Team Lead PCLN / ALN

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced RNLD or RMN to manage a primary care team for adults with intellectual disabilities. The role involves providing leadership, supporting patients navigating health services, and developing GP registers. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential for this position. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant difference in community health services.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

In-house occupational health services

Health and Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with an Intellectual Disability.
• Evidence of maintaining CPD.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Ability to manage conflict and negotiate resolution.
• Current UK driving licence and own car for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership to all staff within the team.
• Monitor staffing levels to comply with service needs.
• Perform recruitment and performance management.
• Facilitate training for staff development.
• Ensure care delivery within best practice evidence.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical decision making

Ability to work autonomously

Sound knowledge of Intellectual Disabilities

IT skills and knowledge of Rio system

Job description

We are looking for an experienced RNLD or RMN to manage the day-to-day running of the Primary care liaison Team based in the City and County of Nottingham and the Acute Liaison Team based in NUH Hospitals. The post holder’s key role is to lead the primary care team to support adults with intellectual disabilities to access mainstream health services. The Post holder will lead on the development of GP registers for patients identified as having a learning disability registered with a GP in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

The role includes also the Leadership and Management of the Acute liaison Nurses based within NUH Hospitals and will involve leading the team to support patients with learning disabilities and their families to navigate the hospital journey, reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job

• To provide effective leadership to all staff within allocated team.
• To demonstrate clinical leadership through personal practice.
• To manage and monitor daily staffing levels and skill mix to comply with agreed staffing levels, resource to provide an effective and safe service.
• To be responsible for recruitment and selection, performance management, sickness absence, appraisal and personal development, grievance and disciplinary issues in accordance with HR policies.
• Identify Learning and development needs of staff and facilitate the required training.
• Provide clinical advice on complex issues and referrals to members of the team.
• Work collaboratively with the care team in facilitating timely assessments within the service.
• Ensure care is delivered within evidence of best practice.

Qualifications and skills

• Sound knowledge and experience of working with people with an Intellectual Disability
• Excellent leadership skills
• Relevant post registration experience
• Evidence of maintaining CPD
• Evidence of supervision, coaching and mentoring skills
• Previous experience of leading/managing staff/teams
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Excellent time management skills
• To be flexible to cover the needs and demands of the service
• Team player
• Able to work autonomously and on own initiative
• Able to support the staff team in making clinical decisions
• Ability to make decisions around risk
• Able to work under demands of the services
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive role model
• To have good IT skills and knowledge of Rio system
• Ability to demonstrate critical awareness of current issues
• Ability to manage conflict and negotiate resolution
• To hold a current UK driving licence and be able to use own car for work purposes.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.