MRP - Head of SEND

• Act as the primary relationship lead for the Midlands for the SEND agenda providing support, guidance and coordination of improvement interventions to help systems and organisations deliver national priorities and achieve sustainable improvements in people's lives.
• Support the development of Clusters and ICBs by sharing best practice and tailoring support to their level of maturity, improving their resilience, capability and autonomy
• Maintain oversight of cluster ICB delivery and system maturity in line with regional frameworks and approaches, working with systems to strengthen capability and delivery.
• In conjunction with the Regional and National Programme Teams and other functions ensure that there is coordination between improvement activities and systems to provide aligned and helpful support.
• Work with wider regional and national teams to develop sustainable strategic solutions, facilitate pan-system discussions where appropriate and sign-post to support.
• Ensure the directorate's business functions are delivered effectively, including business planning, risk management, governance, reporting and workforce responsibilities.
• Work collaboratively with the Children and Young People team to align priorities, share expertise and support coordinated delivery.

Essential

• Relevant qualification in the area of Children and Young Peoples Services e.g. Nurse, Doctor, AHP, Social Worker, Teacher.
• Member of relevant professional body.
• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Extensive evidence of working across varied organisational settings.

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of working with Providers of Health and Social Care
• Experience of managing and successfully delivering high level boards responsible for key NHS /Social Care policies and programmes.
• Experience of managing an evaluation programme with a view to contributing to future service improvements and change; delivering programmes responsible for service configuration and transformation
• Significant senior management experience with a focus onto strategic programme management
• Extensive knowledge of Children and Young Peoples Services
• Experience of working alongside ICS's/TCP on the deliverable of Transformational Change.

Essential

• Strong leadership skills to take forward a challenging agenda where others may doubt the validity of the programme
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Demonstrable experience of delivering results through the development and management of teams to ensure success and use a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility

Essential

• Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
• Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda