BAND 7 TEAM LEAD

This is an opportunity for staff with experience managing discharge to assess services to join our Stockport team.

To hold day to day responsibility for managing the provision of clinical services within a defined work area.

Follows broad occupational policies and implements within sphere of work.

Deploy and manage human and financial resources to ensure safe and responsive clinical services.

Main duties of the job

Manage the deployment of the ICaH and D2A teams, considering skill mix recruitment and flexible working patterns.

Provide support for the team across working hours to manage expected and unexpected clinical events within the scope of practice.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supervise and monitor staff rostering and skill mix to maximize effective delivery of care.

Ensures risk assessments are completed and actions implemented to meet the health and welfare needs of staff and patients.

Ensure national and local targets are reported through the organisations reporting mechanisms.

To regularly monitor and report on quality assurance within organisational frameworks.

Act as a professional resource to other healthcare professionals providing support within their scope of practise.

Assess, plan and implement packages of clinical care to patients/clients within own sphere of practice in a variety of community settings.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of �41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of �13.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• 1st or 2nd Level Registered Nurse
• V100/V150 Prescriber

Desirable

• Community Specialist Practitioner or equivalent.

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Occupational Health Clearance
• Car Driver
• CRB Clearance

Knowledge

Essential

• Has a broad range of specialist knowledge within sphere of responsibility.
• Able to demonstrate leadership development.
• Knowledge of Government legislation and guidance pertaining to the role.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.

Experience

Essential

• Experiences in the management of a D2A/ICaH
• Experience in the management of human and financial resources including unexpected fluctuations in workload.
• Experience of managing change.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to deal with staff conflict.
• High level of clinical expertise within own sphere of practise.

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regent House

Heaton Lane

Stockport

SK4 1BS

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362-A-23-5610390