Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Team Leaderwho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
An opportunity has arisen for a person with the right values and skill profile to join the IOW NHS Trust as a Team Leader for the Community Learning Disability Service.
The service is based at The Civic Centre in Sandown, but covers the whole of the IOW. The post holder will advocate for the needs of people with a learning disability within the division, Trust and the wider health and social care economy. The post holder will help build and sustain strong links with other health and social care colleagues to drive forward the IOW's 'living well with a learning disability strategy' and helping to support equal access to services for people with learning disabilities.
The team is entering into an exciting time as the Trust, CCG and Local Authority consider plans to develop an integrated service for adults with Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and ADHD.
For further information contact David Sellers on d.sellers@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful post holder will be from a professional health or social care background, with experience in leading teams. They will have a clear knowledge of the current health and social care imperatives in providing and improving services to people with a learning disability. They will be able to demonstrate confidence and clear capability in managing teams and a change agenda.
- Be responsible for ensuring the provision of safe services for all people using Community Learning Disability Services (CLDS).
- Work flexibly within the CLDS to ensure the safe delivery of services.
- Ensure the service complies with both local and national best practice and Care Programme Approach (CPA) guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with Trust Policies and the Mental Health and Learning Disability Divisions clinical governance, performance monitoring and quality assurance frameworks.
- Develop, co-ordinate and implement a process for managerial supervision, clinical supervision, case load management and staff annual appraisal.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful post holder will be from a professional health or social care background, with experience in leading teams. They will have a clear knowledge of the current health and social care imperatives in providing and improving services to people with a learning disability. They will be able to demonstrate confidence and clear capability in managing teams and a change agenda.
- Be responsible for ensuring the provision of safe services for all people using Community Learning Disability Services (CLDS).
- Work flexibly within the CLDS to ensure the safe delivery of services.
- Ensure the service complies with both local and national best practice and Care Programme Approach (CPA) guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with Trust Policies and the Mental Health and Learning Disability Divisions clinical governance, performance monitoring and quality assurance frameworks.
- Develop, co-ordinate and implement a process for managerial supervision, clinical supervision, case load management and staff annual appraisal.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional health qualification at degree level or equivalent i.e. Nursing, OT, and current registration with relevant professional body.
- Qualification appropriate to the delivery of the Learning Disability Service or extensive experience in the specialty.
Desirable
- Additional training and qualification in team management.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability in team leadership and development.
- Higher level aptitude in 'people management'.
- Supervision of others and prioritising workload of self and others.
- Team focused.
Desirable
- Higher level management training
Abilities
Essential
- Full driving licence.
- Optimistic and team oriented.
- Fully computer literate as required for this post.
- Clinically skilled in report writing
Communication Skills
Essential
- Very high level of communication skills - including conflict resolution, chairing meetings - knowledge of appraisal process.
- Familiar with use of IMT & electronic information systems at level required for role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional health qualification at degree level or equivalent i.e. Nursing, OT, and current registration with relevant professional body.
- Qualification appropriate to the delivery of the Learning Disability Service or extensive experience in the specialty.
Desirable
- Additional training and qualification in team management.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability in team leadership and development.
- Higher level aptitude in 'people management'.
- Supervision of others and prioritising workload of self and others.
- Team focused.
Desirable
- Higher level management training
Abilities
Essential
- Full driving licence.
- Optimistic and team oriented.
- Fully computer literate as required for this post.
- Clinically skilled in report writing
Communication Skills
Essential
- Very high level of communication skills - including conflict resolution, chairing meetings - knowledge of appraisal process.
- Familiar with use of IMT & electronic information systems at level required for role.
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).
