Team Lead

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced clinician to work in the Integrated Care Community as a Team Lead. We are developing a new multidisciplinary team to provide dedicated support for those patients who are at high-risk of admission to hospital and those who are recurrently being admitted. The programme aims to be Co-ordinated, Holistic, Intensive, Early and Focussed, bringing together colleagues from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social care, voluntary sector, therapy and community teams.

Working in an MDT environment you will provide clinical input and leadership to the team as you collectively define a management plan which addresses the needs of the whole patient across physical, mental and social care needs. As Team Lead, you will promote good practice and influence service development to improve patient care. You will be accountable for the performance, quality and clinical effectiveness of the teams. This new programme will require strong and innovative leadership.

The successful applicant will need to develop strong relationships with the teams involved in the MDT and wider system partners and work closely with the Clinical Lead. This is an opportunity to work within an exciting new model of care in Furness.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide clinical input and leadership to the team in an MDT environment.
• Support the Clinical Lead in leading MDT meetings and clinical reviews.
• Address the diverse, unmet needs of high-risk patients and support them to ‘live well’ in their home environment.
• Manage complex caseloads of patients, prioritising, assessing, co-ordinating, delivering and reviewing care programmes.
• Contribute to service development and integration with health and social care providers.
• Provide clinical leadership and expertise in the clinical area.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including GP Practices, Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Person specification:

• 1st level registered nurse, educated to degree level.
• Evidence of relevant post graduate education in related areas – which may be varied, e.g. frailty, falls, long term condition management, neurological, rehabilitation, oncology.
• v150/v100/v300 prescriber.
• Community Specialist Practitioner.
• Previous management courses.
• Evidence of post registration education.
• Evidence of leading and managing a team.
• Post registration experience including community and or acute settings.
• Highly advanced levels of assessment skills, care planning and care provision.
• Evidence of being able to practice and manage complex patients and able to evaluate effectiveness of own practice.
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries.
• Awareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy and of applicable guidelines, frameworks, protocols.
• Previous senior position in related field.
• Experience of working within an inter-disciplinary service.

Skills, ability & knowledge:

• Ability to lead and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to provide professional/clinical leadership.
• Excellent organisational skills, including time management, negotiating and decision-making skills.
• Advanced communication skills training.

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to travel across the Bay independent of public transport.
• Personal Leadership qualities to listen, inspire, motivate and support.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.

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