Clinical Care Coordinator / Team Lead

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Clinical Care Coordinator to provide clinical and operational leadership to the Transfer of Care and to drive day-to-day delivery of high-quality care. The post holder will collaborate with the Senior Clinical Professional to mobilise resources and ensure optimal matching of skills to patient needs for safe care transitions.

The role includes leading the Integrated Discharge Team at North Tees, working with the Patient Flow Team and partners

Qualifications

• Leadership and coordination skills within a clinical environment.
• Ability to work across professional boundaries and agencies.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and patient experience.
• Flexibility to cover 7-day service requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the Transfer of Care.
• Lead the Integrated Discharge Team at North Tees and collaborate with the Patient Flow Team.
• Represent the service within multi-agency frameworks and across sites.
• Promote a learning culture and drive service development for better patient experience.

Job description

The Clinical Care Coordinator role has responsibility for the provision of clinical and operational leadership and management to the Transfer of Care. The focus of this role is on the day to day delivery of excellence in quality care provision.

Within structure the post holder will be supported by the Senior Clinical Professional who will plan and mobilise resources to ensure the best match of skill available to patients. The Clinical Care Coordinator will also be responsible for managing with other Clinical Coordinators ensuring the effective and efficient operation of the services. It is expected that the Clinical Care Coordinator contributes to the quality audits in order to ensure continuous improvement in both the patient and family experience.

The post holder will be responsible for fostering and promoting a team culture that enables individuals to openly question, reflect and learn from their practice. Post holders will be expected to work 7 day working patterns, subject to the needs of the service

The post holder will also undertake clinical duties in their respective area commensurate with their band.

To represent the service area within the broader multi agency organisational framework and to represent the Senior Clinical Professional as required., We are excited to offer a permanent opportunity to Lead the Integrated Discharge Team based at North Tees. You will work closely with the Patient Flow Team and ward staff as well as local partners including social care and voluntary agencies to support care transitions.

We require a person who has excellent leadership and communication skills who is confident working across professional boundaries and agencies. You will need to be flexible, adaptable and a good team player with the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently to provide a whole person approach to the care and management for patients within this setting.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Transfer of Care to lead and develop services ensuring excellent service delivery to patients through the system.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.