Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) Team Lead

NHS; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a motivated clinical leader for the AEMU team in Abingdon. This role involves managing a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality emergency care. Applicants should possess relevant nursing or allied health qualifications, as well as strong leadership skills. Opportunities for career progression and various employee benefits are available. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to patient-centered care.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in community, urgent care, or emergency care.
• Post registration experience with frail people.
• Demonstrates understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead AEMU team for high-quality emergency care.
• Support day-to-day operational management of the unit.
• Participate in strategic development of MDT services.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary team management

Patient assessment

Quality improvement

Education

Registered Adult/Physical Health Nurse or Allied Health Professional

First level degree in NMC or HCPC registered profession

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment module or similar

Independent non-medical prescribing

Tools

NHS Electronic Patient Record systems

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an individual with strong leadership qualities to lead the Abingdon Same Day Emergency Care team (AEMU) on a day-to-day basis supporting them with the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.

The unit comprises of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) who provide timely comprehensive and integrated assessments and interventions for adult patients with sub-acute urgent healthcare needs as an alternative to secondary care admission where appropriate.

We are looking for a positive, motivated, committed clinician who will lead, support and develop the team and contribute to further service developments.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will take responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of care delivered by the multidisciplinary team and other agreed areas of the service.
• To act as a visible clinical leader by actively participating in and coordinating patient focused care.
• To contribute strategically to the development of the multidisciplinary team and its services.
• To be responsible for the day to day operational management of the Unit.
• To support other senior Clinical leaders in the management of patients and staff within the directorate as required.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

To provide strong clinical leadership to the AEMU team on a day-to-day basis. The unit provides high quality, responsive care with an 'ambulatory by default' approach to support the care closer to home agenda. The MDT team comprising of GP's, Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Support workers and Administration, all whom work in collaboration with the patient to deliver a positive patient outcome and experience.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Adult/ Physical Health Nurse or Allied Health Professional
• First level degree (HEI level 6) in NMC of HCPC registered profession
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment or Advanced History Taking module or equivalent similar relevant study (HEI level 7)
• Practice Assessor/Supervisor or Mentor training/ study day
• Independent non-medical prescribing
• PGCert Teaching qualification (in addition to practice assessor/ supervisor) (HEI level 6 or 7

Contractual

• Ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust e.g. Abingdon, Witney, Oxford, Henley

Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of local and national issues related to Same Day Emergency Care
• Demonstrates knowledge of frailty and community work
• Demonstrates understanding of clinical governance
• Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Improvement projects

Skills and Training

• Experience of using NHS Electronic Patient Record systems e.g. EMIS, Cerner, Adastra
• IT proficient in the use of Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel
• Competent in completing complex patient assessments e.g. CGA
• Quality Improvement Level 2
• Management or Leadership training (eLearning or Face to face)
• Competent in delivering Same day care treatments e.g. IV medication administration

Experience

• Post registration experience in community, urgent care or emergency care
• Professional experience of working with frail people
• Experience of facilitating team development including identification of individual/team training and development needs
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Varied clinical experience across acute and community
• Experience of implementing changes in a team
• Experience of managing staff performance

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.