Job summary
We are committed to giving every child the best start in life and this is a crucial leadership role to achieve that ambition as a member of the extended management team in Tameside locality. The postholder will act as the strategic lead for improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Tameside and will drive service developments in line with national directives and multi-agency priorities, ensuring delivery of high quality provision, improved outcomes, and return on investment.
You will drive key programmes of service redesign, innovation and improvement with a wide range of partners and will need to lead and influence others. A proven track record of redesigning services within a complex environment and delivering pathway challenges to ensure high quality, efficient services are delivered locally is essential, along with experience working within Children & Young People services.
Main duties of the job
Working closely across our partnership with the Local Authority, Voluntary Sector and NHS Providers, the successful individual will be passionate about improving outcomes for our Children & Young People. Whilst the role will be employed by NHSGM it will work across the local system with strong relationships integral to success. Key stakeholders include Tameside Council Children's Services, Population Health and NHS partners.
Improve the health and wellbeing of the children and young people of Tameside and Greater Manchester.
Take a lead role in the ongoing transformation of services as part of our Starting Well portfolio.
Work with Children's leadership teams to provide strategic direction for health service development, across primary, secondary and tertiary care and together with partners take forward national policy and guidelines.
Establish a coherent, co-produced integrated programme of work that includes needs assessments, service design, procurement, performance management and outcome measurement across the portfolio.
Ensure that the strategic direction across Greater Manchester and local developments maximise resources to meet the needs of the local population.
Improve the quality of support and services to children, young people and families through co-production with all partners, notably children, young people and their families.
About us
Tameside has mature partnerships with a history of integrated working; this has been strengthened following the development of the Integrated Care Board with the Chief Executive of Tameside Council undertaking the role of Place Based Lead and the Deputy Chief Executive of Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust filling the role of Deputy Place-Based Lead.
"NHS GM ICS is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We support flexible working and will consider applications on a part-time or job share basis. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse and disabled applicants who are currently under-represented within our workforce.
We offer a range of family friendly inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, facilities, and services to support a diverse range of staff. If you spot unhelpful or off-putting jargon in our job descriptions or advertisements - please tell us. We will make sure we put it right so that you can continue your interest in applying for the role that inspires you. We want to hire you, and we have a growth mindset - so do let us know if we can learn from you".
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work at a system-level across professional boundaries and service areas where there may be significant barriers to change and identify and implement solutions that impact positively on health and achieve all agency approval.
Lead on the development of partnership strategies and action plans to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities for children & young people.
Allocate work to the team and ICS partners to ensure that work programmes are delivered effectively and appropriately.
Formulate long-term strategic plans across the whole health economy, owned and understood by the stakeholders for the delivery of the stated objectives.
Lead a series of short, medium and long-term strategic programmes to deliver reform and service improvement with significant impact across health and care settings. These programmes will deliver service improvement priorities for development and redesign which will positively impact on the health and wellbeing of the public.
Lead the redesign and development of childrens services based on sound projections, demographic data, needs analysis and performance evidence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work at a system-level across professional boundaries and service areas where there may be significant barriers to change and identify and implement solutions that impact positively on health and achieve all agency approval.
Lead on the development of partnership strategies and action plans to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities for children & young people.
Allocate work to the team and ICS partners to ensure that work programmes are delivered effectively and appropriately.
Formulate long-term strategic plans across the whole health economy, owned and understood by the stakeholders for the delivery of the stated objectives.
Lead a series of short, medium and long-term strategic programmes to deliver reform and service improvement with significant impact across health and care settings. These programmes will deliver service improvement priorities for development and redesign which will positively impact on the health and wellbeing of the public.
Lead the redesign and development of childrens services based on sound projections, demographic data, needs analysis and performance evidence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level of equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification - health or management related
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior NHS/Public Sector/ VCS management experience
- Demonstrable experience of: -Establishing, leading and delivering complex service redesign within agreed timescales -Leading effective partnerships with service users, clinicians and other stakeholders -Production of outcome-focussed service models / specifications -Performance management -Stakeholder engagement (including clinicians, and users / carers) -Delivering and managing change -Budget management and financial planning
- Experience of leading complex teams and working with senior managers complex and sensitive work programmes
- Significant demonstrable experience of senior leadership across organisations, including local authority, VCFSE, acute, community and primary care.
- Demonstrable experience of leading the development of commissioning proposals Direct Commissioning experience
- Extensive knowledge of national and local policy for children and families.
- Involvement in NHS procurement processes
- Knowledge of: -Planning systems in health and social care -Commissioning for outcomes -Service redesign tools and techniques -Role of commissioning and contracting in securing high quality services -Performance Management -Principles of stakeholder engagement -Principles of change management tools and techniques -Understanding of health needs and needs assessment in service development / redesign -Personalised preventative and proactive care and the importance of effective care planning.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the role of clinical governance and Quality in commissioning
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda. And ensures line managed staff also have appropriate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
- Demonstrable knowledge / understanding of the health inequalities / health & wellbeing agenda in relation to the redesign and development of services across all sectors
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level of equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification - health or management related
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior NHS/Public Sector/ VCS management experience
- Demonstrable experience of: -Establishing, leading and delivering complex service redesign within agreed timescales -Leading effective partnerships with service users, clinicians and other stakeholders -Production of outcome-focussed service models / specifications -Performance management -Stakeholder engagement (including clinicians, and users / carers) -Delivering and managing change -Budget management and financial planning
- Experience of leading complex teams and working with senior managers complex and sensitive work programmes
- Significant demonstrable experience of senior leadership across organisations, including local authority, VCFSE, acute, community and primary care.
- Demonstrable experience of leading the development of commissioning proposals Direct Commissioning experience
- Extensive knowledge of national and local policy for children and families.
- Involvement in NHS procurement processes
- Knowledge of: -Planning systems in health and social care -Commissioning for outcomes -Service redesign tools and techniques -Role of commissioning and contracting in securing high quality services -Performance Management -Principles of stakeholder engagement -Principles of change management tools and techniques -Understanding of health needs and needs assessment in service development / redesign -Personalised preventative and proactive care and the importance of effective care planning.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the role of clinical governance and Quality in commissioning
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda. And ensures line managed staff also have appropriate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
- Demonstrable knowledge / understanding of the health inequalities / health & wellbeing agenda in relation to the redesign and development of services across all sectors