Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Allied Health Professionals
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: Part Time
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday (on call weekends 1 in 11))
- Job ref
- 812-24-PR-JM-01
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Danesbury Neurological Centre
- Town
- Welwyn
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/07/2024
Employer heading
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Community Beds Lead Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
The post holder will ensure a high standard of person-centered service delivery is achieved and maintained across the Inpatients Units . The post holder will work autonomously demonstrating effective management and leadership skills. The role is unit management and clinical leadership for Inpatients on behalf of the Adults Senior Management Team and Assistant Director of Urgent and Emergency Care. To lead the delivery of Inpatient services in line with the Trust’s strategic direction, ensuring the delivery of high value, patient centered, responsive and efficient patient care. The ideal candidate must have commitment to service redesign in line with best practice and commissioning intentions.
For an informal chat or visit, please contact:
Jayne Morgan, Assistant Director of Urgent and Emergency Care. 07785645902 or email [email protected].
Paul Riseley, Community Beds Lead, 07468707891 or email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the smooth running of the 3 inpatient wards and ensure there is consistency in the quality of care delivered.
To ensure all units maintain the CQC standards of care.
To be part of the patient flow and discharge planning in the units.
To work with system partners on integrated care systems agenda's for intermediate care beds and neuro pathways.
Leading with compassionate leadership and provide supervision for Nursing and AHP staff.
Working for our organisation
- A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
- We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
- Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
- We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
- We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide clinical support and expertise to staff delivering assessments and management, including engagement with patients, carers, and other professionals on In patient units.
- To provide line management for Team/Clinical Leads and Highly Specialist clinical ANP'S and medical staff as required.
- To support the units in the delivery of Inpatient rehabilitation, patient flow and ensuring an integrated holistic approach, focused on meeting the needs of patients and their family/carers within the expected length of stay.
- To ensure rehabilitation care in the Inpatients are delivered in a highly professional and clinically safe manner and in accordance with local and national policies and procedures, including compliance with Care Quality Commission standards.
- To provide operational and clinical leadership to Team/Clinical Leads within areas of responsibility, ensuring implementation of and compliance with policies and procedures.
- To take responsibility for ensuring effective capacity and demand management across service areas, in order to meet patient needs without internal delays, in line with the wider service performance plan.
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional degree or diploma
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post graduate education and training to this level
- Membership of clinical education networks.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable evidence of working in a senior clinical role
- Extensive experience working within a Rehabilitation Setting
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Completion of clinical audit cycle or research project
- Management of Complaints and complaints process
- Knowledge & understanding of provider organisations and NHS organisations
- Management of incidents and incident management process
Desirable criteria
- Extensive experiences in In patient settings including neuro rehabilitation wards.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Managerial experience and skills
- Highly specialist assessment, investigative and analytical skills
- Highly specialist and comprehensive clinical treatment skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of strategic direction of the ICS and commissioners
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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
- Jayne Morgan
- Job title
- Assistant Director Of Urgent and Emergency Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07785645902
- Additional information
Informal chat is available
Jayne Morgan Assistant Director Urgent and Emergency Care, 07785645902 or email [email protected].
Paul Riseley, Community Beds Lead, 07468707891 or email [email protected]
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