Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team

Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team Purpose of Job: Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team

Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team To be responsible to the RBG Assistant Director for: Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team

• Providing senior leadership, influencing service design and delivery work in partnership will all stakeholders to develop the strategic plan necessary to shape the future of CLDT in Adult Services and to ensure that overall costs are not increased.

• Developing and deriving integrated service models which address inequalities for people accessing Learning Disabilities Services and improving their health and wellbeing outcomes.

• Providing excellent leadership, direction and effective management of the resources, and finances ensuring professional standards and best practice act as key drivers within a culture of improvement, value for money and safe practice.

• Leading and developing staff so as to maintain the highest level of staff morale and to create a climate within the team characterised by high standards and openness ensuring that the perspective of clinical and other staff are heard and valued.

• Developing appropriate and constructive relationships both within and external to the organisation and ensure that appropriate methods are used for the inclusion of service users’ perspective within service improvements.

Manages up to 50 directly managed staff.

Manages up to 20 indirectly managed consultancy/contracting staff.

Main Duties: Interim Head of Community Learning Disability Team

• The delivery and management of an integrated Community Learning disability service delivering Specialist Health Social Care services for People with Learning disabilities within the context of increasing service user choice and control over the support they receive.

• Continually question and challenge organisational status quo looking for new and innovative ways to improve service delivery and make the most effective use of resources identify and implement innovative ways to improve service delivery and make the most effective use of resources.

• Liaise closely with the clinical lead and heads of profession to ensure that service users receive a co- ordinated service within the health and social care systems and through the clear negotiation of the interfaces between the service and partner agencies.

• To manage social care staff and act as point of contact during the absence of health managers from varying professional backgrounds, ensuring that individual staff performance, appraisal and development is robustly undertaken to optimise both individual and organisational performance.

• The post holder is accountable for the performance management of staff, ensuring that all performance indicators and performance management requirements, as outlined nationally and locally across RBG are met.

• To manage the health and social care budgets for the integrated CLDT, ensuring that income targets are achieved, cost improvement programmes delivered and financial balance maintained.

• To engage where necessary with a diverse range of multi-disciplinary teams, including consultants, GPs, nursing staff, allied health professionals,

administrative and clerical staff, senior manager and service leads Primary Care Clinicians and other practitioners

• The post holder will have a clear understanding of governance and accountability arrangements for the services in which they are responsible for and operationally manage and will work with Oxleas management staff, social care Team Managers, and other professional leads to ensure the delivery of high-quality health and social care services within a framework of continuous improvement.

• To undertake any other work appropriate to the level and general nature of the post’s duties.

• To undertake all duties with due regard to the provisions of health and safety regulations and legislation, the Council’s Equal Opportunities and Customer Care policies, and the New Technology agreement.

• Designation of the Post to which the Post-Holder normally reports to RBG Assistant Director, mental health and Learning disabilities Operations and Partnership.

• Undertake employee investigations and appeals in line with RBG’s policies.