Service Manager - Universal Children's Services

Service Manager - Universal Children's Services

This is an exciting opportunity to strategically lead on the Universal Children's Services across the East Riding of Yorkshire. The service is commissioned by the local authority and services provided by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. The Integrated Specialist Public Health Nursing Service (ISPHNS), Children Looked After team, and Child Health Information Services (CHIS) provide excellent services to support children locally and deliver a high standard of governance to evidence the reach and outcomes achieved locally.

Main duties of the job

The Service Manager will be accountable for the operational delivery of Universal Children's Services for a portfolio of services within the Children & LD Division. The post-holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of high standard services through the provision of highly effective leadership and management across their service areas and to their teams. We are looking for a motivated SCPHN leader with management experience in children's services. As the service manager, you will manage a team of leaders who represent you and the service in all areas of public health nursing. You will continue to work with colleagues, stakeholders, and service users to improve and develop the local offer.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• Educated to Post graduate Diploma level (or Masters Level); or be able to demonstrate equivalent specialist knowledge through experiential learning/experience plus specialist training in addition to a degree level certificate.
• Detailed understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical/service/organisation e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Health & Safety, Infection Control.
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified service area.
• Evidence of management, leadership and organisational development issues that have had a positive impact on service delivery.
• Experience of successful policy implementation and change.
• Advanced Healthcare management/leadership training/qualification or equivalent experience.
• Member of organisational group/network, locally or nationally.

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the professional lead area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning.
• Proven leadership/management experience at an advanced level which has had a positive impact/created change within service delivery/practice.
• Organisational networking locally and regionally.
• Evidence of managing a budget within set resources.
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries, developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
• Proven experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, and teaching.

Skills and competencies

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally.
• Ability to manage own time and projects effectively.
• Ability to work within a culture of improving working lives.
• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change.
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.
• Ability to commute between the various sites.
• Ability to attend and complete regular mandatory training for the control and restraint of patients.
• Ability to manage the requirement for frequent concentration in an unpredictable working environment.
• Ability to manage significant exposure to emotional/distressing circumstances.
• Competent IT skills, including skills to produce statistical reports and effective presentations.
• Ability to chair meetings effectively.

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.