Head of SendNHS

Job summary

We are seeking two experienced and dynamic Heads of SEND to lead the development, commissioning and transformation of SEND services across the Thames Valley ICB with one role covering Berkshire West & Oxfordshire and the second role covering East Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

These are pivotal leadership roles, requiring a proven track record of delivering improvements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and their families.

Applicants should have significant SEND experience, a strong understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and statutory responsibilities, and experience of working across health, education and local authority partners.

You will provide strategic leadership, drive system-wide improvement, champion co-production, and ensure high-quality, equitable services that improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for children and young people with SEND.

Main duties of the job

Lead the department / directorate and the team to ensure that workstream and programmes are planned and carried out effectively.

Lead the provision of an efficient, effective and high quality professional and well coordinated procurement and contract management service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.

Manage the team's business support function, including developing and managing the team's annual business plan, progress and dashboard reporting and risk and issue management.

Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce returns.

Have oversight and management of all aspects of the department / directorate budgets.

Develop and implement a content management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, directorate and the wider NHS organisations

Take a lead in the coordination of training and development and recruitment activity across the department / directorate.

Participate in on-call arrangements as appropriate.

Job description

Please see the attached job description for full details of task and main responsibilities.

The job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The postholder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description will be reviewed on a regular basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.

About us

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best employers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applications from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBT communities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience of disability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles. We are committed to delivering a trustworthy, flexible and responsible staff culture.

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