Job summary
Are you looking to develop your leadership skills within the 0 -19 service and gain experience of working more strategically in the planning and delivery of 0 -19 services?

You will have full operational and line management responsibility for staff within a team to include all line management responsibilities including managing absence, service priorities, completing PDRs, budget management, and of course monitoring team performance against KPIs.

Partnership working is an integral part of this role and you will meet with other system leads (eg. EH leads for your area) as well have opportunities to attend contract meetings and other workstream groups to improve outcomes for children.

You will have excellent communication and relational skills, be solution focussed and strengths-based with a sound understanding of professional issues and a confidence in your critical decision making ability.

Main duties of the job
To deliver innovative; evidence based Public Health Services to a defined population, and develop Public Health initiatives to meet the needs of the population served.

To lead the implementation, development and evaluation of the Public Health Service in line with the agreed service specification determined by Commissioners, within Shropshire, for all families with children aged 0-19 (25 SEND)

Work in close partnership with other professionals and organisations to deliver a public health model of care, making a significant contribution to improving health, and reducing inequalities in access to services and in health outcomes.

To be responsible for all issues relating to clinical practice together with the 0-19 Manager and Professional Lead within School Nursing / Health Visiting.

About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Speciality Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)
• Leadership qualification e.g. NHS Leadership Academy Leadership Programme or experience (willing to undertake training within 2 years)
• Evidence of continued professional development short courses in topics such as leadership, safeguarding, domestic abuse, community development, sexual health and emotional health.
• Nurse prescriber (HV)

Experience

• Significant post registration experience of health visiting/school nursing
• Demonstrable knowledge of child protection and management
• Budget management experience
• Experience of managing change

Knowledge and skills

• IT skills and computer literacy
• High level of understanding of current professional issues
• Line management experience and knowledge of HR policies and procedures
• Experience in management of change with evidence based practices
• Ability to undertake critical appraisal of research

Other

• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.