Job summary
A unique opportunity has arisen for a 6-month secondment
with the Suffolk CDR team as their team lead. You will supporting the team both
operationally and the Designated Nurse strategically. This is a good
opportunity for a nurse and/or midwife with experience of Child Death Reviews
and Safeguarding to gain on hand experience of working in the Designate Team.
*Appointment to this role may be considered on a development status, starting at Band 7 and the successful applicant will be supported to achieve the required competencies to progress into the Band 8a role*
Main duties of the job
Manage the CDR teams function, including developing and managing the teams annual business plan, progress and reporting and risk and issue management
Manage, motivate and develop staff within the CDR team to ensure that they can deliver the responsibilities of the NHS. Including the management of disciplinary procedures as required, undertake staff consultation and consider welfare and safety matters, taking into account instructions and guidelines issued.
Manage CDR Team reporting, including planning and workforce returns
Ensure information relating to child deaths are properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, ICB, Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership, and the wider NHS organisations
Take a lead in the coordination of training and development and recruitment activity for the Child Death Review Team
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board
(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is
commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around
£1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local
government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how
well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the
health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three
health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to
act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are
addressed.
The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including
those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the
operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our
communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation
Person Specification
Knowledge , Training and Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience demonstrating a wide knowledge, understanding of working with children and their families
- Experience of working in partnership between health, police and social care.
- Experience of leading in investigations, LeDeR reviews, SUDICs or Serious Case Reviews.
- Understanding of confidentiality issues and of disclosure control methods.
- Specialist Knowledge in relation to child deaths and working Minimum 5 years post registration experience demonstrating a wide knowledge, understanding of working with children and their families
- Experience of working in partnership between health, police and social care.
- Experience of leading in investigations, LeDeR reviews, SUDICs or Serious Case Reviews.
- Understanding of confidentiality issues and of disclosure control methods.
- Specialist Knowledge in relation to child deaths and working with children and families, including some where child welfare concerns have been integral to the role and where critical thinking and analysis of complex cases has been required or evidenced.
- Experience of using a range of tools to visualise and present complex data.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy and translating into local policy and delivery.
- Negotiating with senior practitioners to resolve differences of opinion and conflict.
- Providing professional supervision to peers or junior staff.
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation and principles of information sharing in relation to child deaths and vulnerable children
- Extensive knowledge of national or local safeguarding policy.
- Impact of change on professional practice.
Desirable
- Leadership and Management experience to degree level.
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders who have different clinical and professional backgrounds and roles
- Ability to Chair Multi-organisational meetings.
- Experience of delivering training programmes to multi agency groups or forums.
- Ability to work without direction, to be flexible in their approach and also to take the initiative.
- Ability to not only tolerate ambiguity but also to operate effectively under it and to find ways to resolve.
- Ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data and research evidence from a wide range of sources and present in clear concise manner.
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Ability to make judgements where there are conflicting views on the project and there is a need to make decisions on complex issues.
- Able to disseminate information appropriately and to facilitate collaborative working across the sector.
- Change management, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to persuade and influence.
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex / in depth health information and to ensure the effectiveness of initiatives and programmes and to consider diverse and different opinion to reach conclusions or consensus.
- Ability to undertake complex evaluation activities to improve health outcomes.
- Ability to use databases, dashboards, spreadsheets and word processing IT Software.
- Ability to use, analyse and interpret highly complex data and to construct correspondence and reports, demonstrating high levels of accuracy and presentation.
- Ability to plan and implement new ways of working and to Proven ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders who have different clinical and professional backgrounds and roles
- Ability to Chair Multi-organisational meetings.
- Experience of delivering training programmes to multi agency groups/forums.
- Ability to work without direction, to be flexible in their approach and also to take the initiative.
- Ability to not only tolerate ambiguity but also to operate effectively under it and to find ways to resolve.
- Ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data and research evidence from a wide range of sources and present in clear concise manner.
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Ability to make judgements where there are conflicting views on the project and there is a need to make decisions on complex issues.
- Able to disseminate information appropriately and to facilitate collaborative working across the sector.
- Change management, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to persuade and influence.
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex / in depth health information and to ensure the effectiveness of initiatives and programmes and to consider diverse and different opinion to reach conclusions or consensus.
- Ability to undertake complex evaluation activities to improve health outcomes.
- Ability to use databases, dashboards, spreadsheets and word processing IT Software.
- Ability to use, analyse and interpret highly complex data and to construct correspondence and reports, demonstrating high levels of accuracy and presentation.
- Ability to plan and implement new ways of working and to share knowledge and experience with other members of the team.
- Ability to take risks.
- Ability to demonstrate effective partnership working.
- Skilled negotiator and persuader.
- Able to work across boundaries.
- Lateral thinker, not constrained by tradition
- Ability to interpret national guidance for the health economy and translate into local action.
- Exercise personal judgement when dealing with a range of factors / issues that may involve managers, colleagues, stakeholders and service users
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise; Plans and organises own work, resolving conflicting situations and matters.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to plan, adapt and organise a broad range of work programmes, relating to child deaths, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans/ strategies in accordance to the requirements of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant health and social care profession, public health, healthcare management, improvement, transformation or data analysis
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Registered nurse or midwife, with post registration experience
- Registered Health Visitor or School Nurse or Childrens Nurse
- Masters Qualification in Safeguarding, Child health or relevant subject or equivalent qualification or experience in Safeguarding
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Strong commitment to ethical practice.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Self motivated and proactive.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Responsive to change.
- Team Player.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel routinely within the SNEE ICS area, and to travel outside the ICS, as required, for the role.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Understand of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Person Specification
Knowledge , Training and Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience demonstrating a wide knowledge, understanding of working with children and their families
- Experience of working in partnership between health, police and social care.
- Experience of leading in investigations, LeDeR reviews, SUDICs or Serious Case Reviews.
- Understanding of confidentiality issues and of disclosure control methods.
- Specialist Knowledge in relation to child deaths and working Minimum 5 years post registration experience demonstrating a wide knowledge, understanding of working with children and their families
- Experience of working in partnership between health, police and social care.
- Experience of leading in investigations, LeDeR reviews, SUDICs or Serious Case Reviews.
- Understanding of confidentiality issues and of disclosure control methods.
- Specialist Knowledge in relation to child deaths and working with children and families, including some where child welfare concerns have been integral to the role and where critical thinking and analysis of complex cases has been required or evidenced.
- Experience of using a range of tools to visualise and present complex data.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy and translating into local policy and delivery.
- Negotiating with senior practitioners to resolve differences of opinion and conflict.
- Providing professional supervision to peers or junior staff.
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation and principles of information sharing in relation to child deaths and vulnerable children
- Extensive knowledge of national or local safeguarding policy.
- Impact of change on professional practice.
Desirable
- Leadership and Management experience to degree level.
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders who have different clinical and professional backgrounds and roles
- Ability to Chair Multi-organisational meetings.
- Experience of delivering training programmes to multi agency groups or forums.
- Ability to work without direction, to be flexible in their approach and also to take the initiative.
- Ability to not only tolerate ambiguity but also to operate effectively under it and to find ways to resolve.
- Ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data and research evidence from a wide range of sources and present in clear concise manner.
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Ability to make judgements where there are conflicting views on the project and there is a need to make decisions on complex issues.
- Able to disseminate information appropriately and to facilitate collaborative working across the sector.
- Change management, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to persuade and influence.
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex / in depth health information and to ensure the effectiveness of initiatives and programmes and to consider diverse and different opinion to reach conclusions or consensus.
- Ability to undertake complex evaluation activities to improve health outcomes.
- Ability to use databases, dashboards, spreadsheets and word processing IT Software.
- Ability to use, analyse and interpret highly complex data and to construct correspondence and reports, demonstrating high levels of accuracy and presentation.
- Ability to plan and implement new ways of working and to Proven ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders who have different clinical and professional backgrounds and roles
- Ability to Chair Multi-organisational meetings.
- Experience of delivering training programmes to multi agency groups/forums.
- Ability to work without direction, to be flexible in their approach and also to take the initiative.
- Ability to not only tolerate ambiguity but also to operate effectively under it and to find ways to resolve.
- Ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data and research evidence from a wide range of sources and present in clear concise manner.
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Ability to make judgements where there are conflicting views on the project and there is a need to make decisions on complex issues.
- Able to disseminate information appropriately and to facilitate collaborative working across the sector.
- Change management, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to persuade and influence.
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex / in depth health information and to ensure the effectiveness of initiatives and programmes and to consider diverse and different opinion to reach conclusions or consensus.
- Ability to undertake complex evaluation activities to improve health outcomes.
- Ability to use databases, dashboards, spreadsheets and word processing IT Software.
- Ability to use, analyse and interpret highly complex data and to construct correspondence and reports, demonstrating high levels of accuracy and presentation.
- Ability to plan and implement new ways of working and to share knowledge and experience with other members of the team.
- Ability to take risks.
- Ability to demonstrate effective partnership working.
- Skilled negotiator and persuader.
- Able to work across boundaries.
- Lateral thinker, not constrained by tradition
- Ability to interpret national guidance for the health economy and translate into local action.
- Exercise personal judgement when dealing with a range of factors / issues that may involve managers, colleagues, stakeholders and service users
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise; Plans and organises own work, resolving conflicting situations and matters.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to plan, adapt and organise a broad range of work programmes, relating to child deaths, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans/ strategies in accordance to the requirements of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant health and social care profession, public health, healthcare management, improvement, transformation or data analysis
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Registered nurse or midwife, with post registration experience
- Registered Health Visitor or School Nurse or Childrens Nurse
- Masters Qualification in Safeguarding, Child health or relevant subject or equivalent qualification or experience in Safeguarding
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Strong commitment to ethical practice.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Self motivated and proactive.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Responsive to change.
- Team Player.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel routinely within the SNEE ICS area, and to travel outside the ICS, as required, for the role.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Understand of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
