Clinical Service Manager Children’s Therapies

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Full time
Location: Heywood
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Job offered by: NHS
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Clinical Service Manager Children's Therapies

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity arises for an innovative and motivated Allied Health Professional to work with our award winning children's community health services in Rochdale. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic leader for our children's therapy services which includes Occupational Therapy, Physio Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and our new multi-agency Neuro Diversity Hub. Our community services work in an integrated model which means our therapy services work alongside health visitors, school nurses, community paediatricians and specialist nursing to meet the needs of children, young people and families in our borough. The office is based at Callaghan House but the post holder will be expected to work from and travel across various community sites within the borough. Main duties of the job

To be responsible for overseeing the operational management, recruitment, appraisal, supervision, training, CPD and disciplinary issues for staff within the therapy services. To ensure the implementation and compliance with organisational policies across the services. To monitor and manage a devolved budget. Work innovatively to develop services to meet patients' needs, manage demand and meet national/local strategic drivers. It is a requirement of senior leads to support the Rochdale Care Organisation Senior Manager on Call rota. This will be added to the role following a period of induction and training ensuring the candidate is appropriately trained and supported to carry out the role. About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -

care, appreciate

and

inspire

- to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk . Person Specification

Professional Registration

Health and Care Professional Councils-Licence to Practice. Qualifications

Recognised management qualification or equivalent experience. Recognised post graduate qualification in specialist area or significant experience. Evidence of continual professional development. Significant experience developing competencies to post graduate level. Knowledge, Training & Experience

Experience of managing and/or leading staff in a clinical setting, demonstrating the ability to work in partnership to affect an improvement in service delivery. Evidence to teaching/facilitating skills that lead to improved circumstances. Budget management and financial control experience. Experience of leading on service innovation and growth. Experience of monitoring performance against targets/KPI's. Experience of identifying and managing risks within a service. A clear understanding of clinical governance issues and controls assurance standards. Wide knowledge and understanding of current health policy and the links to the wider, social and educational policy drivers. Wide knowledge and understanding of Rochdale Children and Young Peoples strategy, Early Help and SEND agenda. Significant experiential knowledge and understanding of the SEND Code of Practice 2015. Wide knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice. Equal opportunities and recruitment and retention training. Experience of working with commissioners, using highly developed negotiating skills to influence partners and staff. Experience of change management demonstrated by working across organisational boundaries to effect change successfully. Skills & Abilities

Ability to make daily judgements on service delivery, often working with high complex and difficult issues. Regularly make decisions about service delivery and staffing issues. Excellent communication and influencing skills, which are professional and adaptable. Skilled in time management prioritising workload and self-management. Ability to manage performance issues within a service. Ability to demonstrate example of leadership in current role analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to lead and motivate team. 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. Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Address

HMR Children's Community Services Callaghan House

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