions
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of successful working in multi-agency and multidisciplinary context.
- Experience of addressing equality and diversity issues within a service context
- Good IT /keyboard /database skills.
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills and ability to look beyond existing structures or boundaries to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Ability to manage sensitive and politically sensitive issues.
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
- High level of work organisation, self - motivation, drive for performance and improvement with a flexible attitude
- Ability to work within a busy work environment and periods of interruption
- Maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace for self and others.
- Resilient and able to perform effectively in pressurised environment
Other requirements
Essential
- High level of work organisation, selfmotivation, drive for performance and improvement with a flexible attitude
- Ability to work within a busy work environment and periods of interruption
- Maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace for self and others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
