Designated Clinical Officer

You will work alongside the Children's Commissioning team in the ICB and Local Authority, Bolton Foundation Trust and CAMHS, as well as colleagues in social care, education and the voluntary sector. Building partnerships and a shared understanding of the challenges and solutions is a key feature of this role.

This critical role will be a key point of contact and advice for local partners (e.g., Local Authority, Education), professionals, parents and young people who have SEN or a disability. The aim of the role is to help ensure that children and young people with SEND have their health needs assessed and that they are able to access appropriate services to meet their health needs. You will act as the key source of knowledge and experience for a wide range of clinical colleagues and key stakeholders working to implement the SEND reforms. You will therefore require an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the Children and families Act, SEND Code of Practice and statutory requirements of the health system.

You will demonstrate strong clinical experience of working with children with SEND, as well as a good understanding of the guidance and legislation. You will provide professional and clinical leadership and be a source of expertise on matters relating to health and SEND, acting as a strategic health lead for the Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) planning process and pathway. You will help to drive innovation and improvements across a variety of pathways of care.

Do you want to make a real difference for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities? This is an opportunity for you to lead and shape local provision, as well as to ensure that children receive the quality of services they deserve.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse or therapist with knowledge of the SEND agenda to join the ICB in Bolton. In Bolton we have a strong whole system commitment to improving services and outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

We are thrilled that services for childrenwith special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bolton have achieved the highest possible rating from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. This exceptional recognition is due to the dedication and quality of our services which is underpinned by our strong partnership between education, health and social care.

Our inspection highlighted the positive experiences and outcomes we are achieving for our young people thanks to the creative and imaginative efforts and hard work of our staff. Inspectors noted that children are at the centre of local leaders thoughts, planning and decision making. This is a fantastic opportunity to join Bolton to continue to build on these recognised strengths and partnerships., Bolton is known for its friendly and welcoming people and its proud industrial heritage. Bolton has a long history of working in partnership to integrate health and social care services with the shared aim of improving the health and wellbeing of all residents. There is a strong commitment across the Bolton partnership to enhance outcomes for children with SEND, and well established relationships between partner organisations. Bolton has a history of strong co-production with families to drive innovation and improvements to services and outcomes for children and young people.