Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop productive relationships with key stakeholders such as the local authority, primary care, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, school-aged immunisation services, Trusts, comms and engagement teams, and VCSEs to reduce local variation and inequalities in the take up of vaccinations

Work with general practices and community pharmacies to improve accessibility, proactiveness and myth-busting around vaccinations in the places where people live

With colleagues and clinical leaders, undertake patient and public engagement to active understand carriers to vaccination uptake and build a picture of how and where people want to access vaccinations

Provide feedback to practices, partners, Public Health and the ICB about issues and concerns around immunization

Lead and contribute to vaccinations campaigns as appropriate, such as winter flu and Covid campaigns and childhood immunisations campaigns

Review, analyse and present highly complex information and datasets from multiple sources to understand the dynamics of immunisations and direction of travel over time within the borough

Source guidance, advice and training from local, SEL and national sources

Attend appropriate local, regional and national strategic and assurance meetings to inform and support implementation of immunisation strategies

Provide regular updates to the Immunisations SRO, local primary care teams, Public Health and the SEL assurance team

Actively engage with the Greenwich Practice Managers and Practice Nurse Forums throughout, working with leads to increase vaccination uptake and access

Develop and implement mechanisms for sharing, learning and good practice across the Borough

To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensures we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Ability to apply advanced influencing and negotiation skills necessary to achieve successful outcomes, e.g. when working with directors, senior managers and staff representatives
• Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
• Ability to suggest mitigations for risks in area of own operation and expertise
• Knowledge of Financial Systems
• e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
• Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2
• Ability to prepare and produce concise and accurate communications for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Ability to develop and maintain networks of relationships that facilitate the achievement of individual and team objectives
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly

Other

Essential

• Able to maintain a Professional, calm and efficient manner in challenging situations
• Ability to work as part of a team and work flexibly to provide support to other departments and teams as and when necessary
• Able to effectively plan and prioritise own workload ensuring deadlines are met
• Ability to adapt/change practise to be able to deliver the best service to teams with various cultures and differing operating environments

Experience

Essential

• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for a senior audience
• Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning
• processes
• Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures relevant to own field
• Experience or working knowledge of the NHS organisational environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree or equivalent professional qualification or management experience or Knowledge acquired through experience or training.
• Evidence of continued professional 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Greenwich Health Ltd

Address

ICB/RBG

Woolwich Centre

35 Wellington Street

London

SE18 6HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.greenwich-health.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role including :

About You: Do you have a real passion for making a difference and positive impact for young people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism up to the age of 25? Are you a professional who can lead and inspire a team and a broad network of delivery partners? Do you have a good record of managing staff and working with complex networks of multi-disciplinary teams?

You will be a reflective professional who will bring relevant experience of leading or managing services working with CYP who have Autism and/or a Learning Disability and are often seen to have behaviour that challenges. You have experience of, and a commitment to, multi-disciplinary working with CYP, their families, carers, and networks of professionals. You will be an innovative individual with a passion for service improvement. You will have a profound understanding of the needs of young people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism and their families.This role is suitable for a wide range of qualified practitioners who may wish to develop their managerial or leadership potential, e.g., Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech & Language Therapist, Teacher, with experience of working at a senior level and with experience specific to Autism, Learning Disabilities and children & young people (0-25).

For a discussion about the role or if you have any questions, contact Gerry Baker Gerry.baker@selondonics.nhs.uk and Magda Beaver magda.beaver@selondonics.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work across organisations, influence and develop close working relationships with key stakeholders across stakeholder networks
• Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to critically analyse practice and identify and implement improvements
• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• IT literate with skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Microsoft 365.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescale

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team and leading operational change
• Experience of working a complex environment and interpreting complex information
• Experience of working in an environment relating to children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both and their families including experience in undertaking comprehensive, evidence based assessments and developing personalised care and support plans
• Experience of service development
• Experience of working at system level across organisational boundaries

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team and leading operational change
• Experience of working a complex environment and interpreting complex information
• Experience of working in an environment relating to children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both and their families including experience in undertaking comprehensive, evidence based assessments and developing personalised care and support plans
• Detailed understanding of relevant legislation e.g. The Children and Families Act 2014, Health and Social Care Act 2012, Mental Capacity Act.

Other

Essential

• Tenacity: demonstrates high levels of self-belief, drive, enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals and see things through
• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity, valuing diversity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of working in coproduction with children and young people and families:

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

Address

Tooley Street

160 Tooley Street

London

SE1 2TZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.selondonics.org/ (Opens in a new tab)