Job description
To encourage, support and promote integrated working with all agencies within Sandwell to meet the needs of the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) within the Borough. Develop positive partnerships at all levels. To promote excellence in practice and act as a role model in Clinical Leadership for the integrated CYPF service, and ensure roles are clearly integrated to the Clinical Governance agenda within the Trust. Empower staff to be creative and innovative in practice with organisational support. To work cohesively with staff to address and prioritise the operational objectives and ensure response is aligned to expectations outlined.
To work alongside the Clinical Lead to redesign and develop community health services for CYPF in accordance with national and local public health agenda. To have responsibility for the operational line management of the School Nursing team.
Responsibility for School Nursing caseloads Leadership and operational management of the School Nursing Team.
Cover for other Team Leaders in their absence and represent the Clinical Lead on Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Hospitals Trust wide steering groups
Day to day operational management of the School Nursing Team.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens next year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails