Band 6 Deputy Team Manager East Unplanned Team
This post is with the East Unplanned community nursing team based in Stechford. They cover the east wards in line with BCC with some crossover into several Solihull ward borders. The post will require nursing interventions to be delivered to clients in their own homes, responding to call outs and meeting the national 2-hour UCR turnaround. The post holder will be expected to work multi-professionally, support other team members' roles, and contribute to the future development of the service.
Consideration will be given around the trust's flexible working policy with regards to shifts.
Main Duties of the Job
As a senior nurse, you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, the ability to manage change in clinical practice and processes. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to independently make sound clinical and leadership judgments and regularly supervise the workload of junior colleagues.
We are looking for people who are innovative, forward-thinking, flexible, and have strong leadership qualities.
About Us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics, and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Job Responsibilities
Priority will be given to applicants who possess the District Nurse qualification or who are currently working towards this.
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses to join our teams; we provide integrated care to patients throughout Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust so the ideal candidate must be highly mobile and able to travel throughout the City's boundaries.
The ideal candidates must be good communicators, team players, and have sound clinical knowledge, being able to work independently and as part of a team.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
* Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
* Post Grad Degree or Evidence of relevant Degree level study (have gained if prescribing complete)
* Nurse Prescriber or willing to undertake Module within 12 months of employment.
* Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent
* Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
* District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification, or willing to work towards equivalent modules
Skills/Knowledge
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based clinical practice.
* Excellent communication, analytical skills, and a problem-solving approach. IT literate.
* Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
* Leadership and interpersonal qualities.
* Excellent organisational/prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines, often working with sensitive or contentious information within varying environments.
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge and implementation of NHS access targets.
* Understanding and knowledge of finance and performance management.
* Competent user of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Patient Administration Systems.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work under pressure
* Effective time management
* Effective Team Member
Other Job Requirements
* Needs to be independently mobile throughout the organisation. This post is assessed as requiring a car driver and access to a car.
* Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
* Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham.
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata)
#J-18808-Ljbffr