Job summary
Nottinghamshire Healthcare are delighted to offer a position as Clinical Team Leader for our Specialist Palliative Care Services in Bassetlaw.
Based at Bassetlaw Hospice in Retford you will lead the clinical teams working across the service. This includes the day to day oversight for all clinical staff working within the inpatient unit and day services and overall responsibility for the safe running of the unit.
You will be a highly motivated professional, eager to take your next step as a senior leader. You will be passionate about palliative care and show the drive to develop our services to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our local population.
This position is open to all professional groups who can bring knowledge, passion and enthusiasm to this role. As such this post is being offered as a secondment or fixed term opportunity to give professionals the opportunity to try a different discipline and move forward their career in leadership
Main duties of the job
Working with direct support from the Head of Service, the successful candidate will take oversight of the day to day running of the hospice team including patient care, managing bed state, incidents, rosters and staff management, and audit and service improvement.
The role will work closely with the Clinical Team Leader at John Eastwood Hospice and benefit from the support of a Band 6 Ward Leader. The role will include deputising for the other Clinical Team Leader in her absence and supporting the Head of Service in duties as required.
The role will have visible clinical and management leadership responsibilities ensuring delivery of the Inpatient clinical services and in achieving all quality improvement and performance targets, including uptake of clinical supervision, mandatory training, PAD's and undertaking clinical audits.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, energy and enthusiasm and be eager to take the most from this opportunity.
In return, as well as joining a well established team you will be supported with your own training and development opportunities and encouraged to take forward improvement work that will support your learning portfolio and your future CV.
This is an excellent opportunity to take up a senior role within Specialist Palliative Care.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the duties outlined above and in the job description, this role will also deliver:All aspects of human resource management including roster oversight, sickness, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Be the first line of contact for GPs and Primary Care ensuring positive relationships are developed and concerns dealt with immediately within the primary care footprint.
Oversight of the day to day flow of the unit providing operational direction to the senior nursing team and medical staff.
The post holder will lead the vision for developing inpatient specialist palliative care services as the Hospice goes through a period of change and ongoing expansion of services.
To use evidence based practice and own skills and knowledge to introduce improvements and support staff training and development.
To undertake and critically analyse audits and provide management of incidents, clinical governance, staff development and assurance for the inpatient unit.
The post will also have a key role in maintaining the relationship between Notts Healthcare and the Hospice Charitable Trust and promoting opportunities to fundraise and support the charity.
The successful candidate will highly self motivated and able to motivate those around you. You will have a passion for palliative care and improving patient outcomes.
We recognise the benefits that diverse skills, experience and knowledge bring to a service and therefore welcome applications from a variety of professional backgrounds particularly where strong leadership can be demonstrated. In return you will join a positive and supportive team across the hospice service making a real difference to outcomes for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the duties outlined above and in the job description, this role will also deliver:All aspects of human resource management including roster oversight, sickness, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Be the first line of contact for GPs and Primary Care ensuring positive relationships are developed and concerns dealt with immediately within the primary care footprint.
Oversight of the day to day flow of the unit providing operational direction to the senior nursing team and medical staff.
The post holder will lead the vision for developing inpatient specialist palliative care services as the Hospice goes through a period of change and ongoing expansion of services.
To use evidence based practice and own skills and knowledge to introduce improvements and support staff training and development.
To undertake and critically analyse audits and provide management of incidents, clinical governance, staff development and assurance for the inpatient unit.
The post will also have a key role in maintaining the relationship between Notts Healthcare and the Hospice Charitable Trust and promoting opportunities to fundraise and support the charity.
The successful candidate will highly self motivated and able to motivate those around you. You will have a passion for palliative care and improving patient outcomes.
We recognise the benefits that diverse skills, experience and knowledge bring to a service and therefore welcome applications from a variety of professional backgrounds particularly where strong leadership can be demonstrated. In return you will join a positive and supportive team across the hospice service making a real difference to outcomes for our patients.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current professional registration
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Specialist degree in palliative care
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a leadership role
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in specialist palliative care
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current professional registration
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Specialist degree in palliative care
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a leadership role
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in specialist palliative care
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
