Health Coordinator for Families First for Children Pathfinder

Job summary

The Families First for Children Pathfinder (FFCP) was announced in February 2023 as part of the government's children's social care implementation strategy, Stable homes, built on love and comes with considerable Government investment. Walsall has been identified as a Wave 2 Pathfinder Site.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an effective senior leader, with a background in Children's Health Services and a proven understanding of Child Safeguarding to support implementation across the health economy in the role of the Health Coordinator for FFCP.

The successful post holder will work closely with health and multi-agency colleagues in Walsall in the design and delivery of a service that increases the access of families to proportionate and non-stigmatising early help and support, enabling them to stay together and thrive and to increase the effectiveness and consistency of Multi- Agency Child Protection arrangements.

The post holder will:

Support and lead the delivery and roll out of the FFCP reforms across the health economy, including health partners within RWT/BCHFT/ICB/Primary care.

Ensure effective communication between all partners both at operational and strategic level.

Streamline mobilise and and enable all the health practitioners to ensure effective delivery of FFCP.

Provide expert advice to all health partners on matters and risks that arise throughout the project.

Supporting work around data sharing and evaluation of impact.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will work closely with health and multi-agency colleagues in Walsall in the design and delivery of a service that increases the access of families to proportionate and non-stigmatising early help and support, enabling them to stay together and thrive and to increase the effectiveness and consistency of Multi- Agency Child Protection arrangements.

The post holder will:

• Support and lead the delivery and roll out of the FFCP reforms across the health economy, including health partners within RWT/BCHFT/ICB/Primary care.

• Ensure effective communication between all partners both at operational and strategic level.

• Streamline mobilise and and enable all the health practitioners to ensure effective delivery of FFCP.

• Provide expert advice to all health partners on matters and risks that arise throughout the project.
• Supporting work around data sharing and evaluation of impact.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.