Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Flying Start Team Manager - INTERNAL
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Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
Flying Start Health Manager - Gwynedd, Band 7
7.5 hrs, Fixed Term.
Role Description
Gwynedd Flying Start is seeking to recruit a Part-time (7.5 hours), Band 7 Team Manager within the Community Public Health Team, specifically for Health Visiting.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the management and leadership of the Flying Start Health Visiting teams within the community.
- Ensure the delivery of a safe, high-quality, evidence-based service for children and their families through the Healthy Child Wales Programme.
- Represent Gwynedd Flying Start at a North Wales and All Wales level.
- Work closely with the universal Health Visiting service at both management and practitioner levels.
- Provide operational management to all health employed staff within the team.
- Oversee the delivery of the Health element of the Flying Start service on a day-to-day basis, including monitoring sickness/absence and undertaking absence and performance reviews.
- Provide regular clinical supervision and support to staff to ensure safe and best practice that meets professional requirements.
Requirements:
- Experienced, highly motivated Health Visitor with excellent communication skills.
- Meets the requirements of the Personal Specification and Job Description.
- Experience of the Flying Start model, HCWP, and working in partnership with Local Authority would be an advantage but is not essential.
Main Duties
- Self-motivated individual with excellent management, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Accountable to the Flying Start Service Coordinator.
- Provide regular clinical supervision and support to staff.
- Make a significant contribution and difference to the lives of Flying Start families.
- Work within a warm, supportive, multi-professional team.
- Every day presents new challenges and rewards.
- Generous training/professional development opportunities.
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Language:
- Ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for Our Organisation
- Relish a challenge and have a passion to help others? Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients.
- The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute, and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales.
- Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
- Committed to promoting equality and diversity, and proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
- Enjoy working with engaged leadership at all levels.
Application:
- Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
- Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
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You will be able to find a full job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria:
- NMC registered nurse with qualifications appropriate to the service area managed.
- Continued professional and management development.
- Relevant degree.
- Recognised and relevant management qualification (must be achieved 1-2 years).
Desirable criteria:
- Evidence of mentoring.
- Assessment and/or teaching.
Experience
Essential criteria:
- Management experience at band 6 or above.
- Relevant clinical experience.
- Child Protection/Safeguarding training at level 3.
- Service and/or policy development.
Desirable criteria:
- Evidence of financial management skills and ability.
- Evidence of change management.
Skills
Essential criteria:
- Leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritise work to tight deadlines.
- Strategic thinker.
- Effective communication at team levels and with other agencies and general public.
- Developed interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate using a variety of formats.
- Time management skills.
- Team working/motivational skills.
- Evidence of making positive changes which improve outcomes.
- Able to produce business plans with minimal support.
- Able to manage a budget.
Desirable criteria:
- Research and audit skills.
- IT skills – ECDL or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential Criteria:
- Professional qualification.
- Evidence of professional and personal development.
- Working knowledge of Children’s Act and Safeguarding Procedures.
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