Clinical Manager
The closing date is 06 August 2025
Job summary
To be responsible for the operational management of Community Independence Service (rehabilitation and social care staff) as part of the Locality Health Team, with responsibility for ensuring safe staffing levels, optimum use of resources and continuity of high quality service delivery.
To maintain a clinical caseload, whilst providing supervision and support for clinical staff day to day, providing specialist clinical knowledge for complex cases and collaborative working with colleagues in other primary, community secondary and health and social care organisations.
Work as an accountable and autonomous senior clinician pro-actively assessing, treating, monitoring and anticipating changing needs of patients who have complex/and or chronic presentation to improve health outcomes and manage risk by increasing support enabling them to remain in their home/community and reducing avoidable hospital admissions.
This is a full time role (37.5 hours per week) working from the Royal South Hants Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Maintain an active caseload of patients, identified by self, community, primary and secondary care colleagues, using a range of predictive tools and clinical assessment with the expectation that time is divided appropriately between clinical and operational management.
Maintain clinical skills and expertise focusing clinical time on the holistic assessment and review of complex cases to inform the development of a comprehensive care plan and, wherever possible using available clinical time to create opportunities to supervise, teach and assess junior staff in practice, developing their competency in identifying subtle changes in condition and knowing when to escalate within the team or to refer to specialist review.
Day to day ensure that the allocation of work is appropriate to staffing levels, skills and competence of available staff and facilitate the prioritising of referrals into the service ensuring that urgent referrals are responded to within an appropriate timescale and feedback is provided if appropriate to the referring health professional.
Triage referrals coming into the team, ensuring an appropriate response, and liaising with referrers where required.
Oversee duty systems within the team to enable same day response to urgent referrals where needed, working closely with Rapid Response, Social Care, and the Urgent Response Therapist to ensure seamless pathways are in place for patients in crisis.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
18 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year Based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-SSW-8660
Job locations
Royal South Hants Hospital
Graham Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0YG
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal South Hants Hospital
Graham Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0YG
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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