Job summary
Within Kingston and Richmond we have an opportunity to appoint a
full-time designated clinical officer who will lead the provision of a high
quality, safe, effective and professional SEND function capable of meeting all
statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements for Kingston and Richmond. The SEND
Designated Clinical Officer (DCO) will lead the support to Kingston and
Richmond as part of the Integrated Care system central this will be the requirement to work collaboratively with partners in the
local system to ensure that they meet their statutory duties for
children and young people, aged 0 25 years, with special educational needs
and disability. The post holder will act as a strategic and operational lead
for the Education, Health and Care Plan Pathway in accordance with the
Childrens and Families Act 2014.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the new ICS
structure linking across SWL with the other DCOs and helping to shape the
local system to deliver for children, young people and their families
If you would like to discuss this opportunity
further please contact Sue Lear, Deputy Director of Transformation Kingston & Richmond sue.lear@swlondon.nhs.uk. Or
Gavin Spiller, Deputy Head of
Childrens Transformation in Kingston & Richmond gavin.spiller@swlondon.nhs.uk
Interview Date: 26th July 2023
Main duties of the job
For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job description
The DCO will have responsibility for working with
health colleagues, General Practitioners, local authorities, schools and
colleges, seeking health advice regarding Special Educational Needs and
Disability (SEND) children and young people, including young people in more
hard to reach groups e.g. Children Looked After (CLA), Youth Offending;
ensuring that the Childrens and Families Act 2014 is fully supported within
health settings.
The DCO will carry out delegated tasks from the ICS;
key decision making, joint strategic direction and agreeing health service
requirements of the Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP) when this falls
outside of the current commissioned services. The DCO will also work with
disputed cases and the mediation and/or tribunal process of these cases.
About us
On 1 July 2022, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was established. The ICB, as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:
- an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
- an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
- to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
- tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
- enhance productivity and value for money and;
- help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job description
1. Duties and Responsibilities
a. Manage the SEND Designated Clinical Officer function, including
developing and managing the annual work plan, progress and dashboard reporting,
risk and issue management.
b. Provide strategic direction for the local health service in meeting
statutory requirements for SEND (0-25 years), identifying priorities for
development, commissioning and facilitating improvement in implementation
c. Designing and delivering appropriate SEND assurance and governance
systems within Kingston and Richmond and the local health system.
d. Work closely with the Designated Medical Officer (DMO) to support all
activities necessary to ensure that health provider services meet their
responsibilities for children with SEND
e. To provide oversight and assurance on the quality of health contribution
in EducationHealth and Care
Plans working with the DMO. To focus on the 19-25 year olds group to ensure
that the health input is outcomes focused.
f. Working with Kingston and Richmond Councils and other partners in
Kingston andRichmond ensuring
that the childs voice is listened to in the commissioning, delivery, monitoring and
evaluation of services.
g. Provide specialist advice to Place based teams, to provide assurance
that health providers have appropriate systems and processes in place to
safeguard SEND children and young people in Kingston and Richmond.
h. Cross boundary working across London, working with the NHS England and
otheragencies to ensure
SEND children who transit into and out of the boroughs are safe.
i. Ensure that Kingston and Richmond follow Working Together to safeguard
children guidance and fulfils Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 requirements
j. Develop and provide training for Kingston and Richmond staff to ensure
knowledgeof children with
special educational needs and disabilities are represented.
k. Ensuring the child death review process meets statutory requirements and
produces timely reports and shared learning.
l. Contributes to the development of budgets and/or cost improvement
programmes that impact on SEND provision.
m. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an
ongoing basis inaccordance with the changing needs of the
Organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job description
1. Duties and Responsibilities
a. Manage the SEND Designated Clinical Officer function, including
developing and managing the annual work plan, progress and dashboard reporting,
risk and issue management.
b. Provide strategic direction for the local health service in meeting
statutory requirements for SEND (0-25 years), identifying priorities for
development, commissioning and facilitating improvement in implementation
c. Designing and delivering appropriate SEND assurance and governance
systems within Kingston and Richmond and the local health system.
d. Work closely with the Designated Medical Officer (DMO) to support all
activities necessary to ensure that health provider services meet their
responsibilities for children with SEND
e. To provide oversight and assurance on the quality of health contribution
in EducationHealth and Care
Plans working with the DMO. To focus on the 19-25 year olds group to ensure
that the health input is outcomes focused.
f. Working with Kingston and Richmond Councils and other partners in
Kingston andRichmond ensuring
that the childs voice is listened to in the commissioning, delivery, monitoring and
evaluation of services.
g. Provide specialist advice to Place based teams, to provide assurance
that health providers have appropriate systems and processes in place to
safeguard SEND children and young people in Kingston and Richmond.
h. Cross boundary working across London, working with the NHS England and
otheragencies to ensure
SEND children who transit into and out of the boroughs are safe.
i. Ensure that Kingston and Richmond follow Working Together to safeguard
children guidance and fulfils Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 requirements
j. Develop and provide training for Kingston and Richmond staff to ensure
knowledgeof children with
special educational needs and disabilities are represented.
k. Ensuring the child death review process meets statutory requirements and
produces timely reports and shared learning.
l. Contributes to the development of budgets and/or cost improvement
programmes that impact on SEND provision.
m. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an
ongoing basis inaccordance with the changing needs of the
Organisations
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to build effective relationships and influence, persuade and negotiate with others
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse RN (Child) with a qualification in Public Health, Health Visiting or School Nursing OR be a registered Allied Health Professional
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive demonstrable knowledge of SEND acquired through post graduate education and experience
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the issues and challenges facing children and young people with special educational needs and disability
- Clear knowledge and understanding and interpretation of The Children and Families Act 2014, Working Together 2013
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to build effective relationships and influence, persuade and negotiate with others
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse RN (Child) with a qualification in Public Health, Health Visiting or School Nursing OR be a registered Allied Health Professional
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive demonstrable knowledge of SEND acquired through post graduate education and experience
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the issues and challenges facing children and young people with special educational needs and disability
- Clear knowledge and understanding and interpretation of The Children and Families Act 2014, Working Together 2013
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).