Job summary
- Main area
- Team Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 825-6426965-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mount McKinley
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Team Lead for Urgent Community Response & Virtual Ward
NHS AfC: Band 7
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Urgent Community Response & Virtual Wards service. The service provides patients who are experiencing an acute change in their health a safe and effective alternative to hospital admission, supported by a mixture of face to face visits and digital technology.
We are looking for a Team Lead who shares our passion for providing excellent quality of care and can help devise & deliver a recommended and agreed treatment/care plan to service users in their own home. The post holder will have full access to the Multidisciplinary Team including consultant, GP, Pharmacist, Nurses, Therapists, and Health Care Support Workers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward Multidisciplinary Teams to provide clinical responsibility for a defined delegate patient caseload, and managerial support for the locality team. They will ensure the delivery of high quality, responsive, efficient and effective management of patients in their usual place of residence, to enable them to remain in their home at a time of crisis, or as an alternative to admission. The post holder will undertake the line management of all personnel within the team.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 1 Adult Nurse Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Degree in Allied Health Profession with relevant registration to Health & Care Professions Council.
- Qualification in management studies or similar, to diploma level e.g. Leadership in Clinical Excellence or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional/management development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration experience and caseload management within community setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi agency health/social care environment.
- Successful track record as an effective leader/team manager in a health care environment.
- Experience of building successful partnership working arrangements with other services.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of understanding of current professional issues
- Line management experience and knowledge of HR policies and procedures
- Good knowledge and understanding of community and primary care services, integrated care pathways, clinical guidelines and Governance and risk management acquired through training and proven experience.
- Good working knowledge of safeguarding requirements and standards for clinical care within the relevant area.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steph Wedmore
- Job title
- Clinical Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970601646
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