Head of Service

As part of Waltham Forest strategic working, the service works to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. This strategic and partnership approach will be vital within this role to achieve quality integrated care. The Head of Service will have a leadership role and therefore work with the Director for Operations and Clinical Director, to represent the organisation as appropriate., The Head of Service will play a key role in providing strong and inspirational leadership to the Children and Young People Services as part of an integrated approach across the Borough working in partnership with key stakeholders across the Children and Young peoples spectrum. The post holder will be expected to support their team, department, and organisation to achieve the organisations values in their day-to-day work.

The Head of Service will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, outcome focused services that meet the needs of the local population. The post-holder will lead the successful delivery and continuous improvement of the service to achieve agreed KPIs including the management of delegated budgets.

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.