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NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

Senior Children’s Manager - Continuing Healthcare 

Agenda for Change Band 8a, Full Time / Permanent role

Based in Acton House, Worcester or St Owen's, Hereford.

HWICB are seeking an experienced, highly motivated, flexible and multi-skilled Children’s Nurse/ associated Allied Health Professional/ Social Care Practitioner with excellent communication and organisational skills as the new Senior Children's Manager for Children’s Continuing Care (CCC).

This role is a vital part of the Children’s Continuing Care Team and an integral part of Continuing Healthcare (CHC) within the ICB.

The successful candidate will be a Senior Clinician/AHP/ Social Worker with significant experience of complex children’s care and will act as line manager for a small team.  Working together with multi-agencies, stakeholders/ other professionals across both the public and private sector, the post holder will ensure a ‘team around the child’ ethos is developed and maintained for all children/young people who require support for their complex needs and are CCC eligible within Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Please note that the vacancy may be closed early if we receive a high number of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply at your earliest convenience to ensure your application is considered. 

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The post holder will need to demonstrate an integral understanding of how the processes of Continuing Care and Personalised Commissioning work together- and provide leadership and vision in developing the service and increasing the number of personal health budgets for children and young people in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

The post holder will be required to provide assurance that agreed CCC processes and pathways are delivered as outlined in the NHS National Children’s Continuing Care Framework. They will be required to oversee localised arrangements for complex cases- facilitating joined-up service delivery with local authority/ educational authorities across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This covers assessment, arrangement, procurement and monitoring of individual children/ young people individualised packages of care within the community.

If you are a nurse, you will be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Children’s Nurse RN Child/ RSCN. If you are an AHP or Social Worker you will be educated to a degree level or equivalent and, in all cases, you will have appropriate experience in the provision of care for children with complex needs and Children’s Continuing Care.

Driver’s licence and access to own vehicle with business insurance is essential.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

In return, 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 on-line 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 (Hybrid Working)