Integrated Team & Operational Manager *Internal Applicants Only*
Job Description
Job summary
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Women & Children's Collaborative as Integrated Team & Operational Manager (Band 7) fixed term for 12 months (Maternity cover).
This post sits within Children's Health Services County wide, Women and Children's Collaborative within North Cumbria and This role is an integral part of Community Children's services which includes children's therapy, children's community nursing and Paediatrics. It also includes Inpatient care for children and young people in North Cumbria and Level One neonatal care.
The department is key to the wider inter-agency system for Children and Families and is fundamental to improving the health outcomes for all children in the County. This service delivers care in the community in Cumberland, Westmorland & Furness areas.
The Integrated Team & Operational Manager will be responsible for supporting, supervising and developing their team to promote universal health services and to improve the physical and mental health outcomes of children with additional needs. They will play a key role in service development and modernisation, ensuring that the evidence for practice is systematically implemented.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to provide clear and effective leadership and management to an integrated team of multi professional staff, ensuring that the services they deliver are coordinated, focused on quality and valued by children, young people and their families and where:
Please read the job description for full list of responsibilities.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Leadership/Management qualification or Clinical qualification and demonstrable management experience
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development including evidence of specialist clinical and/or leadership training to post graduate diploma level or have an equivalent level of knowledge.
Desirable
- Professional qualification
- Registration with a Professional body
- Postgraduate qualification
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience in a management role, supervising and directing staff
- Involvement of Service Users and Carers in evaluating and planning of services
- Inter agency working
- Experience in staff training and development, appraisal, supervision
- Demonstrable knowledge of the role of Governance and the application of NICE guidelines
- Experience of multi agency working
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
- Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice
Desirable
- An understanding of Health and Safety legislation and Risk management
- Audit and research processes to ensure effective practice.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team to achieve high performance enabling and creativity and facilitate new ways of working
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Information management and IT ...
