Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Clinical Lead to join Chester South Community Care Team in the Chester area. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team including but not limited to; team manager, enhanced clinical practitioner, clinical leads, community nurses, AHP's and many other specialist professionals who visit the team.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and who provides confident support and leadership and coaching to clients and clinicians. You must have excellent communication skills and an ability to work in partnership with clients and their families/carers and when necessary, act to safeguard individuals who are at risk from harm and abuse.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide a highly visible clinical profile with leadership and clinical oversight of a designated Care Community caseload.
2. Work collaboratively with the wider health, social care and the third sector partner agencies to meet the needs of patients.
3. Ensure patients receive the right care, by the right person at the right time and the right place.
4. Place the patient at the centre of all decisions, reinforcing the concept of a more streamlined patient journey, with minimal avoidable delays, and an emphasis on people achieving independence whilst improving quality of care.
5. Provide direction within the caseload in consideration of the impact of current health and social care agendas and local initiatives.
6. Be aware of local public health community profiles and how this influences the required care for the population.
7. According to community profiles: understand the skills required from the Community Care Team.
8. Focus on the delivery of person-centred care.
9. Provide effective, evidence-based care to a defined population through case load management and monitoring of care standards.
10. Provide clinical leadership, coaching and development of the clinical team.
About us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First level registered general adult nurse.
* Evidence of teaching and assessing.
* SPC qualification in District Nursing or equivalent; demonstrating robust evidence of caseload management, community profiling and application of health needs assessment.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Proficiency in delivering high quality evidenced based care.
* To be able to demonstrate continuing professional development.
* Ability to work and communicate effectively within a MDT setting.
Experience
* Significant experience of working within a community healthcare setting.
* Experience of making autonomous decisions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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