About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Team Leader to provide operational management and leadership to the Healthy Child Service 0-19 team within the North & East Collaborative Locality on a secondment/fixed term (up until the end of September 2027).
Our aim is to ensure the children and young people living in all areas of Norfolk have every opportunity to achieve their full potential. We are excited about taking forward real opportunities for maximising the best outcomes for children, young people and their families.
If you share our enthusiasm and commitment to creating the very best opportunities for children and young people in Norfolk, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work closely with the Head of Locality and the collaborative leadership team to ensure the delivery of a high quality, efficient and effective service, meeting all objectives and key performance indicators.
You will also be expected to liaise with partner agencies and stakeholders to develop and implement robust processes between the collaborative locality team, the Single Point of Access, and partner organisations to ensure streamlined service delivery.
Informal enquiries to Steph Edrich - Head of Locality North & East on 07783886052.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsible for the day to day development, management and leadership of their 0-19 integrated teams and management and leadership to the teams working practices.
Commitment to supporting collaborative working between the HCS Single Point of Access and the localities.
Collaborative locality management and leadership; in line with NCYPS objectives, reflecting East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust corporate and strategic objectives.
Ensure that collaborative locality team working and staff management is undertaken in line with Trust values. Develop morale and motivation through effective personal leadership, ensuring views and decisions are communicated across the management and service structure.
Implement effective communication strategies to promote staff involvement.
In conjunction with the Head of Locality, clinical colleagues and other stakeholders implement new ways of working at a team level, taking appropriate advice from corporate colleagues. This might include skill-mix reviews and other staffing strategies.
Provide all staff with appropriate leadership, support and opportunities for training to undertake their jobs satisfactorily, including mandatory training.
Undertake agreed countywide leadership and support, develop and implement any specific projects as part of service design.
Ensure that all staff within the team are supported to use information systems for data collection, that deadlines are met for submitting data and that data is analysed to help allocate work and maximise productivity.
Accountable for locality profiles, as agreed with the Head of Locality; and to develop and manage day to day practice agreements.
Carry out all duties to the highest possible standard.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Management Degree or SCPHN or equivalent experience Evidence of continuous professional development Post graduate level business/management qualification at diploma level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
Desirable
Evidence of post-qualification development
Experience Essential
Significant experience of managing a team to include team performance, quality, recruitment and staffing issues Change management and demonstrating successful change outcomes Complex staffing structures
Desirable
User involvement/participation supporting and advising complex areas of service provision, for example safeguarding.
Skills Essential
Leadership, coaching and management skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex information to diverse groups Ability to lead by example and motivate teams Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances. Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others Recognises the limits of own authority within the role Demonstrates professional curiosity Aware of the range of emotions in self and others Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems In highly stressful situations keeps own feelings in check, takes constructive action and calms others down. Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
Desirable
Research and development
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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Employer details Employer name East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)
Address Northfield House
North Walsham
NR28 0AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)