Healthy Family Team Leader

To provide overall operational management and strategic leadership of the integrated care services within the nominated teams for the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (Pre-birth to 19)
To be a member of the nominated quadrant Child and Family Wellbeing Service leadership team and ensure information flows to and from the quadrant leadership team meeting and quadrant the care quality and safety team meeting.
To ensure the development and effectiveness of their specific multi-disciplinary integrated care teams.
The post holder will have the specific responsibility to ensure integration across services meeting the needs of the local patient population.
Where relevant the post holder will act as a specialist resource across the service, working in collaboration with managers and clinicians of all disciplines, providing expert advice to ensure effective delivery of the integrated service in accordance with the commissioned service specification.
The post holder will work with the quadrant manager to ensure effective integration and support to deliver high quality and effective care.
The post holder will be responsible for the attainment of all service targets by their team, and may also potentially hold additional portfolio responsibilities as directed by the quadrant manager.

Package DescriptionYou will feel valued as a Healthy Family Team Lead with HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

AfC Band 7 and terms and conditions –including an NHS pension
Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
Access to Reward Gateway - our staff benefits scheme which grants you access to premium offers and discounts on practical spending at national supermarkets and well known retailers.
Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
We are pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
A committed Learning and Development team who work closely with Universities and Health Education England to further your potential and support your progression
Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development
Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with a number of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

 
Main ResponsibilitiesTo support integration across services and the development of skills and competencies within multi-disciplinary integrated teams

Where appropriate manage a caseload
To develop effective working relationships with the main sub-contractors Barnardo’s and to include the wider community including Education, GPs and other health, social care and voluntary sector professionals.
To work autonomously to make decisions on the management of the highest complexity of need and to identify and manage clinical risks appropriately
To provide plans of care/treatment and to monitor effectiveness, and ensure team members are also practising in this manner
To review care/treatment plans for accuracy and audit quality for self and team
To maintain up to date records and information on effectiveness and outcomes of the team
To take responsibility for the enabling through leadership, and the reporting of relevant contractual requirements, internal and external KPI’s and to raise and act on noncompliance as appropriate
To participate in continued maintenance of high standards of clinical/care practice within teams
To input and participate in the complaints process as required - investigating complaints, incidents and serious events, endeavouring to resolve informal issues promptly. This is likely to involve direct communication with distressed families and require advanced negotiation and diplomacy skills.
To participate in networking with all other relevant agencies to enable a seamless pathway of care.
To undertake l PDP/appraisal of staff as appropriate, ensuring SMART objectives are written and achieved.
To support the quadrant manager to ensure that the organisation meets its statutory duties and responsibilities and the obligations placed by external regulators and inspectors e.g. Ofsted and / or CQC.
To ensure effective mechanisms for involving professional staff and incorporating professional advice and supervision in the management process.

 
The Ideal CandidateEssential

We are looking for an experienced SCPHN Health Visitor or SCPHN School Nurse.
Evidence of continuous professional and clinical development
Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team, delivering against contractual and internal KPIs
High level of interpersonal and communication and motivational skills
Motivate and enthuse others to change by developing clinical practice
Excellent written and verbal & organisational skills
High level of clinical and technical skills in subject area
Manage complex care / interventions
Apply theory to practice
Demonstrable experience of managing teams
Experience of developing effective relationships and networks across health, social care and the voluntary and community sector
Experience of identifying, addressing and resolving areas of poor staff or service performance
Knowledge of all influencing standards
Caseload management
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
Team working
Clinical / professional supervision

A valid driving licence & access to a car for work purposes is a requirement. 
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. 

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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