Head of Children's Tier 4 Inpatient Service

Job responsibilities

Principle Duties

• To provide a high level of professional and strategic leadership to the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

• To oversee the delivery of an outstanding Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service to children and young people under the care of Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

• To be accountable for the delivery of a high quality and safe Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service that is consistent with the professional standards required by regulatory bodies.

• To be accountable for the reporting of the quality contract requirements for the service including CQUIN reporting and other nationally required KPIs.

• To develop innovative working practices which drive and support continuous improvement in the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service within the Trust.

• To drive and support the delivery of safe and sustainable efficiency saving within the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service.

Professional

• To maintain own area of clinical practice, providing expert assessment, intervention and advice as required.
• To define and manage performance standards for the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service in line with Trust and NHS England priorities.
• To actively participate in Trust wide and Divisional working groups and committees to represent the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service and provide expert advice to support service delivery and improvements.
• To act as an advocate for the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service within the Trust and at regional and national levels.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of service improvement, ensuring that the the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service strategy is aligned with Trust strategy and objectives.
• To ensure best practice is maintained within the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service, reflecting the principles of regulatory bodies and clinical governance standards.
• To continuously review the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient service provision, to agree service specifications and delivery models and contribute to or develop business cases to ensure service development and adequate funding of the service.
• To contribute to the strategic management of the organisation, representing the views of the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service.
• To continuously review staffing and skill mix alongside the matron to ensure safe delivery of service within financial constraints.
• To be accountable for the development, review and implementation of evidence based Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service related clinical guidelines, procedures and protocols.

• To act as a source of expert advice on the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service for health professionals across the local abd regional health economy and ensure that such advice given by other members of the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service are theoretically sound and does not breach the code of conduct laid down by professional bodies.

Leadership

• To develop and manage staff through recruitment, appraisal, personal development reviews (PDR), competency frameworks for junior team members and continuous professional development (CPD) for all staff.
• To manage the the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service to ensure that the clinical service provided is consistent with the clinical needs of children and young people and in line with funding streams for the Service.
• To understand the Trusts and Divisions key priorities and translate these into priorities for the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service.
• To demonstrate clinical leadership within the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service by demonstrating a high level of clinical practice and by providing clinical supervision as required.
• To demonstrate clinical leadership by engaging in relevant local, national and international work that promotes the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service.
• To promote effective team working through regular communication with the the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service both on an individual and group level.
• To manage the budgets for the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service and the relevant charitable funds within the service.
• To take responsibility or delegate appropriately to ensure that operational tasks such as payroll, sickness absence reporting and annual leave requests are completed in a timely and efficient way.
• To ensure the management of human resources targets within the team including sickness absence rates, working time directives and other relevant HR targets and outcomes.
• To provide assurance of the Risk and Governance agenda within the Childrens Tier 4 Inpatient Service including the completion of risk assessments, management of departmental risks in conjunction with the Divisional Management Teams, reporting and management of incidents and dealing with complaints in line with local and national guidance.

Audit, Research and Development

• To create an audit strategy within the department, ensuring the completion of departmental audits with the results disseminated and practice amended as indicated

Please see Job Description attached for full details

Education and Training

Essential

• Degree or post graduate qualified Nurse/AHP/Psychologist/Social Worker
• Current Professional Registration
• Member of relevant professional associations
• Extensive experiential evidence of leadership or management
• Management or Leadership Qualification

Desirable

• Masters Degree

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working within the NHS including at a senior level within children's mental health services
• Experience of working within and leading Children's Tier 4 Inpatient Service
• Experience of line managing a multidisciplinary team and professions
• Evidence of continuous and current clinical, professional, leadership and academic development with a focus on children and young people
• Evidence of ability to analyse information to support business planning and service development

Desirable

• Understanding of current national and international themes in Children's Tier 4 Inpatient Services
• Understanding of health and social care structures and national policy that may impact on Children's Tier 4 Inpatient Services

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical knowledge relating to Children's Tier 4 Inpatient Services
• Understanding of the relevant standards of practice in Children's Tier 4 Inpatient Services and the relevant law and other guidance

Desirable

• Research methodology and research governance

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills in a breadth of clinical and managerial settings
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage own work and that of others.
• Ability to work across professional boundaries, advocating multi-disciplinary working and role modelling effective team leadership
• Computer and IT skills

Desirable

• Coaching and mentoring experience or qualifications

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Personal resilience to enable the delivery of work to a high standard and to agreed deadlines

Desirable

• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).