Senior Manager – Children And Young Peoples' Mental Health

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part timeFlexible workingHome or remote working30 hours per week (hybrid working and office based hours are mandatory) Job ref 106-ICB-5989544-A Employer NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site Kirkham House Town Worcester Salary £50,952 - £57,349 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2024 23:59 Interview date 12/07/2024 NHS AfC: Band 8aWithin the Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB, we are committed to providing an environment of inclusion and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marital status, religion or belief. Our goal is to be a diverse organisation that is representative, at all levels, of the communities we serve and we are especially keen to receive applications from our BAME communities and our LGBTQ+ communities. Applicants who identify as disabled who meet the minimum criteria for a post will be invited to interview.The ICB strives to be a supportive, caring employer and expects all colleagues to behave in a professional, inclusive and respectful manner and to demonstrate the values which underpin our vision for the population of Herefordshire and Worcestershire:People: We are inclusive, compassionate, and caring. We value, respect and appreciate each otherTrust: We are honest, reliable and act with integrity at all times. We deliver on our promisesCollaboration: We will work collaboratively are united in our commitment to improving lives in our community.Inspire: We are committed to learning and to improved ways of working. We will pursue new ideas and challenge the status quo.Excellence: We will deliver our best, strive for quality of care and excellence and celebrate outstanding performanceWe believe that our people bring our values to life and therefore prospective employees will be expected to fully demonstrate their alignment with these values throughout the recruitment process.Job overviewThis is an exciting role leading the delivery of the Children and Young Peoples' Mental Health portfolio for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire, coordinating the development and redesign of services and clinical pathways for children and young people to meet local priorities and national ambitions. This role is an exciting opportunity to form part of a dynamic Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism team committed to improving health services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.We are seeking candidates with a combination of subject matter expertise, project management experience, and an understanding of NHS and local authority roles in the delivery of services to children and young people.The successful candidate will also need to demonstrate:Experience of successful partnership working in a complex environment,Experience of delivering transformational change to improve services.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skillsThe ability to work flexibly and independently on their own initiativeNHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and military families bring to our business and would encourage people from the armed forces community to apply for our vacancies.Main duties of the jobThe postholder will be responsible for leading, with relevant clinicians and partner organisations, the development of and implementation of commissioning and transformation plans for a range of services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This includes:Transforming children and young peoples' mental health services (leading on specific pieces of project work) to improve outcomes and ensuring delivery of the Long-Term Plan ambitions and other relevant guidance and legislation.Supporting the Special Educational Needs and or Disability (SEND) Programme working with lead commissioner partners to ensure that commissioning decisions to support children with SEND are fully informed, meet statutory requirements and are part of the local strategies.Contributing to the commissioning development work for children and young people's health enabling commissioning at the right place (ICS, Place or Neighbourhood)The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as ensuring value for money in planning and commissioning services. The role requires the development of relationships to promote and commission effective collaborative working across the NHS, Local Authority, Third Sector and Independent Providers, and children, young people and their families and carersWorking for our organisationThe NHS is a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges and opportunities. Within NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB we are responsible for a range of health services for our population of over 800,000 people who live within a mix of urban and rurally dispersed communities, spanning two of the largest counties in England. We are a dynamic, forward-looking organisation, offering a vibrant place to work, set within the backdrop of some of the country's most beautiful countryside. We provide a supportive and collaborative environment where we work with our staff to provide opportunities for you to reach your full potential and to develop a rewarding career within an exciting and evolving environment. We aim to enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance through a blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular home working. Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of attractive benefits including:• Employee Assistance programmes and access to a wealth of online health and wellbeing support• Competitive NHS Pension Scheme• Comprehensive opportunities to learn new skills and to develop your career within a caring and inclusive environment• Generous holiday entitlement, which increases in line with service. There is also the opportunity to purchase additional leave.• Flexible working patterns to support individuals work-life balance.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe post holder will be required to:• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders across education, health and social care, including staff within the programme areas, support services and lead service providers.• Engender key relationships with the wider community, voluntary and private sectors and key stakeholders attached to the Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS• Work across health, social care and education under the aligned budget within section 75 arrangements.• Engage with stakeholders, specifically children, young people, parents and carers, to ensure service transformation and delivery is coproduced with them.• Communicate effectively and provide highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.• Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.• Have the ability to deal with resulting potentially difficult/ challenging situations with partners and families.• Demonstrate commitment to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.• Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the impact of any change.• Lead specific project teams in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.• Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner. Maintain the project initiation document and associated plans with regular team meetings to monitor progress and resources.• Be responsible for the planning and organisation of numerous events/meetings. Ensuring communication tools are used to their maximum value for circulating the minutes, agenda and presentations in a timely manner.• Contribute to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with the organisation's priorities.• Contribute to short, medium, and long-term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.• Monitor and report on the use of recurrent and non-recurrent funds identified as part of the commissioning investment process or efficiencies process.• Provide advice and analysis for the negotiation and monitoring of service level agreements and contracts and participate in the contracting and negotiation processes as required.• Take part in ad hoc analysis and project work including value for money, comparative analysis between providers, evaluation of provider and ICB business cases, understanding provider prices and cost behaviour and financial projections.Person specificationQualificationsEducated to first degree level or equivalent level of knowledge or professional qualification, working at a senior level in specialist areaExperienceSuccessful partnership working in a complex environmentSkillsExcellent data management skills interpreting data showing confidence to work at an individual level or in a group comprised of a variety of stakeholders.Personal QualitiesAble to assimilate and respond to information quickly making effective decisions under own autonomy.Holds improvement in the quality of care for service users at the heart of delivery** Please Note **In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.Please note that candidates will be shortlisted against the criteria outlined within the Person Specification, therefore to avoid disappointment please ensure you meet the requirements of the role before applying and that you are able to demonstrate these requirements throughout your application form.The salary range for this post is determined in line with the national Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Service. Please note that new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.Employer certification / accreditation badges
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