Head of Service Children and Young People's - Preston, United Kingdom - NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The post holder will be responsible for providing management and clinical leadership and overseeing a team of healthcare and administrative professionals in the delivery of NHS Children and Young People's Continuing Care (CYPCC) and other children's commissioned activities, within the function of All Age Continuing Healthcare (AACC).

The service delivers assessment, care planning, commissioning and placement, quality and performance monitoring of provision, market management and development.

This role provides clinical leadership and professional expertise to manage a large team of clinical and non-clinical staff.

You would be responsible for:

setting and maintaining nursing and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) quality standards; ensuring adherence to the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care (CYPCC); and working with the Associate Director of CHC and IPA in planning and implementing programmes of service improvement and development.

You will be responsible for ensuring equity in the assessment of individuals for CYPCC and Joint Funding pathways via directly employed staff and through trained assessors in acute and other settings.

The post holder will work closely with the CHC commissioning, contracting and business functions to ensure that strategic and operational decision making is underpinned by strong clinical leadership.