Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
SEND Lead
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated leader to drive the strategic development and quality assurance of SEND services across the organisation. Working collaboratively with providers, the Integrated Care Board (ICB), local authority partners and wider stakeholders, the post holder will provide expert leadership to ensure services meet statutory responsibilities, quality standards and local SEND priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide effective leadership and strategic direction to support provider organisations in meeting their statutory duties and quality standards relating to SEND, ensuring alignment with local and national priorities.
- Lead the development and implementation of SEND Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and organisational development plans, supporting providers to meet the requirements of the CQC/Ofsted Joint SEND Inspection Framework.
- Working closely with the Designated Clinical Officer (DCO), implement quality assurance frameworks, monitor SEND quality compliance, and coordinate audits relating to Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments and wider SEND health services.
- Strengthen partnership working across provider organisations, the ICB and local authority partners to drive continuous improvement, ensuring robust processes are in place to quality assure health advice and contribute to multi-agency quality assurance activity, sharing learning and promoting best practice across the system.
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About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
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Benefits
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Catherine Fox
- Job title: Lead Manager
- Email address: catherine.fox@nca.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07738292297
Any queries regarding the role please contact via email.
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