Band 7 Clinical Team Leader

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hanley, City of Stoke-on-Trent

Band 7 Clinical Team Leader

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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hanley, City of Stoke-on-Trent

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 13 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 0fc0e588681d4df4b0c829190b1ff67d

Full Job Description

Our service is expanding, and we are offering an exciting opportunity to join our busy Integrated Care Coordination for Urgent Care Team as a Band 7 HCPC / NMC Registered Clinical Team Lead based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The service is developing a multidisciplinary approach and would welcome applications from AHPs to support this. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Clinical Team Leader to provide management, support, clinical escalation, and professional expertise to the team of Clinical Triage staff. The team provide telephone support to health and social care registered professionals requiring assistance with Admission Avoidance. This ranges from signposting the caller to the appropriate service, making a direct referral to another service or offering immediate clinical advice or treatment across Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire. We aim to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time.Asduty manager; you will promote seamless patient care, striving to act as an ambassador for good quality care and sharing and celebrating team achievements. You will need to be flexible, approachable and have a sound clinical background and knowledge. You will need to be friendly but assertive, and be confident in your own decision making, being able to challenge when necessary. You will be required to cover the 7 day period, 365 days a year and therefore weekend and out of hours working is required., You will work as a key member of the Integrated Care Coordination Team to ensure professionals are able to make referrals through one access point. You will be leading a team of Clinical Triage staff, supporting them to work independently and to exercise their assessment and evaluation skills to their full ability in order to avoid inappropriate hospital admissions. You will support the team to adjust care programmes as necessary, and instigate changes that are evidence based and in the patient's best interests. You will be first line of clinical escalation for the team. As part of this role you will also be expected to: Have oversight of the shift and ensure the team provide high quality, clinical triage using knowledge, skills and critical thinking and professional judgement. Ensure that polices and processes are followed to keep both staff and patients safe Provide immediate advice and direction to team members in relation to operational service issues, analysing and interpreting the various options available Ensure quality is embedded within all aspects of service delivery and owned by staff. Support staff to actively engage in developing quality improvement projects within their team. Create a team culture in which staff are valued and well-supported and able to deliver services with care and compassion.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
  • And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.