Job summary
Working closely with the NE&Y HCC Network Lead Clinician, Deputy Lead Clinician, operational leads and multidisciplinary teams across the vast Network.
The post holder will play a key role in maintaining, developing, and improving the quality of services across the network, influencing patient outcomes and experience for patients with Sickle Cell.
Main duties of the job
This will primarily be a strategic leadership role, providing clinical expert guidance and support to network nursing staff and advise on relevant education activity.
The post holder will work within a team consisting of a HCC Clinical lead, HCC Deputy Clinical Lead, Network Manager (HCC Leadership Team) liaising with local consultant, nursing and operational leads across the region.
The post holder will work autonomously and exercise high level of clinical expertise in identifying and meeting the needs of Sickle Cell patients and their significant others.
The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with network stakeholders to ensure the nationally agreed metrics and outcomes for the HCC network are maintained and develop strategic approaches for actual and potential risks and implement appropriate mitigation and escalate where necessary, through the set governance for HCC network being accountable to HCC MDTs, Business Meetings and National Haemoglobinopathy Panel (NHP).
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
HCCs are responsible for coordinating clinical networks that deliver specialist care for service users of all ages with sickle cell disorder (SCD). HCCs are provider organisations within clinical networks that serve agreed geographical areas.
HCC networks, through innovation and technology, strive to improve equity of access to healthcare. They also aim to ensure equitable access to research and newly approved therapies for all individuals within their network geography. HCCs work to ensure that multi-disciplinary expertise is extended to all service users within their network footprint through expert training, clinical Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) and other innovative solutions.
Further details are provided on the network website - Haemoglobinopathy Coordination Centres (ney-hcc.co.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
For questions about the job contact
Ali Mortimer
Nurse Director
Alison.mortimer1@nhs.net
0114 2265054
Clare Samuelson
HCC Clinical Lead
csamuelson@nhs.net
0114 2711732
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
For questions about the job contact
Ali Mortimer
Nurse Director
Alison.mortimer1@nhs.net
0114 2265054
Clare Samuelson
HCC Clinical Lead
csamuelson@nhs.net
0114 2711732
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level nursing qualification and registration
- Evidence of relevant post registration academic achievement at degree level
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
- Educated to Master's level or evidence of this level of working
Desirable
- Specialist training in relevant SCD area
- Recognised management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven effective budget management
- Proven management and leadership at band 7
- Significant post registration experience in haemoglobinopathy care
- Experience of change management and service improvement
- Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
- Experience of reflective practice
- Experience of nursing team leadership
- Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation, and externally
- Proven change management skills
- Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
- Ability to negotiate and influence across all levels and disciplines
- Ability to develop and introduce new methods of working, including monitoring and evaluating systems and record of successful change management
- Evidence of understanding and participation in audit and research
- Clinical supervision/counselling skills and experience
- Experience of working in partnership to share and develop programmes of work impacting services.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and non-verbally) and sensitively with a wide range of people and to build credibility quickly
- Ability to lead clinical audits, analyse highly complex, sensitive information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement across both staff and patient groups.
Specific requirements
Desirable
- Experience in peer review
- Evidence of national involvement
- Research in haemoglobinopathies
- Knowledge and understanding of local and regional agenda with regard to SCD Services
Other factors
Essential
- Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level nursing qualification and registration
- Evidence of relevant post registration academic achievement at degree level
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
- Educated to Master's level or evidence of this level of working
Desirable
- Specialist training in relevant SCD area
- Recognised management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven effective budget management
- Proven management and leadership at band 7
- Significant post registration experience in haemoglobinopathy care
- Experience of change management and service improvement
- Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
- Experience of reflective practice
- Experience of nursing team leadership
- Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation, and externally
- Proven change management skills
- Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
- Ability to negotiate and influence across all levels and disciplines
- Ability to develop and introduce new methods of working, including monitoring and evaluating systems and record of successful change management
- Evidence of understanding and participation in audit and research
- Clinical supervision/counselling skills and experience
- Experience of working in partnership to share and develop programmes of work impacting services.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and non-verbally) and sensitively with a wide range of people and to build credibility quickly
- Ability to lead clinical audits, analyse highly complex, sensitive information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement across both staff and patient groups.
Specific requirements
Desirable
- Experience in peer review
- Evidence of national involvement
- Research in haemoglobinopathies
- Knowledge and understanding of local and regional agenda with regard to SCD Services
Other factors
Essential
- Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
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).
