Job Description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Suffolk to assist with the appointment of a Head of Service, on a 5-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £34.44 - £43.61 per hour

Summary:

Suffolk County Council is seeking an experienced Head of Service to provide strategic and operational leadership across Children's Community Services, including Health Visiting, School Nursing, Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) and 0–19 services. The role will ensure safe, high-quality service delivery, strong safeguarding arrangements, regulatory compliance and improved outcomes for children, young people and families.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Children's Community Services.
• Lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0–19).
• Oversee safeguarding arrangements, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and statutory requirements.
• Lead clinical quality, patient safety, governance and risk management.
• Act as the organisation's CQC Registered Manager.

Essential Requirements:

• Registered health professional (e.g. Nurse or Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) with current professional registration.
• Significant senior leadership experience within children's services, public health or community health.
• Extensive experience in safeguarding leadership and multi-agency working.
• Strong knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme and 0–19 service delivery.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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