Head of Health Visiting

Job overview

This is a permanent part time vacancy for 30 hours per week.

We are recruiting to Gloucestershire's Children and Young People Service Head of Health Visiting role. You will be one of three Heads of Health Visiting responsible for the day to day operational management and professional leadership for colleagues within the Health Visiting service and your portfolio lead areas.

The successful candidate will work closely with CYPS directorate senior management to:

• Deliver an operationally efficient and effective service
• Ensure appropriate financial control
• Modernise and develop the service, reflecting local needs and priorities
• Ensure effective performance management of localities/services
• Adopt corporate and clinical governance and best practice principles in the delivery of care

The post holder will ensure that high quality safe care is intrinsic to their everyday practice and that of colleagues, supported by strong governance and robust leadership qualities to support our children and families in the community.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Head of Health Visiting is a fundamental and intrinsic role as a key member of the senior leadership team within our children and young people's services directorate.

The successful candidate will be a visible presence across the Health Visiting Service. Role modelling and professionalism are key elements of the role, which includes being professionally curious and being a critical friend both within the directorate and wider across the organisation. Working closely with our commissioners and wider stakeholders in relation to delivery and development of service.

All of the above is created through an inclusive culture, supported through open and honest communication with both colleagues and our children, young people and their families that we support and care for. High standards and high expectations are key in ensuring high quality governed service delivery which is responsive to the needs of our community and supporting the reduction in health inequalities for the population.

Quality improvement is a key aspect of the role and needs to be developed and encouraged across all areas within the Head of Health visiting remit and nurtured within all colleagues, ensuring patient safety and experience alongside staff engagement and experience is underpinning everything we do as a team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.