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Job summary

Main area
Public Health Nursing
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
362-A-24-6223987
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Central House,
Town
Stockport
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/05/2024 23:59

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust logo

Family Hub Neighbourhood Lead

Band 8a

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

FULL TIME POST - 37.5 HOURS A WEEK

The Family Hub Neighbourhood Lead role is a key integrated service leader role within Stockport Family and Stockport Foundation Trust, and we require an innovative leader to join our teams of leaders who strive to improve child and young people's outcomes through an integrated approach to working, setting ambitious targets to achieve this, and implementing and evaluating change to practice with a  focus on strong evidence base. You will be a leader who is a changemaker and can support and challenge  staff effectively to achieve quality, safe  services.

Main duties of the job

Leadership of the Health Child Programme service ,  Start Well and Family Help  Services.  

To provide leadership and management of Stockport Family teams ensuring that an integrated approach delivers improved outcomes for children, young people ( 0-19 and 25 for SEND children)  and families in order to improve participation, family functioning and resilience.

To lead and manage integrated services working in the designated neighbourhood as part of the Stockport Family Service including health visitors and school nurses; stockport family workers – early years; stockport family workers school age; Family Hubs. There is also a requirement to pick up the management of specialist services within the above services as required. 

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To provide leadership and management of Stockport Family ensuring that an integrated approach delivers improved outcomes for children, young people and families in order to improve participation, family functioning and resilience.

To model and promote a restorative approach to service delivery.

To be part of the senior management team leading the development and integration of services.

To lead and manage integrated services working in the designated neighbourhood as part of the Stockport Family Service which may including health visitors and school nurses; and family help workforce in a Family Hubs model.

To have oversight and strategic responsibility for Family Hubs standards, policies, performance and readiness for Ofsted inspection, as appropriate to the designated Neighbourhood, and working closely with the other Neighbourhood Leads

To provide professional leadership and clinical supervision to health visiting services across the localities (as appropriate to the designated locality, and working closely with the other Neighbourhood Leads

To provide leadership and direction for the implementation and integration of the Healthy Child programme (0-19).

To provide professional guidance on the implementation of evidence based public health interventions across the localities.

To actively promote opportunities for further developing the Stockport Family integrated service vision.

To be responsible for delivering high quality, evidence based early intervention and statutory services to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

To ensure that all statutory requirements are met, as appropriate to the locality responsibilities.

To deputise for the Principal Lead/ Head of Service as appropriate.

To develop and maintain a culture that places improved outcomes for children and families at the heart of the service.

Sound financial management which achieve improvements in value for money; continual efficiency and governance and workforce management.

To work collaboratively and creatively with early years setting, schools, colleges, GPs and other relevant health professionals, other Local Authorities, other agencies, the voluntary sector and other groups to design, implement and coordinate interventions for vulnerable children and young people.

The post holder will offer leadership, challenge, inspiration and guidance to the managers and teams who will support him/her in continuously improving services, maximising productivity and ensuring the services meet the needs of children, young people and families within the resources provided.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Professional qualification ( eg SCPHN) and/or degree in a related field and evidence of relevant professional experience to demonstrate skill sufficient for the role

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • ExperienceKnowledge of the strategic developments within the NHS, SMBC and Greater Manchester and national policy context for health and social care

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • NICE guidelines and clinical developments that influence changes in service delivery

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • General understanding of the range of services to children, young people and families in Stockport and the relevant legislation and guidance NMC standards and requirements

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering services which have successfully engaged vulnerable families

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Arecord of successfully managing change and partnership working

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven success in developing effective working relationships, partnerships with other agencies and influencing others

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of Clinical Nursing / Health Visiting practice

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to lead, motivate and develop people in a performance focussed organisation

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to maximise resources and manage the budget effectively in a financially disciplined environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma McDonough
Job title
Principal Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 835 6769