South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
SWUFT Out of Hospital Division has an exciting opportunity for a full time Professional Lead (12 month fixed term) to work within our South Warwickshire Community Response Teams. These teams are based at Whitnash Lodge, RLSRH, Leamington Spa and Hathaway, Stratford upon Avon Hospital.
Overseeing the Warwick and Stratford community response teams (CRT) facilitating discharge of patients from acute hospitals with a South Warwickshire GP, assessing patients in their own home preventing admission and palliative care support. By providing assessment, intermediate interventions and reviews that forms part of our patients rehabilitation and assessment of care needs. The team educate and encourage the patient with their activities of daily living (ADL's), administration of medication, and therapeutic goals.
The role is exciting and has opportunities for the right candidate to develop their knowledge, competence and managerial skills in an ever changing, dynamic health and social care environment. Not only working in collaboration with colleagues across the locality; including allied health professionals, place-based teams, urgent community response leads, and several specialist services, but also liaising on a daily basis with integrated care system (ICS) partners within the acute Trusts, local authority, clinical commissioners, and 3rd party care providers.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of the role is to work with Integrated Teams within a defined locality, focusing on developing services and multi-disciplinary teams. This will be through clinical leadership and operational management within a clinical governance framework, in line with the overall strategy for South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The role will involve deputising for the Locality Manager to ensure continuity in the operational management of teams.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1. To oversee clinical services focusing on people with complex needs, to ensure personalised care planning and quality outcomes.
2. To directly manage and develop multi-disciplinary team working within the localities through a programme of leadership, teaching and assessment.
3. To assist in the re-design of care services, engaging the appropriate stakeholders, which encompasses the principles of Productive Community Working.
4. To ensure that resources are managed effectively and efficiently within the span of control, in order to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients.
5. To develop and maintain joint working initiatives with other team members and voluntary and statutory agencies to enhance the services provided.
6. To ensure that performance indicators and activity targets are achieved.
7. To take lead responsibility in the facilitation and development of corporate working, clinical leadership, standards and competencies, audit and future direction of services within the Clinical Governance framework.
Clinical Role
1. To be responsible for maintaining own professional knowledge and clinical practice as per NMC Guidelines.
2. Overseeing complex cases, assisting the Team when short staffed due to staff shortages. Assist with difficult discharges from the caseload, review discharge data, proactively manage scheduling. Advise on opportunities of self-management.
3. Initiate and participate in clinical audit, influencing changes in practice where indicated.
4. To support and participate in research programmes and the development of research-based practice.
5. To support and facilitate the development of evidence-based practice in line with best practice guidelines and national initiatives.
Management Role
1. To ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the use of resources, supporting the monitoring of local budgets within the localities.
2. To manage Health Safety and Security and risks within the workplace, ensuring that the teams comply with Trust policies and procedures.
3. To monitor, report and manage clinical incidents within the workplace.
4. Assist in workforce planning and development including the recruitment and retention of staff and the development of new roles.
5. To actively manage sickness and absence in line with Trust policies working with Human Resources to ensure that targets are met.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered in Health or Social Care Professional Qualification
* 1st level Degree or equivalent
* Recent CPD
* EDCL 1 or equivalent experience
* Post graduate knowledge in specialist area i.e. paediatrics, health visiting, public health
Experience
* Substantial experience at team leader or equivalent in health or social care
* Significant community experience at band 6 level of 1 year at band 7
Skills
* Ability to lead projects, design & implement project plans
* Able to influence and negotiate
* Ability to interpret data to make recommendations about service delivery & take appropriate action
* Ability to manage budgets
Other
* Driver and own transport
* Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
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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