This is a fantastic fixed term opportunity for someone working within neuro developmental disorder services. To provide coordination and operational management of SCAS including responsibility for the day to day service delivery.

To act as a role model for SCAS staff, facilitating and supporting the delivery of effective patient care.

To develop partnership opportunities and joint working with clinical and non-clinical professionals, and liaise with other agencies as appropriate.

To lead SCAS in service improvements and developments.

Main duties of the job

To operationally manage the SCAS service, working with staff from varying backgrounds, both clinical and non- clinical. To work with their direct line managers to ensure that both individual and organisational performance is optimised and that all staff have access to continuing professional education and development to maximise performance.

To support SCAS to perform effectively in service delivery and ensure effective and positive communication, promoting both multidisciplinary and multi-agency working ensuring Safeguarding policies and standards are adhered to.

To influence staff to make change, ensuring that service improvements are acceptable and sustainable across both professional and organisational boundaries.

About us

MOSAIC is a multidisciplinary organisation based at Kentish Town Health Centre, supporting children and young people aged 0-18 with a disability, and their families. The service includes the Child Development Team (CDT), Social and Communication Assessment Service (SCAS), Single Point of Referral (SPOR), delivery of post-diagnostic parent programmes, a Feeding Clinic, the Down Syndrome Pathway and the Sleep Service.

MOSAIC is a CNWL Service. There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providingtop quality caredepends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking torecruit outstanding peoplewho will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With adiverse culture and equally diverserange of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

This role may require you to work across various sites in Camden.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work alongside key colleagues to develop appropriate and constructive relationships both within and external to the organisation.

To ensure that appropriate methods are used to ensure the inclusion of patient / parent carer perspectives within service improvements.

To work with administrators and clinicians to ensure that SCAS clinics are coordinated and booked in the most efficient and effective way possible, with clear communication with service users at all stages.

To identify and lead on the delivery of productivity and efficiency savings within SCAS.

Lead the implementation of local / Trust / ICB pathway and service developments implementing change management processes in order to fully support staff.

To work with the Medical and Clinical Leads implementing systems and processes to manage risk and ensure full compliance with internal and external governance procedures within SCAS.

Prepare written and oral progress reports setting out progress in relation to the work and learning within SCAS.

To monitor capacity and demand in SCAS and to highlight pressures on the service or required developments to the Service Manager.

Ensure all Trusts/service policies are disseminated, understood and implemented across the service.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Autism and ADHD assessment and support
• An understanding of NHS Policies and their implication for the SCAS Service
• Ability to demonstrate strategic vision

Desirable

• Understanding of financial management

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an MDT assessment service
• Able to demonstrate high level of personal professional autonomy and accountability
• Management experience
• Partnership working
• Ability to influence service development and delivery
• Able to demonstrate innovation in practice/service development/delivery
• Risk Management
• Dealing with complaints

Desirable

• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Staff recruitment

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kentish Town Health Centre

2 Bartholomew Road

London

NW5 2BX

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