Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Work with the Divisional management team to develop as required new clinical initiatives and service developments to improve service outcomes for patients whilst ensuring that plans are in place to monitor on Quality impact assessments.
In collaboration with the Professional Lead promote development of audit activity to enable benchmarking of services and clinical governance processes.
To maintain and improve clinical performance standards, in conjunction with the wider clinical team by monitoring compliance through relevant clinical audits such as monthly Essential Care Indicator and Safety Thermometer audit etc.
In conjunction with the Professional lead to ensure that clinical audits are undertaken as per divisional clinical audit plan and to support services in overseeing improvements required where identified.
To lead on the recruitment and retention of staff within service(s) listed in Appendix 1.
To support the Service Manager in delivering financial budgets and clinical components of Cost Improvement Plans.
To provide clinical leadership to the efficiency and productivity of Service clinical resources and to demonstrate this on an ongoing basis through the use of KPIs defined by the Divisional Senior Leadership Team.
Work with the Service Manager to ensure that effective governance arrangements are in place for identifying and mitigating risk and that a culture exists of continuous service review, transformation and evaluation and where staff can raise concerns safely and expediently with service delivery.
In liaison with the Service Manager, ensure staff at all levels are fully engaged in understanding the service specifications and performance targets for their service by creating a robust communication plan, staff engagement strategy, individual or team work plans and objectives, and training as required.
Responsible for the development and management of a Service Risk Register. Work with the Professional Lead in developing a clinical Strategy for the service(s) listed in Appendix 1.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential Criteria
* Degree level education or equivalent experience
* Membership/Registration of relevant professional body
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Significant clinical experience in relevant professional area
* Significant relevant experience working at senior management level
* Significant relevant experience of and exposure to performance setting and monitoring
* Significant experience of managing budgets within financial constraints/targets
* Significant experience of line managing staff/teams
* Experience in preparing reports to be presented to senior level stakeholders and committees
* Significant experience of utilising PC tools/programmes to manipulate, analyse and present information to be distributed to senior level colleagues
* Experience in identifying education and training needs of staff, supporting them in their professional development
* Experience of managing budgets
Skills & Knowledge
Essential Criteria
* Knowledge of local health economy
* Knowledge of current NHS Framework
* Comprehensive understanding of quality agenda for NHS
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to work on own initiative without frequent supervision
* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport and credibility with clinical and managerial Teams
* Process mapping skills
* Knowledge of workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria
* Self-motivated
* Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines
* Willingness to learn and share knowledge
* Proven leadership skills; strong, inclusive leadership style
Other Job Requirements
Essential Criteria
* Ability to be independently mobile to travel across the Trust area
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of Working for Us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to Download
* JD & PS (PDF, 224.4KB)
* BCHC Local benefits (PDF, 99.6KB)
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