School Health Improvement Service ManagerinHinckleyinHinckleyPUBLISHED MON 3 MAR 2025

An exciting opportunity is available for a manager to lead and manager the School Health Improvement Service (SHIPS) in Cambridgeshire.

This is a critical role to ensure the successful start-up, management, development, and continuous improvement of this service.

You will lead the service which will include coordinating the delivery of health improvement and public health programmes in education and child/youth focussed settings.

We would like to hear from you if you are:

• An experienced Public Health or Registered Child Nurse, or manager, with experience in delivering and leading clinical community-based prevention and treatment services to a high quality.
• Strong leader of diverse professional groups, providing strong and effective direction and management.
• Focused on positive client outcomes
• Experienced in oversight and understanding of evidence-based health improvement and public health programmes within whole population communities.
• Experience in partnership working and community engagement.
• Experienced in data collection, collation, and reporting.

Are you prepared to be challenged?

You should have an outstanding record, excellent communication skills, a focus on detail and quality and ideally have achieved a relevant degree level qualification or equivalent. If you would like to be part of an innovative and ambitious team working in an exciting new service, we would very much like to hear from you.

About us

JOB DESCRIPTION

The school aged health improvement and prevention service is a new service being developed within Cambridgeshire. We are looking for a well-rounded individual to lead and manage the service who has insight and experience of education and public health.

MAIN PURPOSE

To lead and further develop the school aged health improvement and prevention service which will include coordinating the delivery of health promotion programmes in educational and Child/Youth focussed settings. Networking with relevant partners to raise the service profile and collaborate and influence services aimed at improving the health and well-being of the school aged population. Including a sexual health element, incorporating C-Card support for young people.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Manage the delivery of community services to children and young people in a variety of settings including schools, colleges, youth groups etc
• Line manages a team of coordinators who will manage a team of health improvement advisors.
• Create partnerships with community groups and key stakeholders involved in the health, well-being and education of children and young people, attending County wide meetings and events relevant to the school aged population and partner organisations.
• Liaise closely with education, health and social care services including sexual health services.
• Promote the service to ensure we hit our key performance indicators
• Collect and report data
• Complete data, finance and narrative reports for commissioners and attend contract meetings to allow scrutiny of the service delivered
• Lead on the evaluation of the service, service improvement and development of new service areas as priorities change in line with the internal, local neighbourhood and commissioner insight and evidence

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to engage with children and young people
• Experience of presenting/teaching to groups of all ages and levels
• Competent in being able to analyse data, adapting service offers accordingly
• Experience of using education, NHS and public health data to target service delivery
• Competent in using social media for advertising and promotion
• Be able to work independently, and as part of a team, demonstrating leadership
• Competent in Microsoft Office
• Ability to motivate groups

Ability to form partnerships