Job summary
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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Team Lead to join our Early Intervention Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.
Part of a wider Early Intervention programme, which has so far delivered: 77000 fewer acute bed days used, 19000 fewer non-acute bed days and people spend 11.5 fewer days in the system. Overall having an impact of £25.8million saved for Birmingham to reinvest in Health and Social Care developments.
You will be joining a community team in the midst of one of the largest Health and Social Care transformations in the country, with exciting changes and developments, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, and facilitating early hospital discharge.
Main duties of the job
Create an environment where clients are able to be at the centre of their own care and decision making processes sensitive to the needs of the older person. Respect the dignity, wishes and beliefs of the service users, involving them in shared decision making and obtaining their consent to treatment/referrals.
Act to safeguard the patient taking emergency action where necessary, reporting any potential or actual risks to the patient immediately and following the safeguarding policy. Take responsibility for ensuring risks to safeguarding are reported in a timely manner within the team.
Provide leadership, mentoring and support for junior health and social care employee and to implement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing competency framework.
About us
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Be Part of Our Team...
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 and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab 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 best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early hospital discharge.
Undertake comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments and plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious illness.
Provide holistic high quality care involving: patient assessment, examination, investigation, treatment and discussion with relevant practitioners referring to appropriate service providers when/where necessary.
Work in accordance with the NMC Code of professional Conduct.
Ensure evidence based care is practiced and promoted at all times.
Act as a clinical lead for the Early Intervention Community Service advising on the care and management of the person with complex short term health care needs.
To lead and develop an equitable Early Intervention Community Service by integration and multidisciplinary Teams.
Facilitate and contribute to the development and implementation of streamlined patient care pathways across the local Health and social care economy.
Be able to perform and lead on the development of clinical skills.
To lead the implementation of national and local quality initiatives.
Alongside the Operational Manager, play a lead role in the improvement of services and development, implementation and evaluation of protocols and clinical guidelines.
Assess for, prescribe and provide non-complex equipment and devices within scope of practice.
Maintain responsibility for reviewing outcomes of treatment and care given by all members of the team for individual client caseload.
Manage own time effectively, prioritise and delegate workload activities.
Responsible for ensuring effective communication verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders, utilising electronic methods of communication within the remit of the Data Protection Act ensuing clinical information is conveyed within a timeframe that ensures patient safety.
Initiate and lead multidisciplinary team meetings.
Participate/initiate, conduct, analyse and disseminate audit and evaluation findings: implementing changes to improve patient care.
Proactively work with the Early Intervention Community Service in the management of risk.
To ensure compliance with the infection control processes and polices of BCHC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early hospital discharge.
Undertake comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments and plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious illness.
Provide holistic high quality care involving: patient assessment, examination, investigation, treatment and discussion with relevant practitioners referring to appropriate service providers when/where necessary.
Work in accordance with the NMC Code of professional Conduct.
Ensure evidence based care is practiced and promoted at all times.
Act as a clinical lead for the Early Intervention Community Service advising on the care and management of the person with complex short term health care needs.
To lead and develop an equitable Early Intervention Community Service by integration and multidisciplinary Teams.
Facilitate and contribute to the development and implementation of streamlined patient care pathways across the local Health and social care economy.
Be able to perform and lead on the development of clinical skills.
To lead the implementation of national and local quality initiatives.
Alongside the Operational Manager, play a lead role in the improvement of services and development, implementation and evaluation of protocols and clinical guidelines.
Assess for, prescribe and provide non-complex equipment and devices within scope of practice.
Maintain responsibility for reviewing outcomes of treatment and care given by all members of the team for individual client caseload.
Manage own time effectively, prioritise and delegate workload activities.
Responsible for ensuring effective communication verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders, utilising electronic methods of communication within the remit of the Data Protection Act ensuing clinical information is conveyed within a timeframe that ensures patient safety.
Initiate and lead multidisciplinary team meetings.
Participate/initiate, conduct, analyse and disseminate audit and evaluation findings: implementing changes to improve patient care.
Proactively work with the Early Intervention Community Service in the management of risk.
To ensure compliance with the infection control processes and polices of BCHC.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 equivalent Qualification within your Profession.
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
- ENB 997/998 Teaching & Assessing in clinical practice or similar teaching qualification.
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent qualification in nursing or relevant health field.
Desirable
- Nurse Prescribing qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working in a community or secondary care setting
- Significant post registration experience at/within the community setting
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit, The ability to carry out holistic, high level assessment of health and social needs of patients.
- Experience of leading a team including undertaking appraisals.
- Experience of teaching, training and mentoring.
- Experience in dealing with the management of change.
- Understanding of Health & Safety and Risk Management legislation and ability to apply to practice.
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
- Able to manage change.
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries internally and externally.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Decision making and negotiation skill. Ability to use electronic communication and information services
- Knowledge of current political agendas affecting the NHS and Social Care.
- Understanding of the needs of frail older people.
- Willingness to further develop new clinical skills.
- Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
- Awareness of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults
Personal Qualities
Essential
Desirable
Other job requirements
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 equivalent Qualification within your Profession.
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
- ENB 997/998 Teaching & Assessing in clinical practice or similar teaching qualification.
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent qualification in nursing or relevant health field.
Desirable
- Nurse Prescribing qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working in a community or secondary care setting
- Significant post registration experience at/within the community setting
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit, The ability to carry out holistic, high level assessment of health and social needs of patients.
- Experience of leading a team including undertaking appraisals.
- Experience of teaching, training and mentoring.
- Experience in dealing with the management of change.
- Understanding of Health & Safety and Risk Management legislation and ability to apply to practice.
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
- Able to manage change.
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries internally and externally.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Decision making and negotiation skill. Ability to use electronic communication and information services
- Knowledge of current political agendas affecting the NHS and Social Care.
- Understanding of the needs of frail older people.
- Willingness to further develop new clinical skills.
- Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
- Awareness of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults
Personal Qualities
Essential
Desirable
Other job requirements
Essential
Desirable
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).
