Clinical Head of Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will be responsible for the safe clinical delivery of care within a service. Working closely with other clinical, professional and operational leads, the post holder will provide clinical leadership and direction to the service supporting the integration and transformation of service delivery.

They will also deliver and lead advanced clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will use advanced specialist skills to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge.

The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice, and that of others, is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical

1.1. Utilises advanced specialist knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad based knowledge, experience and competence

1.2. Develops and maintains new skills in extended scope practice in response to emerging knowledge and techniques

1.3. Where appropriate to services delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills which require specific training or considerable experience to attain the level required e.g. advanced moving and handling techniques, advanced clinical assessment, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests

1.4. Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered

1.5. Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts and determining the appropriate application of clinical guidelines relevant to patient needs

1.6. Responsible for developing new and innovative clinical pathways across the broad health and social care context

1.7. Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using patient-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care, involvement and empowerment

1.8. Works to standards of advanced proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard

1.9. Prioritises their own workload within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.

1.10. Provides and receives highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication

1.11. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints

1.12. To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role

1.13. Acts as a highly specialist source of information and support for other professionals and agencies across the broad health and social care context.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of clinical leadership in practice
• Experience in the specialist clinical field

Desirable

• Working in community or primary care based teams
• Experience of managing staff including relevant processes and policies

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation and application in practice.
• Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations, synthesising a variety of evidence and presenting this in a relevant format .
• Able to demonstrate clear and inspiring clinical leadership internally and externally behaving as a role model at all times.

Desirable

• Experience of practical application of innovation techniques
• Experience of change management theory

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree or diploma in relevant field.
• Post graduate learning to Masters level or equivalent.

Desirable

• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Building 3 White Rose Park

Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)