Service Lead - Neurology in Long Term Conditions & Pulmonary Rehab

Integrated Care System; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System is seeking a part-time Service Lead in Neurology to oversee the development of long-term conditions and pulmonary rehabilitation services. The role includes professional leadership, management of multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring effective patient flow within the organization. Candidates should have relevant clinical registration, experience at Band 7 or above, and strong skills in leadership and communication.

Qualifications

• Clinical registration required.
• Commitment to achieve Master's Level.
• Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and line management to defined teams.
• Coordinate and support effective clinical practice across organizational boundaries.
• Manage governance of teams and services, monitoring incidents and quality issues.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Clinical expertise

Education

1st Level Degree

Management or leadership course

Job description

Go back Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Service Lead - Neurology in Long Term Conditions & Pulmonary Rehab

The closing date is 25 August 2025

To be responsible for the development of Neurology in Long Term Conditions and Pulmonary Rehabilitation within NCH&C. To provide professional leadership for those teams within the Trust, supporting patient flow and effective resource utilisation within the organisation and providing a point of liaison between NCH&C and partner organisations.

Main duties of the job

To provide professional leadership and line management to defined teams, fostering quality care, high workforce morale and productive services.

To coordinate and support effective clinical practice, procedures or systems where an interface crosses organisational boundaries between primary and secondary care.

To lead on delegated projects within the organisation and support the implementation of new strategies relevant to the service.

To work closely with senior management teams and team leaders to be proactive in ensuring the efficient management of patient flow.

For a more complete list of duties, please see the job description.

About us

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Job responsibilities

To manage the Trusts Neurology in Long Term Condition and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Working with team leads and staff across the North, South, West and Norwich Localities.

To be responsible for monitoring and managing the governance of these teams and the services they deliver to include incidents, risks, alerts, quality issue reports, complaints, compliments and patient feedback systems.

To identify service development opportunities / projects with the support of the Locality Operations Director and lead on the change process to achieve a positive patient outcome.

Monitor service activity across areas of responsibility and ensure that quality, objectives, standards and performance are in accordance with agreed targets and if there is a recognised variance to act on this to resolve any issues.

For a more complete list of duties, please see the job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Clinical registration
• 1st Level Degree (or equivalent experience)
• Management or leadership course
• Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
• Commitment to achieve Master's Level

Experience

• Management of an integrated / multidisciplinary team
• Extensive experience at Band 7 or above
• Current experience of clinical practice in a relevant care setting
• Experience of working in partnership with multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment
• Knowledge of current developments in the health Acute sectors service and political awareness of the NHS
• Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries
• Experience of developing a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources
• Experience of analysing service delivery and managing any variance
• Experience of managing patient flow at organisational level
• Relevant Band 7 / 8 experience in community and acute sectors

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Demonstrable commitment to and expertise in own registered speciality
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with attention to detail
• Experience of developing policies and procedures
• Knowledge of standard setting and audit process
• Financial management experience and responsibility

Communication

• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Influencing skills and ability to negotiate at all levels

Personal and People Development

• Experience of staff recruitment, induction, career development and appraisal
• Experience of strategic deployment of workforce to deliver a service

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults

Other

• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Demonstrate recent achievements at work
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Able to work sensibly and collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries, recognising changes in circumstances and to incorporate them into practice
• Demonstrates awareness of priorities, deals with workload, adapts to changing requirements and uses initiative
• Able to make own travel arrangements to meet the needs of the service / patients

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.

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearpro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time,Job share,Flexible working,Home or remote working