2.4.1 Terms of Reference for Integrated Working Board

SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER

The purpose of the Integrated Working Board is to have a strategic multi agency representative group to overview the provision and leadership of integrated services in the delivery of the Every Child Matters outcomes.

This is a new chapter for January 2011.

1.	Membership
2.	Frequency of Meetings
3.	Quorate
4.	Chair
5.	Objectives
6.	Locality Integrated Working Groups for Children Under 5 and their Families
	6.1	Purpose
	6.2	Membership
	6.3	Frequency of Meetings
	6.4	Chair
	6.5	Objectives
7.	Guidance to Support Locality Integrated Working Group

1. Membership

Head of Localities, Kirklees Community Health Care Services
Children’s’ Centre Integrated Services Manager, Directorate of Children and Young People
Community Team Leader, Mid Yorks Trust
Public Health Specialist, Children & Families, Kirklees NHS
Community Matron - Midwifery, Calderdale Huddersfield Trust
Head of Commissioning, Children & Families, Kirklees NHS
Area Manager - Job Centre Plus Representative
Operational Lead for Health Visiting, Kirklees Community Health Care Services
Integrated Services Manager (CAF and Parenting) - Directorate of Children and Young People
Quality and Inclusion Team Manager - Directorate of Children and Young People
Assistant Director of Children’s Services (North) – Action for Children

Invited Members on occasional basis to inform forward planning and decision making:

Voluntary Sector
Safe Guarding
Learning Service (represents Heads and Schools)
GP’s
Data and information sharing – Business Strategy Manager - Directorate of
Children and Young People

2. Frequency of Meetings

6 Weekly.

3. Quorate

3 organisations must be represented.

4. Chair

The chairing of the group will be on a rotational basis.

5. Objectives

To improve integrated working at operational and strategic level.
To improve and develop communication strategies
To identify areas of effective integrated working and help to support best practice across Children Centre areas.
To progress joint decision making processes regarding operational delivery of children’s services in localities.
To identify and manage organisational risks in the delivery of services
To develop a shared governance process in the planning and delivery of services
To understand organisational challenges in the delivery of services
To work in partnership in response to opportunities and challenges for respective organisations
To examine Kirklees multi agency data to review progress
Monitor and evaluate action plans, to ensure service delivery is being achieved against shared performance indicators
To enable and action priorities brought to the attention of the board by the integrated working groups
Joint Workforce planning

Terms of Reference will be reviewed in 12 months.

6. Locality Integrated Working Groups for Children Under 5 and their Families

6.1 Purpose

The purpose of the Integrated Working Groups is to have a multi agency representative group to overview the provision of leadership and integrated services in the delivery of the Every Child Matters outcomes – for children and families aged pre birth – 5 years.

6.2 Membership

To include:

Sure Start Children’s Centre Locality Manager
Locality Manager – PCT
Health Visitor Team Leader
Midwife Locality representative
Sure Start Family Support Manager
Children’s Centre Managers
Early Years Consultant

Invited Members on occasional basis to inform forward planning and decision Making: all listed are to receive minutes from each meeting listed below:

Voluntary Sector
Safe Guarding
Learning Service (represents Heads and Schools)
Job Centre Plus

6.3 Frequency of Meetings

Minimum quarterly – June, October, December, March.

6.4 Chair

Sure Start Children’s Centre Locality Manager
Deputy Chair to be determined by the group

6.5 Objectives

To improve integrated working at operational level and influence strategic direction
To develop and implement a joint multi agency action plan – to set targets to achieve against shared performance indicators
To measure impact of services for families, and to monitor evidence of output and outcomes
To use multi agency data to identify priorities and direct resources for individual Notionanal Children’s Centre Catchment areas and the locality
To improve and develop communication strategies
To identify areas of effective integrated working and help to support best practise across children’s centre areas
To progress joint decision making processes regarding operational delivery of children’s services in localities
To identify and manage organisational risks in the delivery of services and escalate as appropriate to IWB
To understand organisational challenges in the delivery of services (e.g. information sharing, roles and responsibilities
To work in partnership in response to opportunities and challenges for respective organisations

7. Guidance to Support Locality Integrated Working Group

1.	Complete Locality Action Plan (see Appendix A)
	1.1	Identify and agree key actions in relation to all themes
	1.2	Identify outcomes in relation to all actions Identify linked targets – local, Department of work and pensions, Department of Health
	1.3	Identify and agree timescale for the action
	1.4	Identify and agree lead person for action
	Action plan to be reviewed and updated quarterly.
2.	Locality Integrated Working Group Template to be Completed at Quarterly Meetings (see Appendix B)
	Sure Start Locality Manager to return completed reporting template to Karen Murray.
	PLEASE NOTE: A MAXIMUM OF 3 PRIORITY ACTIONS SHOULD BE AGREED AND INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. THIS SHOULD BE THE 3 PRIORITY ITEMS WHICH REQUIRE SUPPORT AND HELP FROM THE INTEGRATED WORKING BOARD.
3.	Feedback from Integrated Working Board (see Appendix C)
	Integrated Working Group address priority activities and feedback to Locality Integrated Working Group via feedback form.

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