Describe a typical day. Every day is different, which is what makes the job so interesting. However, I try to spend time "walking the area" - going to see people on the wards and asking them how they're getting on, and to make them feel like they're not totally isolated from management.
I have a mixture of planned meetings and ad hoc meetings with staff, phone calls, reports, data analysis, and future planning.
What other agencies and who else within your organisation do you work with? I work with the county council, schools, social services, education parent groups, voluntary agencies, the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership, other health organisations and adult services. I work with staff from support workers to directors.
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