Job summary
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays
Nottinghamshire Healthcare are delighted to offer a position as deputy Team Leader for our Specialist Palliative Care Services.
Based at Bassetlaw Hospice in Retford you will support the leadership team and work clinically within our 6 bedded inpatient unit. This includes the day to day management of all clinical staff and responsibility for the safe running of the unit.
You will be highly motivated eager to take your next step as a developing leader. You will be passionate about palliative care and show the drive to develop our services to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our local population.
Main duties of the job
Working with support from our Band 7 Clinical Team Leader the successful candidate will take charge of the day to day running of the inpatient unit including patient care, managing bed state, rosters and staff management and audit and service improvement.
This will include deputising for the Clinical Team Leader in her absence.
To develop and implement new initiatives to ensure that the experience of patients and those important to them is the best it can be as they approach the end of their lives.
To use evidence based practice and own skills and knowledge to introduce improvements and support staff training and development.
To undertake audits and provide clinical governance and assurance for the inpatient unit.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, energy and enthusiasm and be eager to take the most from this opportunity.
In return, as well as joining a well established team you will be supported with training and development opportunities and encouraged to take forward an improvement project that will support your learning portfolio and your future CV.
This is an excellent opportunity to take up a senior role within Specialist Palliative Care.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the duties outlined above, the successful candidate will support the team leader in undertaking appraisals, audits, delivering supervision, managing staff sickness and any discipline or grievance issues.You will also support the initial review of incidents and dealing with ward level concerns
You will be highly self motivated and able to motivate those around you. You will have a passion for palliative care and improving patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds particularly where strong leadership can be demonstrated. In return you will join a positive and supportive team across the hospice service making a real difference to outcomes for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the duties outlined above, the successful candidate will support the team leader in undertaking appraisals, audits, delivering supervision, managing staff sickness and any discipline or grievance issues.You will also support the initial review of incidents and dealing with ward level concerns
You will be highly self motivated and able to motivate those around you. You will have a passion for palliative care and improving patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds particularly where strong leadership can be demonstrated. In return you will join a positive and supportive team across the hospice service making a real difference to outcomes for our patients.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
