Head of Specialist Services - Rochford, United Kingdom - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Rochford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team in south east Essex as Head of Specialist Services for community health services.

The Head of Specialist Services will provide clinical and operational leadership to specialist community physical health services in south east Essex.

The Head of Specialist Services will use extensive clinical knowledge and experience to promote excellence in clinical practice in order to deliver a high quality personalised service which is dynamic, proactive and responsive to health needs.

Every member of our team is focused and passionate about ensuring that all our patients receive the highest standards of care, which is delivered with dignity, respect and compassion.

Are you innovative, organised, dynamic, and self-motivated? Are you interested in developing new ways of working and committed to best practice? If so, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for.

The post holder will support development and delivery of the overall strategic direction, performance and success of the services they are responsible for.

They will be expected to develop close partnership working with all relevant internal and external stakeholders, developing integrated pathways across community physical and mental health services to support patients at place.

The Head of Specialist Services will be expected to support the transformation of services across the Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative and work with the Acute Trust to improve specialist pathways.

The post holder will be responsible for:
Effective operational leadership

Clinical delivery and performance management

Provision of expert knowledge with regard to professional and clinical standards

Workforce planning

Contribution to the development of the Care Unit

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings.

Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Provide a visible, accessible and professional presence for staff, service users and their families across community services.

Act as professional lead for specialist services.

Have overall responsibility for the safe and effective delivery of clinical teams within specialist services.

Ensure care is patient focused and underpinned by evidence based practice and continual knowledge and skills of staff.

Develop services in line with best practice, national standards and local innovation, leading local implementation of relevant national policies and local transformation agendas.

Contribute to and lead key aspects of the development of business plans in accordance with Care Unit and Trust strategy, ensuring services are fit for purpose and meeting performance and quality specifications.

Lead the implementation of service developments as agreed.

Provide management support to enable staff members to achieve their objectives and personal development plans.

Lead service reviews as necessary to ensure efficient use of resources and to ensure the most appropriate person undertakes tasks/care.

Ensure that staffing grade and numbers are appropriate to ensure the best possible clinical care and by adjusting skill mix and numbers to provide safe, effective levels of care.

Provide line management responsibility for the Clinical Leads of specialist services within south east Essex and other senior clinical staff as required, providing 1-1 support, appraisal and reviews to all direct reports.

Select and support others to develop clinical leadership and agree a system of delegated responsibility for direct reports and other staff.

Support the implementation of new roles and extended clinical practice to modernise the service to benefit patients and their families.

In collaboration with senior clinical colleagues, develop and review nursing and AHP workforce plans for the Care Unit including an annual review of nursing and AHP skill mix.

Work collaboratively with the Heads of Community Nursing to deve