Head of Service - Children's Community Health; Part-Time

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City Ipswich

Province Suffolk

Postal Code IP1

Local Authority | 12 Month Contract

Location: Endeavour House, Suffolk County

Contract: 12 Month Contract

Working Pattern: 3 Days Office-Based | Travel Required

Driving Licence: Required (DVLA Check Required)

DBS: Enhanced DBS Required

Interview Process: Face-to-Face Interview Preferred

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We are looking for an experienced leader to fill the role of Head of Service - Children's Community Health
. This position is crucial for providing both strategic and operational direction within Suffolk County's Children's Community Health Services. The role is responsible for the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of services such as Health Visiting, School Nursing, Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), and the Healthy Child Programme (0-19). Key responsibilities include leading initiatives in safeguarding, quality assurance, governance, workforce development, and service performance to achieve outstanding outcomes for children, young people, and families.

As the CQC Registered Manager
, you will play a vital role in driving service improvements and ensuring excellence in children's community health services.

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• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Children's Community Health Services.
• Manage the Healthy Child Programme (0-19) to fulfill commissioned and statutory objectives.
• Take full responsibility for safeguarding, statutory compliance, and organizational assurance.
• Act as the senior safeguarding lead, offering expert guidance and oversight.
• Oversee safeguarding governance, supervision, policy development, audit programs, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Incorporate learning from inspections, safeguarding reviews, complaints, and serious incidents into practice.
• Supervise clinical quality, patient safety, risk management, and governance.
• Ensure inspection readiness as the CQC Registered Manager.
• Lead service transformation, redesign, and innovation initiatives.
• Improve performance against safeguarding, operational, and public health metrics.
• Lead, supervise, and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee services for vulnerable children and young people, including those in care or under child protection plans.
• Manage complex budgets, resources, and financial performance.
• Build effective partnerships across health, education, local authority, safeguarding, and voluntary sectors.
• Represent the organization at safeguarding partnerships, commissioning boards, strategic forums, and inspections.
• Prepare and present reports, assurance papers, and recommendations to senior leaders, commissioners, and stakeholders.

As the senior safeguarding lead, you will:

• Direct safeguarding policy, practice, and service development.
• Ensure robust safeguarding supervision arrangements.
• Lead organizational responses to serious incidents and safeguarding reviews.
• Foster a strong culture of safeguarding and professional accountability.
• Deliver and manage safeguarding training and workforce development programs.
• Maintain strong relationships with safeguarding partnerships and multi-agency networks.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• Registered Health Professional (e.g., Nurse or SCPHN) with current professional registration.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in Children's Services, Community Health, Public Health, or Integrated Care Services.
• Comprehensive safeguarding leadership experience, including multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
• Strong understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and…