Job summary
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust and North Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust, your application will not be reviewed and will automatically be rejected at the shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
Are you a dynamic individual interested in leadership and looking for a new challenge in an environment that is undergoing a major change programme? Central Middlesbrough PCN has an opportunity for a permanent clinical lead post, and this could be the opportunity for you.
If so, then we have the career-changing opportunity for you at South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust.
We are undergoing a significant programme of radical transformation and we have a great opportunity for a clinical lead to provide leadership to the team within your area of responsibility, working collaboratively with the Clinical Matron and General Manager in Tees Community Services Directorate.
Main duties of the job
You will provide assurance of safety, quality, and the overall patient experience while ensuring the effective day-to-day management of nursing in your area to deliver key quality, performance, and financial plans to achieve key service and standards improvements.
To support the trust's future success, you will:
1. Ensure cost controls in your area expenditure in line with agreed budgets
2. Work with the Primary Care Network Clinical Director to develop the Primary Care Network and new models of working
3. Ensure provision of excellent standards of clinical practice
4. Inspire a culture of excellence focused on patient engagement and experience
5. Prioritize patient safety with regular audits in place to monitor compliance
6. Be responsible for standards of care being provided
7. Have a proven track record of leadership, developing a culture of high performance
8. Promote an environment where learning, research, and innovation are actively encouraged
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that will be critical to the success of a truly transformed future state for the trust and will fundamentally challenge traditional processes and ways of thinking to build an industry-leading service that provides excellent quality care to the communities we serve.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme is designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
3. Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip you with the skills to champion, lead, and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four-and-a-half-day training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, including in-house courses and leadership apprenticeships at levels 3, 5, and 7.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of leading/managing staff within a health/social care operational environment
* Experience of successfully delivering a significant service improvement/change project resulting in a positive impact
* Evidence and experience of relevant continuing professional development and developing clinical practice
* Recent experience and evidence of effective management of change
* Evidence of teaching/training experience
* Experience of change management
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in a relevant field awarded by a professional body
* Registered as fit to practice by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
* Evidence of Post Graduate clinical training/development
Desirable
* Completion of the specialist practitioner qualification in District Nursing (BSc or PGDip)
Knowledge
Essential
* Ability to provide expert clinical advice/intervention on specialist complex issues within own field
* Ability to motivate staff by providing a positive role model
* Able to respond and adapt appropriately to changing needs of the service
* Participation in regular clinical supervision
* Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Low Grange Health Village
Normanby Road
Middlesbrough
TS6 6TD
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