Operational Manager/Professional lead 0-19 Public health service

Main area: Children and young people 0-19 Public Health Service

Grade: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 267-CH7065604

Employer: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Orchard Health Centre

Town: Banbury

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59

Interview date: 02/05/2025

Operational Manager/Professional lead 0-19 Public Health Service

Band 8a

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion. If you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups, including people with disabilities, men from all socio-economic backgrounds, people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Job overview

Are you a dedicated and dynamic health visitor/School health nurse/team lead wanting to further your career in clinical and operational leadership and management in the 0-19 Public health services? If so, this job is for you.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated health visitor/school nurse with operational and clinical management experience to lead our outstanding newly integrated 0-19 Public health service in Oxfordshire.

You will be responsible for the management, coordination, and clinical leadership of the 0-19 CYP Public Health Service within the north of the county (4 localities) while providing countywide professional leadership within a set discipline (either health visiting or school nursing).

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, and the ability to work under pressure. You will be a natural leader and a team player, committed to promoting excellent quality of care within a patient-centred service.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the senior clinical lead, other operational managers, and team leads, you will strive to continually improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and safeguard children and young people in Oxfordshire through the provision of an evidence-based and needs-led service.

You will take a lead role in developing teams and services to ensure effective and high-quality delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years, focusing on integration of the Family Nurse Partnership, health visiting, school college nursing, and partnership working with other service leads across the children’s community pathway.

The successful candidate will ensure optimum performance in the following key areas:

1. Service quality
2. Controls assurance
3. Clinical practice
4. Clinical governance
5. Compliance with all statutory regulations

This role will be part of the relevant service management team on call rota and may involve working unsocial hours during evenings and weekends to deliver direct clinical care within CYP 0-19 Public Health Service or attend Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust meetings as required.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health, and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing, including:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role. Refer to the job description, person specification, and guidance notes attached to this role to help tailor your application.

Person specification

Qualification

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting or School Nursing), with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register
• Professional/Managerial knowledge acquired through postgraduate level study or equivalent operational experience
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Educated to Master’s Level or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of professional clinical leadership
• Demonstration of in-depth knowledge, understanding, and experience of managing safeguarding processes and child protection procedures
• Evidence of previous implementation of change within services
• Experience of significant budget management
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary and partnership working to develop integrated service delivery
• Evidence of developing service provision in response to strategic priorities
• Evidence of developing and implementing service development plans
• Able to proactively lead and support through transformational leadership
• Evidence of partnership working to develop integrated service delivery
• Experience of working within multi-agency to develop services and drive through change
• Evidence of ability to represent corporate views to partners and stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and experience of successful communication under challenging circumstances
• Evidence of ability to communicate effectively with a range of service users, stakeholders, and practitioners
• Experience/evidence of excellent team working

Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.

We’re advocates of flexible working. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.