Job summary
Role Summary
Form a key member of the senior management team of the Acute Care at Home Service, flexing roles to address new challenges as they emerge, and engaging in developing and transforming the service
Working collaboratively with other members of the triumvirate will lead, the Clinical, Operational and Financial Performance of the Acute Care at Home Service i.e., Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS), Virtual Wards (VW) and the Acute Visiting service with regard to attendance and admission avoidance; ensuring resources are used to maximum efficiency whilst delivering high quality, safe and efficient care for patients across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated care system.
Provide proactive, compassionate, system collaborative and visible Clinical leadership Ensuring that there are appropriate systems and processes in place to deliver the strategic objectives and drive forward the service to improve the Clinical effectiveness of the Service.
Provide advice and support to Directors demonstrating a commitment to team working and shared responsibility for the achievement of the aims and objectives of the collaborative.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
To provide senior professional clinical leadership to the service.
Be part of a Consultatnt of the week rota, providing oversight and governance to CRIS and VW
Within the tirumerverate, provide leadership to Acute Care at Home and contribute to developing the strategic direction of the service.
Provide strategic advice and leadership and contribute on medical and clinical matters to the Acute Care at Home Board and sub committes.
Accountable for the clinical governance within the service in partnership with the Head of Nursing.
Work collaboratively with the clinical leadership within the service to ensure the service delivers against all pillars of Clinical governance and manage the Clinical Leads.
Take shared corporate responsibility for the financial performance of Acute Care at Home, including the achievement of financial targets, balancing the potentially conflicting demands of budgetary requirements and clinical standards
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proactively and positively contribute to the successful functioning of the Acute Care at Home service.
Contribute to the development of innovative and effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the implementation of the strategic objectives.
Act as an advocate for Acute Care at Home and its contribution to the Health Service arena through creating effective partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Collaborative
Support the Acute Care at Home culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering high quality services and better outcomes for our patients.
Proactively, meaningfully and consistently demonstrate all the Trusts Values in everyday practice, decision making and interactions with patients and colleagues.
Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate
Build and sustain effective communications with all members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the shared services as required
Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Acute Care at Home work or opportunities for Acute Care at Home involvement around health issues
Support the delivery of systems,processes and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourage all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.
Represent Acute Care at Home at various forums, developing partnerships, sharing best practice and integrating this knowledge.
Ensure there is clinical engagement in the day to day activities of Acute Care at Home, and in performance improvements and service developments, working with the leads in other services across the Trust.
Promote innovation and quality improvement to ensure best-practice services for patients and positive working experience for staff.
Support the Acute Care at Home annual budget setting process and delivery of quality and performance metrics.
Promote a just and learning culture based on openness, learning, coaching and continuous improvement and support continuing personal development
Promote an environment that improves health, well-being, safety and security for staff
Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training
Take action when professional standards fall short of those acceptable
To carry out employee relations matters, such as disciplinary or grievance, in line with Trusts policies as required
Through the tirumerverate partnership with the Head of Nursing and Operations ensure strategic and annual plans for Acute Care at Home are developed and contribute to the development of the systems strategic and annual plan.
Ensure a strategy for improvement of services within Acute Care at Home is agreed, which incorporates system initiatives including all aspects of clinical governance with the focus on the patient
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proactively and positively contribute to the successful functioning of the Acute Care at Home service.
Contribute to the development of innovative and effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the implementation of the strategic objectives.
Act as an advocate for Acute Care at Home and its contribution to the Health Service arena through creating effective partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Collaborative
Support the Acute Care at Home culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering high quality services and better outcomes for our patients.
Proactively, meaningfully and consistently demonstrate all the Trusts Values in everyday practice, decision making and interactions with patients and colleagues.
Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate
Build and sustain effective communications with all members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the shared services as required
Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Acute Care at Home work or opportunities for Acute Care at Home involvement around health issues
Support the delivery of systems,processes and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourage all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.
Represent Acute Care at Home at various forums, developing partnerships, sharing best practice and integrating this knowledge.
Ensure there is clinical engagement in the day to day activities of Acute Care at Home, and in performance improvements and service developments, working with the leads in other services across the Trust.
Promote innovation and quality improvement to ensure best-practice services for patients and positive working experience for staff.
Support the Acute Care at Home annual budget setting process and delivery of quality and performance metrics.
Promote a just and learning culture based on openness, learning, coaching and continuous improvement and support continuing personal development
Promote an environment that improves health, well-being, safety and security for staff
Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training
Take action when professional standards fall short of those acceptable
To carry out employee relations matters, such as disciplinary or grievance, in line with Trusts policies as required
Through the tirumerverate partnership with the Head of Nursing and Operations ensure strategic and annual plans for Acute Care at Home are developed and contribute to the development of the systems strategic and annual plan.
Ensure a strategy for improvement of services within Acute Care at Home is agreed, which incorporates system initiatives including all aspects of clinical governance with the focus on the patient
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register
- Evidence of Leadership or Management Development
Desirable
- oCCT in General Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine or General Practice
- oExperience of working at a system level.
- oICB or acute provider clinical leadership role
Essential
Essential
- oExperience of Service management and Improvement
- oAn understanding of Clinical Governance structures
- oExperience in a Senior Medical Management position in an acute Hospital
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register
- Evidence of Leadership or Management Development
Desirable
- oCCT in General Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine or General Practice
- oExperience of working at a system level.
- oICB or acute provider clinical leadership role
Essential
Essential
- oExperience of Service management and Improvement
- oAn understanding of Clinical Governance structures
- oExperience in a Senior Medical Management position in an acute Hospital
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).
