Job summaryLeeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is excited to host a Health Strategic Lead for Families First in Leeds.
This is a role that will work across all health partners to lead the delivery of the national children's reforms across Leeds and will work as part of a new tri-partite leadership team with Police and Children's Social Care.
Main duties of the jobRole Summary:
The postholder will provide strategic leadership for key reform priorities, including:
- Development of integrated Family Help services.
- Implementation of Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams (MACPT).
- Expansion of family-led decision making (e.g. Family Group Conferences).
- Championing kinship care.
The role requires strong clinical leadership, programme management, the ability to translate national policy into local practice, and effective cross-system collaboration across all health organisations in Leeds.
Who we are looking for:
We welcome EOIs from senior clinical leaders with:
- Significant clinical experience and senior leadership capability.
- Experience of leading complex change across systems.
- Strong analytical, communication and partnership-building skills.
- Commitment to tackling inequalities and co-production.
The job role is fixed term until end of March 2029.
For questions about the role, please contact Hannah Beal on Tel no 07950128254.
About usWorking for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job:
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.
Right to Work:
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
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Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 