Operations Manager - CFHD

Children and Family Health Devon are advertising for a 12-month maternity cover, on either a fixed term contract or an internal secondment, for the Band 8a Operations Lead for our Physical and Sensory Pathway. You will work together with the clinical and professional leads of the pathway to oversee operational delivery and bring a compassionate approach to lead a hardworking, skilled multi-disciplinary staff team. Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) Physical and Sensory Pathway offers specialised assessment and support for children with developmental delays, musculoskeletal issues, neuro-disabilities, and motor or sensory processing disorders. It brings together physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists to provide therapy, equipment, adaptions and tailored support plans. You will be part of a strong and supportive network of operational managers across CFHD and will play a pivotal role in influencing how we work with partners to deliver joined-up, needs-led care. The leadership model at CFHD (clinical, operational and medical leads) ensures you are supported in your leadership and able to drive service quality and development effectively. This role can be based at any of our locality sites across Devon, a job share would be considered, and more hours may become available during the 12months.,

• Ensure provision of high quality, safe and responsive community integrated health services to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals across Devon and Torbay according to need.
• Ensure the service is based on best practice and evidence; is outcomes focussed and audit and routine outcome monitoring is used to improve clinical effectiveness and outcomes for children and young people.
• Provide specialist advice and county-wide system leadership ensuring that CFHD services are delivered in response to local need in partnership with communities and other local services.
• Provide effective collaborative leadership and day to day operational management of the CFHD service.
• To jointly lead the locality or county pathway comprising professional, clinical and operational leaders.
• Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence based clinical pathways through the service including triage, assessment, clinical formulation and care planning, treatment, and discharge of children and young people.
• Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways within CFHD, health specialties and partner organisations across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector.
• Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with children, young people and their parents/carers, ensuring their active participation is facilitated and feedback elicited, considered and acted-upon.
• Ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks are managed effectively.
  
  We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
  
  At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives., We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
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