Deputy Team Manager (Clinical Therapy Lead)

The post holder will provide day-to-day clinical nursing/therapy expertise and co-ordination to a multi-disciplinary integrated discharge hub based at the Newham General University Hospital working in partnership to facilitate timely discharge of patients from hospitals. The team consists of nurses, therapists, social workers and admins. The post holder will:

• Undertake 'in reach' triage assessments for patients on the acute Wards at Newham University Hospital to ensure rapid discharge. Undertake generic IDH clinical assessment and coordination tasks and functions.
• To coordinate and chairing of the IDH Clinical Discussion meetings face to face or virtually held at different time weekdays and weekend with system partners and discharge hubs.
• Liaison with the Discharge Coordinator Team in NUHT and other system partners, discharge hubs to identify and facilitate the discharge of patients from the acute hospital setting to community services
• Effective liaison and maintain relationships with the Hospital Social Work Team and other system partners to ensure that appropriate equipment, Packages of Care and support system are put in place to meet the health and social care needs of patients discharged via the IDH.
• The post holder will be an active participant in shift work, covering either 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, 10am-6pm or 12-8pm, with rota'd weekends and Bank Holidays as the service operates 365 days per year., To maintain clinical direction and leadership; coordinating a team of clinical staff for the continuous and consistent provision of high-quality patient care in acute and in the community.
To proactively maintain safe guarding knowledge and ensure risk assessment, co-ordinate, review, case manage and facilitate discharges into community services as part of the integrated discharge hub. To be aware of professional boundaries and the need to access expert and specialist opinions when required in relation to discharge planning. To demonstrate within the team clinical leadership and expert specialist knowledge of a range of therapeutic and clinical interventions in order to plan discharge, undertaking assessments e.g. equipment and evidence based recommendation. Escalate clinical risks as appropriate. Act as a role model in the practice area, encouraging staff in teaching, supervision, facilitating and assessing, create and sustain a supportive/teaching/learning environment for the practice setting. Be responsible for the maintenance and accurate recording of patient information in the documentation systems and to ensure the effective dissemination of patient information throughout the multi-disciplinary team., The post holder will be required to work with partners across the health and social care to ensure a joined up and integrated approach is adopted towards the discharge process and provide holistic care. The post holder will support and oversee the team management, co-ordination and provision of service. The post holder will involve in supervision and development of junior staffs. The post holder will be an active participant in shift work, covering either 8am-4pm, 10am-6pm, 9am-5pm or 12-8pm with rota'd weekends and Bank holidays as the service operates 365 days per year. Making Things Better Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services. We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel. Our Community We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care. Aiming High We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018. Staff and Service Users United We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us. We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients. Diversity ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace. Other reasons to apply As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations., Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.