Clinical Team Leader

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 September 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Team Leader (Band 7) in the forensic directorate.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with good clinical skills, who can work closely with other disciplines to deliver high-quality care to patients. The role will enable you the opportunity to develop on your managerial and leadership skills.

We are a Trauma Informed Service, looking for a dynamic and compassionate individual with good clinical skills. You will lead the delivery of high-quality care to patients with a good nursing therapeutic skill.

The post holder should have adequate skills to support the multidisciplinary team in using evidenced based approaches such as Trauma Informed Care, recovery star, traffic light system, Broset, safety huddles and other evidence-based approaches in the prediction of violence and aggression.

Most importantly, you will be supported to ensure that care is delivered in a proactive working environment and that a positive patient experience is achieved.

The Forensic directorate supports regular rotation of staff to other wards to acquire new skills, avoid burnouts, and gain the full benefits and experience from working across the various pathways. The post holder may hence be rotated to another ward to meet service needs when required.

Main duties of the job

Forensic Inpatient service of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is Part of the South London Partnership (SLP). We are committed to staff development, wellbeing and providing a work life balance by various means. You will be supported to provide leadership to nurses and ensure effective governance and high performance standards are in place. We believe in supporting our staff to progress in learning and career development.

You will be joining a supportive senior nursing team responsible for the 24-hour operational management of the service and be charged with the clinical and managerial leadership of the ward. You will be expected to provide leadership to nurses and ensure effective governance and high-performance standards are in place and able to articulate a deliverable vision for the ward - See job description.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care

Date posted

04 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-6612119-FOR-DANSON

Job locations

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Bracton Centre, Bracton Lane

Dartford

DA2 7AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

Being an effective clinical leader and role model, with good delegation and supervisory abilities.
Identifying clinical need, prioritising and deploying resources, within budgetary parameters.
Being an effective communicator, observer & listener.
Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
Ensuring that all organisational policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to as well as contributing to the development of local, trust, specialist and National policies.
Ensuring good teamwork and working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and the public.
Ensuring that clinical supervision is used to reflect upon and modify own and others practice.
Ensuring that own practice and that of junior staff remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from peers.
Must hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwives Council or equivalent professional body for their discipline.
Is working towards attaining the European Computer Driving License qualification, (Module 2)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

Being an effective clinical leader and role model, with good delegation and supervisory abilities.
Identifying clinical need, prioritising and deploying resources, within budgetary parameters.
Being an effective communicator, observer & listener.
Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
Ensuring that all organisational policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to as well as contributing to the development of local, trust, specialist and National policies.
Ensuring good teamwork and working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and the public.
Ensuring that clinical supervision is used to reflect upon and modify own and others practice.
Ensuring that own practice and that of junior staff remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from peers.
Must hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwives Council or equivalent professional body for their discipline.
Is working towards attaining the European Computer Driving License qualification, (Module 2)

Person Specification

Essential

Application form

Desirable

Supporting Statement

Essential

Minimum of 18 months in Clinical Charge Nurse Role / Deputy role

Desirable

Application form

professional registration

Essential

professional registration

Person Specification

Essential

Application form

Desirable

Supporting Statement

Essential

Minimum of 18 months in Clinical Charge Nurse Role / Deputy role

Desirable

Application form

professional registration

Essential

professional registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).