Head of Health Protection, Imms and Vaccs (NHS AfC: Band 8c) - Health Protection - NHS Nottingh[...]

Employer
NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sir John Robinson House
Town
Arnold
Salary
£70,417 - £81,138 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59
Interview date
03/05/#####
Head of Health Protection, Imms and VaccsNHS AfC: Band 8cJob overviewThe post holder will lead the health protection, immunisation and vaccination agendas as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for health protection and wider immunisation and vaccination delivery as required within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire foot print.Health protection includes the areas listed below and responsibilities may be fully or partially supported by the Health Protection Team, depending on the programme of work and type of issue. Partnership working internal and external to the ICS and NHS is therefore an essential component of the role.Flu Programme – in and out of seasonScreeningAntimicrobial ResistanceOutbreak Management i.e. Avian Flu, Ebola, TB/BBV, Uni OutbreakHazard Management i.e. terrorist attack involving nerve agent, issue of Potassium iodate tablets, environmental hazardsInterviews will be held on the morning of Friday 3rd May 2024Main duties of the jobCreate the conditions for strategic Health Protection, operational oversight and immunisation and vaccination response including planning and engagement within the ICB and across the Integrated Care System. Liaising and working directly with Public Health to lead on NHS planning and operational oversight on areas of Health Protection, ensuring that there is clear co-ordination across all parts of the system. Embedding Health Protection in all ICB and ICS strategy and planning documents, ensuring that priorities and risks are understood at all levels of the ICB. Tracking, monitoring and driving forward a culture that is proactive in relation to work related to health protection, immunisation and vaccination delivery.Lead programmes of improvement work related to the system vaccination and immunisation integrated strategy, taking into account patient harm, safety and quality and to support the delivery of the ICS priorities and associated work programmes.Working for our organisationNHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We were formed with the intention to improve population health and collaborate with local partners (NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector) to deliver high quality health and social care provision to our local population.We have accountability for the system delivery of the ICS’ priorities such as improving outcomes in population health and healthcare, tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access, enhancing productivity and value for money, and helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.We seek to improve the patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer access and choice to our patients. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it’s important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally. In conjunction, with patient experience and the growing demands of our population; we are facing significant financial challenge. We are required to reduce expenditure to sustainable levels (ICS 5-year strategic plan).The ambitions are great, but so are the opportunities to be part of our new and evolving organisation, to make positive impactful change to the health and social care agenda across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.Detailed job description and main responsibilities Lead on a co-ordinated and proactive relationship with Public Health, ensuring that the ICB has a comprehensive and clear approach to health protection Lead implementation of the service working alongside Place Base Partnership and ICB colleagues to effect a coordinated approach to system.Integrate the NHS Regional team with the delegation of imms, vaccs and screeningLead on Midlands approach in to screening, imms and vaccs in line with delegated responsibilities and ICS hosting arrangementsEstablish a system of assurance for the regional service including measurement and monitoring of quality standardsEnsure continuous review and quality improvement ensuring effective planning in areas of health protection and contributing to a co-ordinated response to health protection incidentsJointly develop the ICS work plan for heath protection in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire with the SRO/Deputy Medical Director and Associate Director of Health Inequalities and Clinical Strategic Programmes to describe objectives and timescales for delivery within the plan.Ensure clear links are established and maintained with local Infection Prevention and Control teams, Immunisation teams and Resilience leads within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB and be an active partner within ICS.Lead the local health protection service response to safeguard the population’s health through the development of health protection strategies and policies for communicable disease, reduction of vaccine preventable disease, infection control and environmental health.Deliver an effective health protection service within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB and be an active partner within ICS encompassing remaining COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 work.Develop an agreed approach to allocation of tasks (as required) for the management of cases, incidents, and outbreaks of infectious diseases.Utilise an evidence-based approach to manage clinical/professional advice and discussions within the service and support and participate in the team’s case management and review process.Engage with other local, regional, and national organisations and staff and agree withthem how health protection should be delivered locally.Ensure the effective investigation and management of a range of health protection incidents and outbreaks.Lead on embedding a clear approach to health inequalities in all areas of health protection.Lead for Health Protection, immunisation and vaccination with ICB, ICS integrated Primary Care and the Directors of Public Health in driving forward the immunisation and vaccination strategy to deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes for the population.Lead the work in partnership to co-design the screening strategy plus develop an operational mobilisation plan with an emphasis on engaging the wider stakeholders both within the ICS and the regional team.Lead for centralising oversight and assurance and coordination within the ICB and central point of contact with system partners.Service Development Develop evidence of effectiveness of health and healthcare interventions, initiatives, programmes and services allowing for a clinically led, innovative approach to areas of Health ProtectionIn conjunction with SRO/clinical lead provide highly specialised public health advice and leadership to support and inform an evidence-based approach for the commissioning, development and improvement of high-quality equitable services across primary, secondary and social care, and local authorities, voluntary and community organisations in potentially contentious and hostile environments where barriers to acceptance may exist.To be responsible for leading service development, evaluation and quality assurance governance in specific areas and for preparing and adjusting action plans in line with changing needs and geographical boundaries.To be responsible for the identification and implementation of appropriate health outcome measures, social and health care pathways/protocols and guidelines for service delivery across patient pathways for the local population.Surveillance and assessment of the population’s health and well-beingTo maintain and improve effective systems for the surveillance of both noncommunicable and communicable disease and environmental hazards across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and ensure that these inform national surveillance systems.To develop information and intelligence systems to underpin health protection and aligns with improvement and action across disciplines and system organisations.To receive, interpret, provide and advise on highly complex, qualitative and quantitative information about the health of populations to colleagues and wider partners.To write and/or contribute to local, national reports on the health of the population of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.Contribute to the development of health strategies and policies for communicable disease, reduction of vaccine preventable disease, infection control.At each phase of the vaccination programme assess the proposed network coverage and develop solutions to bridge any identified gaps in coverageManage the supply of vaccinations across the delivery network to ensure optimal and equitable supply and minimise the level of vaccine wastageAttend the regional vaccination meetingsAttend vaccination and incident management team meetingsEnsure the team responds promptly to planned & unplanned requests from region, ICS, other stake holdersDevelop responses to new requests from region often at short noticeProvide critical information to the Executive and senior leadership team as directed.Person specificationQualificationsEducated to masters level or equivalent experience and knowledge appliedEvidence of professional developmentKnowledgeClinical experience related to Health ProtectionExperience of delivering complex programmes in a large org or across more than one orgKnowledge of clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluation and evidence based practiceA strong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners including local and national govtResource management including management of people and financesPersonal AttributesSelf-motivated, professional, well organised, prioritised and deliver to short deadlinesWell developed interpersonal skillsAble to influence and negotiate with system partners over service implementation issuesWilling to continue to learn and reflect on delivery - quality improvementProactive and able to influence without formal authorityAbility to cope with pressure, conflicts, demands and ambiguities whilst still achieving resultsDemonstrate values of respect, honesty, putting people first, able to lead with compassion while challenging the status quo Our communities are from all walks of life, so we are too. Here at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB, we are not all the same. The diversity of our workforce gives us strength by providing unique first hand experiences and voices to draw upon. We believe that to deliver high-quality services, we need to represent all the communities we serve.
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Name
Hazel Buchanan
Job title
Associate Director of Health Inequalities
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Telephone number
07545419369
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