Job summary
Internal Only
We are recruiting for A Clinical Team Leader for Same Day Emergency Care who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall job purpose of the clinical Team Leader is to provide clinical and managerial leadership to the nursing and multidisciplinary team. This includes acting as a clinical leader and expert practitioner liaising, guiding, and advising the multidisciplinary team in the provision of optimum patient care, coordination, flow & experience.
The clinical team leader will be responsible for the day to day running of the SDEC, including all aspect of patient care as well as the flow and coordination of the service users and staff. They will be responsible for the management of the nursing regarding all professional and performance standards.
The clinical team leader will hold the phone for a one point of contact to take referrals for patients into the SDEC in conjunction with the acute medical physician and redirecting inappropriate referrals to the correct service.
This will require the Clinical team leader to regularly review the clinical records of patients under their sphere of responsibility, to evaluate the effectiveness of the standard of care planning and delivery, and to use the results to work with the team to improve patient outcomes. Within their leadership role they will be responsible for providing feedback on the evaluation of good and poor practice to the team members ensuring effective role modelling, ongoing management and clinical supervision, and mentorship to the team.
You will also be expected to play a proactive role in quality and service improvement and working closely with the Matron, Operational Manager, and the multidisciplinary team. Lead auditing of clinical standards of care within their area. This includes ensuring a good working environment in which all patients receive a high standard of clinical care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall job purpose of the clinical Team Leader is to provide clinical and managerial leadership to the nursing and multidisciplinary team. This includes acting as a clinical leader and expert practitioner liaising, guiding, and advising the multidisciplinary team in the provision of optimum patient care, coordination, flow & experience.
The clinical team leader will be responsible for the day to day running of the SDEC, including all aspect of patient care as well as the flow and coordination of the service users and staff. They will be responsible for the management of the nursing regarding all professional and performance standards.
The clinical team leader will hold the phone for a one point of contact to take referrals for patients into the SDEC in conjunction with the acute medical physician and redirecting inappropriate referrals to the correct service.
This will require the Clinical team leader to regularly review the clinical records of patients under their sphere of responsibility, to evaluate the effectiveness of the standard of care planning and delivery, and to use the results to work with the team to improve patient outcomes. Within their leadership role they will be responsible for providing feedback on the evaluation of good and poor practice to the team members ensuring effective role modelling, ongoing management and clinical supervision, and mentorship to the team.
You will also be expected to play a proactive role in quality and service improvement and working closely with the Matron, Operational Manager, and the multidisciplinary team. Lead auditing of clinical standards of care within their area. This includes ensuring a good working environment in which all patients receive a high standard of clinical care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with live NMC pin.
- Previous experience at a senior level (band 6 or above).
- Post basic relevant study equivalent to degree level or willingness to complete.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Recognised teaching qualification (e.g. ENB 998 or mentorship qualification
- Evidence of leadership training and ongoing leadership development.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
- Able to provide personal care for patients in a ward environment.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Proven teaching ability and experience of being an effective mentor/preceptor or facilitator.
- Evidence of involvement with quality improvement in the clinical area
- Demonstrate an understanding of quality and clinical governance issues.
- Can demonstrate key competencies of our vision, values, and behavioural framework.
Abilities
Essential
- Proven managerial experience at deputy level.
- Ability to motivate and lead the SDEC team and maintain good working relationships.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and maintain high standards of care.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others. Ability to work on own initiative
Communication Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with live NMC pin.
- Previous experience at a senior level (band 6 or above).
- Post basic relevant study equivalent to degree level or willingness to complete.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Recognised teaching qualification (e.g. ENB 998 or mentorship qualification
- Evidence of leadership training and ongoing leadership development.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
- Able to provide personal care for patients in a ward environment.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Proven teaching ability and experience of being an effective mentor/preceptor or facilitator.
- Evidence of involvement with quality improvement in the clinical area
- Demonstrate an understanding of quality and clinical governance issues.
- Can demonstrate key competencies of our vision, values, and behavioural framework.
Abilities
Essential
- Proven managerial experience at deputy level.
- Ability to motivate and lead the SDEC team and maintain good working relationships.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and maintain high standards of care.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others. Ability to work on own initiative
Communication Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
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).
