Out of Hospital, Urgent Community Response Clinical Team Lead.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking a Clinical Team Lead for the Out of Hospital Urgent Community Response Services. The successful candidate will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high-quality clinical care for patients. Responsibilities include leadership, resource management, and managing safe staffing levels within dynamic clinical environments. The role offers between 27-33 days of annual leave, NHS pension scheme membership, and various salary sacrifice schemes, making it an attractive position for those looking for a rewarding career.

Benefits

Between 27‑33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Stockport Credit Union for financial advice

Qualifications

• Leadership and management experience in a clinical setting.
• Understanding of clinical pathways related to urgent community response.
• Ability to work within multi-professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellence in clinical care for patients.
• Manage roster allocation for safe staffing levels.
• Lead the professional team using resources effectively.

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Out of Hospital Urgent Community Response Services as a Clinical Team Lead.

Within the Out of Hospital, Urgent Community Services Directorate sits Urgent Community Response (UCR), Virtual Ward (VW), Neighbourhood ACP’s 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 that are experiencing acute illness or sudden change in function. The VW can clinically monitor patients remotely 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.

In conjunction with the Pathway Lead – Out of Hospital, Urgent Community Services, provide effective leadership, monitoring of professional and care standards, and effective use of resources within the Directorate. To operationally manage and deputise for Pathway lead when required.

Support and develop health and social care integration across sharing responsibilities for leadership and management of staff in multi‑professional teams.

To be a visible and accessible presence in the clinical area where appropriate.

To act as role model and mentor.

To understand the clinical pathways aligned to Urgent Community Response, Virtual Ward and ensure the deteriorating patient is appropriately escalated.

To ensure clinical competency frameworks are in operation.

To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high‑quality patient care.

Actively contribute to and support agreed developments within the Directorate with focus for supporting clinical effectiveness and innovative practice.

To manage roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.

To lead the professional team on a daily basis using resources effectively and efficiently.

To confidently expand concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence‑based recommendations.

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.

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.

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 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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Brown Job title: Pathway Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01612044644.

For informal enquiries, please contact Karen. [e-mail]