Employer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Barrow Town
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 7
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced clinician to work in the Integrated Care Community as a Team Lead. We are developing a new multidisciplinary team to provide dedicated support for those patients who are at high-risk of admission to hospital and those who are recurrently being admitted.
The programme aims to be Co-ordinated, Holistic, Intensive, Early and Focussed, bringing together colleagues from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social care, voluntary sector, therapy and community teams.
As Team Lead, you will promote good practice and influence service development to improve patient care. You will be accountable for the performance, quality and clinical effectiveness of the teams. This new programme will require strong and innovative leadership.
The successful applicant will need to develop strong relationships with the teams involved in the MDT and wider system partners and work closely with the Clinical Lead. This is an opportunity to work within an exciting new model of care in Furness.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide clinical input and leadership to the team in an MDT environment.
2. Support the Clinical Lead to provide leadership of MDT meetings and clinical reviews.
3. Address the diverse, unmet needs of patients driving admissions and bed days.
4. Manage complex caseloads of patients, prioritising, assessing, co-ordinating, delivering and reviewing care.
5. Contribute to service development and integration with health and social care providers.
6. Provide clinical leadership and expertise in the clinical area.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH), the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH), as well as various community health care premises.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
* 1st level registered nurse, educated to degree level.
* Evidence of relevant post graduate education in related areas.
* v150/v100/v300 prescriber.
* Community Specialist Practitioner.
* Previous management courses.
* Evidence of post registration education.
Experience
* Evidence of leading and managing a team.
* Post registration experience including community and/or acute settings.
* Advanced levels of assessment skills, care planning and care provision.
* Experience of managing complex patients and evaluating effectiveness of practice.
* Experience of working across organisational boundaries.
* Awareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy.
* Previous senior position in related field.
* Experience of working within an inter-disciplinary service.
Skills, ability & knowledge
* Ability to lead and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to provide professional/clinical leadership.
* Excellent organisational skills, including time management and decision-making skills.
* Advanced communication skills training.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to travel across the Bay independent of public transport.
* Personal leadership qualities to listen, inspire, motivate and support.
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
#J-18808-Ljbffr