Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 clinical
leadership role in the Child Development and Specialist Play team within
Children, Young People & Families Service Delivery Unit.
This is a
dynamic and innovative team with a highly child centred approach to their
intervention. Working in partnership with families and young people to offer
high quality care. The successful
candidate or candidates will need to have an appropriate qualification in
Physiotherapy/OT/SLT and professional registration.
The Child
Development Service works with babies and pre-school children with significant
development delay or a known medical condition/diagnosis who require a
specialist approach. The Specialist Play
Service provides home-based assessments and intervention for babies, toddlers
and pre-school children with additional needs.
The
successful candidate would need to be prepared to work at all 3 Child
Development Centres covered by the team as appropriate and travel to deliver
care to Worcestershire children within their homes. The work base can be
discussed at interview.
The
successful candidate will have support within the team from team leaders and
clinical leads and from the clinical services manager and senior management
team in the service delivery unit.
There are a total of 35.25 hours
per week (0.94 whole time equivalent) for this role.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead
and be responsible for a team of specialist nursery nurses, providing a high
standard of care within the child development centre commissioned service to
children and young people.
They will be responsible for
triaging referrals and supporting the team to deliver a service to meet the
needs of the children and families.
They will be involved in managing
complex issues in the care of patients.
Providing clinical support and
professional leadership for the child development and specialist play services.
The postholder will work as part
of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the children are supported to achieve
their potential.
They will be responsible for the
audit programme for the Child Development Team and help to support and
implement findings of good practice for the service users. Working towards
measuring outcomes and provision across the Balanced System.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy/ OT/SLT/Nursing
- Professional registration
- Post graduate course relevant to paediatrics
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate paediatric training
- Management training course
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years postgraduate experience
- Recent paediatric clinical experience
- Leadership
Desirable
- Working in community and domestic settings
- Supervision of a team
- Delivering clinical education to professional groups in a specialist area
- Management of complaints
Knowledge
Essential
- Interaction between LEA, Social Service and the Trust
- Best practice in MDT working for preschool children
Desirable
- Knowledge and CPD of recent advances in treatments
- Audit and research
- Quality improvement methodology
- Management of budgets
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Interest in continuing to develop skills and experience
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Good negotiation skills
- Ability to handle a busy caseload
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others
- Leadership qualities
- Ability to handle difficult and emotional situations
- Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational skills
- Effective time management
Desirable
- Creative approach to problem solving
- Lateral thinking
- Compassionate communication
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy/ OT/SLT/Nursing
- Professional registration
- Post graduate course relevant to paediatrics
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate paediatric training
- Management training course
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years postgraduate experience
- Recent paediatric clinical experience
- Leadership
Desirable
- Working in community and domestic settings
- Supervision of a team
- Delivering clinical education to professional groups in a specialist area
- Management of complaints
Knowledge
Essential
- Interaction between LEA, Social Service and the Trust
- Best practice in MDT working for preschool children
Desirable
- Knowledge and CPD of recent advances in treatments
- Audit and research
- Quality improvement methodology
- Management of budgets
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Interest in continuing to develop skills and experience
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Good negotiation skills
- Ability to handle a busy caseload
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others
- Leadership qualities
- Ability to handle difficult and emotional situations
- Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational skills
- Effective time management
Desirable
- Creative approach to problem solving
- Lateral thinking
- Compassionate communication
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
