Band 8b Head of MASH - Health Birmingham & Solihull

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Safeguarding leader who is highly motivated with positive energy and enthusiasm  to join an established Safeguarding Team, leading  MASH Health in Birmingham and Solihull. 

The post holder will provide safeguarding leadership in both Birmingham MASH and Solihull MASH ensuring the organisation’s workforce is confident and competent to identify and work in partnership to protect children and vulnerable adults and  support the partnership safeguarding responsibilities in Birmingham and Solihull. The post holder will support the organisation to meet both statutory and regulatory duties related to safeguarding.

The ideal candidate will be expected to work in a demanding environment and must be able to adapt to change to meet the service requirements and prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines. Build positive relationships with a wide range of organisations and individuals.

In addition, the post holder must have the ability to multi-task whilst remaining calm and professional at all times.

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The post will be employed by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust within the Safeguarding Children team and work provide operational management across both Birmingham and Solihull Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) providing health clinical leadership, operational management and senior health leadership to the partnership.

The post holder will participate in strategic partnerships across both Birmingham and Solihull and region providing a health voice and context to strategic service developments.

The post holder will participate in strategic partnerships across the City and region providing a health voice and context to strategic service developments.

The post holder will be responsible for strategically leading the health component of Birmingham and Solihull MASHs supporting the named health professionals, leading audit programmes and ensuring that data collection and reporting requirements are met in a timely manner.

The post holder will take the high level leadership which is pivotal to the success of the role, combining professional nursing practice, credibility with proven and highly effective managerial attributes and financial acumen.

Must be able to travel to all MASH bases - 1 Avenue, Solihull and Priestly Wharf

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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.