Band 7 EICT Clinical Team Lead West

Create an environment where clients are able to be at the centre of their own care and decision making processes sensitive to the needs of the older person. Respect the dignity, wishes and beliefs of the service users, involving them in shared decision making and obtaining their consent to treatment/referrals.
Act to safeguard the patient taking emergency action where necessary, reporting any potential or actual risks to the patient immediately and following the safeguarding policy. Take responsibility for ensuring risks to safeguarding are reported in a timely manner within the team.
Provide leadership, mentoring and support for junior health and social care employee and to implement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy competency framework.

Working for our organisation
+ Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
+ Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address, Work collaboratively to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early hospital discharge.
Undertake comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments and plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious illness.
Provide holistic high quality care involving: patient assessment, examination, investigation, treatment and discussion with relevant practitioners referring to appropriate service providers when/where necessary.
Ensure evidence based care is practiced and promoted at all times.
Act as a clinical lead for the Early Intervention Community Service advising on the care and management of the person with complex short term health care needs.
To lead and develop an equitable Early Intervention Community Service by integration and multidisciplinary Teams.
Facilitate and contribute to the development and implementation of streamlined patient care pathways across the local Health and social care economy.
Be able to perform and lead on the development of clinical skills.
To lead the implementation of national and local quality initiatives.
Alongside the Operational Manager, play a lead role in the improvement of services and development, implementation and evaluation of protocols and clinical guidelines.
Assess for, prescribe and provide non-complex equipment and devices within scope of practice.
Maintain responsibility for reviewing outcomes of treatment and care given by all members of the team for individual client caseload.
Manage own time effectively, prioritise and delegate workload activities.
Responsible for ensuring effective communication verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders, utilising electronic methods of communication within the remit of the Data Protection Act ensuing clinical information is conveyed within a timeframe that ensures patient safety.
Initiate and lead multidisciplinary team meetings.
Participate/initiate, conduct, analyse and disseminate audit and evaluation findings: implementing changes to improve patient care.
Proactively work with the Early Intervention Community Service in the management of risk.
To ensure compliance with the infection control processes and polices of BCHC.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Team Lead to join our Early Intervention Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.
Part of a wider Early Intervention programme, which has so far delivered: 77000 fewer acute bed days used, 19000 fewer non-acute bed days and people spend 11.5 fewer days in the system. Overall having an impact of £25.8million saved for Birmingham to reinvest in Health and Social Care developments.
You will be joining a community team in the midst of one of the largest Health and Social Care transformations in the country, with exciting changes and developments, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, and facilitating early hospital discharge., Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
+ Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
+ Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
+ Discounts for local and national retailers
+ Dedicated well-being services for all employees
+ Flexible working where possible