Job summary
37.5 hours per week. AFC B8a.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Integrated Operational lead to join the Community Integrated Teams. The Integrated Operational Lead post aims to enhance integrated working across health and social care teams within Adult Frailty and Specialist Services.
The Community Integrated Teams are key to ensuring that people are able to remain living at home or within the care home setting, as independently as possible for as long as possible and to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital or long-term care.
This post will work within the Integrated localities structure, alongside operational managers and practice leads to deliver the objectives and to support good outcomes for people using the service. As this role is instrumental in driving integration forward, the post holder will have knowledge and experience of working within health and social care settings and be committed to supporting integrated working within these areas, will demonstrate excellent leadership skills and the ability to work with services, teams, staff and service users to develop and improve systems and structures.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Main duties of the job
It is essential
that interested candidates have an understanding of adult social care and
community healthcare services working at B7 level or above, are able to work
flexibly and creatively in a changing environment, are able to use their
initiative and work autonomously as well as working as part of a team, and are
willing to undertake a range of tasks and roles as the functions of the post
and service develops. Whilst this will be challenging, it is hoped that it will
also enable scope for the successful candidate to help shape existing
developments within the service and the role.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will develop and
operationally manage integrated community teams within the operational
structure of Livewell Southwest by:
developing
the services in response to the changing needs of patients, commissioners and
changes in legislation, policy and guidelines
ensuring
that care and interventions delivered are of a high quality, supported by
relevant outcome measures, performance targets and financial indicators
managing
the budget, contract and business planning
managing
the facilities & equipment in order to maximise service delivery
managing
internal and external communication and service information systems
managing
personnel, including workforce planning, recruitment and selection, staff
development and performance management
developing
multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working in order to optimise patient
care closer to home
leading
on patient involvement within the service
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will develop and
operationally manage integrated community teams within the operational
structure of Livewell Southwest by:
developing
the services in response to the changing needs of patients, commissioners and
changes in legislation, policy and guidelines
ensuring
that care and interventions delivered are of a high quality, supported by
relevant outcome measures, performance targets and financial indicators
managing
the budget, contract and business planning
managing
the facilities & equipment in order to maximise service delivery
managing
internal and external communication and service information systems
managing
personnel, including workforce planning, recruitment and selection, staff
development and performance management
developing
multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working in order to optimise patient
care closer to home
leading
on patient involvement within the service
Person Specification
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to present written information in a concise format
- Good analytical and reasoning skills
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Good IT skills
- Ability to interpret corporate strategic objectives
- Ability to understand and drive service redesign
- Personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others including clinicians, managers, staff and users of the service
- Inspires others and leads by example
- Ability to work with the colleagues and develop large and complex teams
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Self-motivated
- Initiative and ability to work with minimum supervision
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- Able to facilitate change and make things happen
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge & proven evidence-based experience in delivering against a range of performance targets
- Knowledge of Integration agenda
Desirable
- Project manager experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within Adult Social care and of operational management with a complex organisation
- Proven management experience including effective people management
- Significant experience of change management including service redesign techniques
- Demonstrable track record and experience of delivering targets and improving services
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent experience to evidence working at this level
- Professional clinical qualification and registration
- Continuing management development to postgraduate level or equivalent experience to evidence working at this level
Person Specification
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to present written information in a concise format
- Good analytical and reasoning skills
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Good IT skills
- Ability to interpret corporate strategic objectives
- Ability to understand and drive service redesign
- Personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others including clinicians, managers, staff and users of the service
- Inspires others and leads by example
- Ability to work with the colleagues and develop large and complex teams
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Self-motivated
- Initiative and ability to work with minimum supervision
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- Able to facilitate change and make things happen
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge & proven evidence-based experience in delivering against a range of performance targets
- Knowledge of Integration agenda
Desirable
- Project manager experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within Adult Social care and of operational management with a complex organisation
- Proven management experience including effective people management
- Significant experience of change management including service redesign techniques
- Demonstrable track record and experience of delivering targets and improving services
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent experience to evidence working at this level
- Professional clinical qualification and registration
- Continuing management development to postgraduate level or equivalent experience to evidence working at this level
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).
