Clinical Team Leader

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a qualified nurse to provide professional leadership in a multi-disciplinary team environment. Key responsibilities include clinical oversight and the implementation of effective patient treatment plans. The trust offers excellent benefits, including competitive annual leave and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced rates of pay for unsocial hours

Generous NHS pension scheme

Commitment to career development

Wide range of leadership development opportunities

Qualifications

• Satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding required.
• Professional registration needed for this role.
• Further specialist knowledge in specific service area is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure compliance with best practice and participate in quality initiatives.
• Assess, design, implement, and evaluate treatment plans for patients.

Skills

Clinical supervision skills

Good written/oral communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Flexibility in handling conflict

Good skills in assessment intervention

Education

Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General)

Maintains current registration with the NMC

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a rewarding and vital role in the delivery of treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.

Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:

Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Enhanced rates of pay for unsocial hours
Generous NHS pension scheme
Commitment to career development
Wide range of leadership development opportunities

Day to Day Duties:

Professional nursing leadership within a multi-disciplinary team.
Provide clinical leadership, coaching & mentoring for the development of services
Maintain excellence through clinical practice development & quality improvement
Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
Ensure compliance with best practice directions (NICE) and participation in quality and safety initiatives
Assess, design, implement and evaluate safe, creative, and effective treatment plans
Ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained under NMS guidelines.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
• Specialist and area specific experience.

Desirable criteria

• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories.

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC.
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration.

Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good written/oral communication skills.
• Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic.
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues.
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
• Clinical supervision skills.
• IT skills.

Desirable criteria

• A high level of emotional intelligence.

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. 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. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 360.4KB)
• Ward information (PDF, 392.7KB)
• Colleague Benefits (PDF, 16.1MB)
• About Nottinghamshire Healthcare (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Colleague Benefits (PDF, 16.2MB)