Complex Discharge Team Lead

We are seeking a motivated Band 7 Team Lead to join our Complex Discharge Team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of skilled professionals and make a significant impact on Complex discharges and patient flow. As the Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing the Complex Discharge team, overseeing the assessment and discharge planning of complex patients within the defined clinical area. You will work under the direction of the Complex Discharge Service Lead and act as a senior specialist practitioner, using your clinical knowledge and experience to support the day-to-day operational functions of the team. This includes completing your own assessments and interventions where indicated. Your key responsibilities include Lead and manage the Complex Discharge team, ensuring effective assessment and discharge planning for patients. You will act as a senior specialist practitioner, providing clinical support and completing assessments and interventions as needed. You will facilitate and provide high-quality, patient-focused care by working closely with system partners and undertaking timely escalation to prevent discharge delays. You will undertake research and lead clinical audits in your specialist area to continuously improve patient care and outcomes., As the Band 7 Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing the Complex Discharge team, overseeing the assessment and discharge planning of complex patients within the defined clinical area. You will work under the direction of the Complex Discharge Service Lead and act as a senior specialist practitioner, using your clinical knowledge and experience to support the day-to-day operational functions of the team. This includes completing your own assessments and interventions where indicated.,

• Team Management:Lead and manage the Complex Discharge team, ensuring effective assessment and discharge planning for patients.
• Clinical Expertise:Act as a senior specialist practitioner, providing clinical support and completing assessments and interventions as needed.
• Patient-Focused Care:Facilitate and provide high-quality, patient-focused care by working closely with system partners and undertaking timely escalation to prevent discharge delays.
• Research and Audits: Undertake research and lead clinical audits in your specialist area to continuously improve patient care and outcomes.
  
  We are looking for a passionate and experienced healthcare professional from a Nursing or Allied Health Professional (AHP) background, such as Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
  
  Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population. CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.