Team Manager- Integrated Community Stroke Services in Barnsley

Are you looking for a change and/or a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen for an innovative, dynamic, proactive & experienced Nurse / AHP to work alongside the General Manager for Inpatients within Barnsley Physical Health and Wellbeing Care Group in the role of Team Manager for our Integrated Community Stroke Rehabilitation unit based at Kendray Hospital.

This will include working in conjunction with: General manager, Operational manager, Consultant in stroke services, Lead Practitioners and Professional & Quality Leads.

You Will:

• Have responsibility for the operational delivery of the service ensuring the maintenance of clinical standards, patient safety and regulatory assurance, to provide high quality patient focused care.
• Provide support, leadership, and best practice guidance to teams, influencing good quality service delivery.
• Be an excellent communicator / negotiator with proven leadership and management skills ensuring effective utilisation of resources.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is:

• Committed with a determination to succeed.
• A role model who can demonstrate professionalism, compassion and high standards of care.
• An excellent communicator with the ability to influence and motivate others.
• Committed to working flexibly, autonomously, and responsively with a can-do approach.
• Confident to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and partners across the health and social care sector.
• Able to work across organisational boundaries, influencing teams using motivation and negotiation skills.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

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About Us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the continuous management of the stroke / neuro rehabilitation pathway which provides rehabilitation for Stroke / Neurological patients on a 24/7 basis. Facilitating the delivery of compassionate evidence-based clinical care/rehabilitation and an open and transparent culture.

Developing nursing/therapy practice and research and ensuring quality services are provided.

To provide clinical leadership and advice to colleagues working within stroke / neuro rehabilitation pathway and identify training needs facilitating teaching, education and training of all staff including student nurses / AHPs etc, post registration students, NVQ students, patients and relatives/carers.

To manage all resources at team/service level in an efficient and effective way including sickness and absence monitoring/management and would be responsible for ensuring all staff appraisals are completed appropriately.

Directly responsible for stroke / neuro rehabilitation staff and contribute to the effective use of resources and staffing.

Responsible for recruitment and selection of nursing/therapy staff.

Occasional requirement to deputise in absence of Operational Manager within agreed remit and scope of expertise.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Core Duties / Responsibilities:

• Continuing responsibility for the management, assessment, development, comprehension and evaluation of patient care to facilitate the maximum potential and rehabilitation of patients and monitor the quality of compassionate clinical care which adequately meets the expectations of patients and carers and to ensure privacy and dignity is maintained.
• To manage and develop all staff groups using evidence-based practice. Responsible for annual appraisals and staff development reviews and booking all training including mandatory annual training. Responsible for participating in annual educational trawl to organise and plan training needs for staff. Responsible for recruitment and selection of staff.
• Continuing responsibility for the management of the stroke / neuro rehabilitation service including planning rosters/deployment/supervision of day and night staff on a 24/7 basis in accordance with trust policy and procedure and use of e-roster system.
• Responsible for any learners and students as Learning Environment Manager (LEM) and liaising with educational institutions and/or Learning Mentors as required.
• Responsible for safe custody and administration of drugs in line with Trust's policies and procedures including controlled drugs where relevant to profession.
• Control supplies and maintain sufficient stocks to meet service requirements. Responsible for managing and spending annual budget allowance. Responsible for trialling/ordering/buying new equipment and effective use of resources/cost improvement programme.
• Maintain safe working environment. Promptly and efficiently monitor incidents, accidents and complaints ensuring corrective action and monitoring outcome. Responsible for completion of datix, maintaining and updating risk assessments for service area and liaising with health and safety department.
• To be aware of and implement trusts health and safety procedures in order to maintain a safe working environment including duty officer/fire marshal role and responsibilities.
• To report / feedback within the team to ensure continuity of care and lessons learnt/corrective actions implemented to maintain and improve quality care.
• Inputting of information onto computer e.g. e-roster, system one, e-mails, memos.
• Responsible for ensuring Senior Nurse cover is provided for the ward area including weekend and bank holiday cover. Using knowledge/training/judgment skills and experience to deal with any occurrences and act accordingly. To act as bed manager accepting patients for transfer from other areas ensuring appropriate transfers are facilitated and any risks are identified e.g. infection control status/need for isolation of patients.
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to the policies and service development within the portfolio and implement ongoing involvement in working groups e.g essence of care, LEM.
• To promote the health and wellbeing of service users, in conjunction with other relevant services maximising partnership working with internal and external services.
• Work shifts on an ad hoc basis to provide cover/supervision/ training and give hands-on patient care and rehabilitation.
• Recognition and verification of death as per team local work instruction /procedure, where relevant to profession.
• To be aware of and implement Trust and departmental organization and clinical policies and procedures including infection control.
• To participate and assist in the development and introduction of research/audits and evidence-based practice, innovations and NICE guidelines / standards and CQC outcomes.
• To take every reasonable training opportunity to improve and develop professional knowledge and skills and participate in annual appraisal and clinical supervision.
• To ensure newly recruited staff and colleagues are supported identifying training needs and participating in the Trust's development/mentorship / preceptorship and clinical supervision programmes.
• Maintain, monitor and supervise the maintenance of accurate records having due regard to legal aspects including safeguarding, confidentiality and management information requirements.
• To maintain accurate electronic and paper records as required within our organisational and legal framework.
• To attend staff meetings and identified training (including Trustwide Induction) ensuring key and relevant information is appropriately delivered to staff.
• To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• To participate in the planning and development of our service having an awareness of Trust Mission, Vision Purpose, Values, Behaviours, Strategy and the business plan.
• To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Essential: Ability to communicate verbally at all levels and possess good written skills in line with record keeping standards.
• Ability to manage a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Supporting and lead a team through change.
• Leadership and influencing skills and the ability to motivate others.
• Organisational, interpersonal and assertiveness skills.
• Ability to teach, mentor, and act as a role model.
• Knowledge / Experience of Health & Safety issues including risk management and safeguarding.
• Knowledge / Experience of Infection Control procedures.
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative as well as prioritise own workload.
• Basic IT skills ability to use Microsoft Office and electronic patient records.
• Able to exercise leadership by personal example, demonstrating respect, openness, compassion and reliability, and able to foster these characteristics within the team.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries including health, social care and third sector.
• Evidence of knowledge and application in practice of national guidance and standards e.g. NICE, CQC, CQUINS.
• Using and implementing clinical governance systems.
• Knowledge of current issues affecting health and social care including neurological and stroke care.

Desirable

• Governance and quality.

Experience

• Essential: Experience of working with stroke and neurologically impaired patients in a nursing / rehabilitation setting.
• Demonstrable leadership experience (Band 6 or equivalent).
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of supervision of other staff/student nurses.
• Experience of Research/Audit.
• Ward management experience.
• Experience of service improvement and change management.

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Allied Health Professional or 1st level Registered Nurse (General/ Adult).
• Current NMC / HCPC Registration.

Personal Attributes

• Essential: A proactive and motivated individual demonstrating empathy and understanding towards individuals physical, social, psychological and emotional needs.
• Self-awareness of own limitations and professional capabilities.
• Self-motivated, and able to set own priorities and meet deadlines.
• Reliability, enthusiasm, motivation, resourcefulness, resilience.

Physical Attributes

• Essential: Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years.
• Flexible working / Unsociable hours (Earlies, Lates, Nights & weekends if/as required).

Training

• Essential: Clinical Educators Qualification / Mentor Preparation (or equivalent).
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable

• Stroke Care Course.
• Nasogastric tube insertion training.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address: Kendray Hospital, Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S Yorkshire, S70 3RD