Clinical Team Lead - Neighbourhood Services

STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Stockport is looking for a Clinical Team Lead to join their Urgent Neighbourhood Services team. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team to provide urgent care at home, ensuring high standards of clinical competency and effective resource management. Candidates should possess experience in healthcare leadership, with a focus on compassionate patient care. The position offers an opportunity to influence care delivery and contribute to the community's healthcare diversity and effectiveness.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars and home electronics

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and financial planning

Local financial advice from Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership and management within a healthcare setting.
• Strong understanding of clinical care standards and protocols.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and ensure clinical standards are met.
• Support healthcare integration in multi-professional teams.
• Manage roster allocations to ensure safe staffing levels.
• Act as a mentor and role model for the team.
• Contribute to clinical effectiveness and innovative practices.

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Urgent Neighbourhood Services, Urgent Community Response Team on a temporary basis as a Clinical Team Lead. The Urgent Neighbourhood Services Directorate sits within Urgent Community Response (UCR), Virtual Ward (VW), Neighbourhood ACPs and Stockport Digital Hub. As a Clinical Team Lead you will primarily work within UCR, VW and Neighbourhood ACPs. UCR is a multi-disciplinary team that provides a two-hour urgent response to patients in their own home who are experiencing acute illness or sudden change in function. The VW can clinically monitor patients remotely using enhanced technology which is supported by the Digital Hub team.

The post holder will be responsible for leadership and management of the team to ensure excellence in clinical care for patients accessing Virtual Ward, Urgent Community Response and Advanced Clinical Practitioner services.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership, monitor professional and care standards, and ensure effective use of resources within the Directorate.
• Support and develop health and social care integration across sharing responsibilities for leadership and management of staff in multi-professional teams.
• Be a visible and accessible presence in the clinical area where appropriate.
• Act as role model and mentor.
• Understand the clinical pathways aligned to Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward, and ensure the deteriorating patient is appropriately escalated.
• Ensure clinical competency frameworks are in operation.
• Be responsible for providing compassionate, safe and high-quality patient care.
• Actively contribute to and support agreed developments within the Directorate with a focus on clinical effectiveness and innovative practice.
• Manage roster allocations for present and future shifts to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.
• Lead the professional team daily, using resources effectively and efficiently.
• Escalate concerns about patient safety, quality and experience in a timely manner, offering solutions and evidence-based recommendations.
• Collaborate with the organisation to reflect the community served and participate in opportunities to improve diversity within the workforce.

Requirements / Qualifications

Note: The original description outlines responsibilities and expectations but does not include a formal list of required qualifications. Please ensure this section is completed with the specific qualifications, registrations, and experience required for the role as applicable to your organisation.

Other information

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

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. 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.

Benefits

• 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