Job summary
We are very excited to be looking at appointing an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated Band 7 Team Leader for our Specialist Palliative Care team here at Morecambe Bay. This is an exciting time to join the Community, Cancer, Diagnostics and End of Life Division and the Specialist Palliative Care service.
You will be managing the Specialist Palliative Care team which consists of the acute teams at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital and the Community teams supporting the Furness and South Lakes areas. Based at Fairfield Lane in Barrow and Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
The successful candidate will also work closely with the Clinical lead who is one of our Consultants in Palliative Medicine and the service Matron.
You will be responsible for the day to day overall operational workload for the team, ensuring timely appraisals, mandatory training compliance, sickness management and all relating human resource activity with the support of the Matron, Directorate Manager and HR/workforce team.
You will work as part of a well established service which provides high quality care, advice and guidance.
There is 1 x 37.5 hour post available and the hours to be worked are over 5 days per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work as an integral part of the Specialist Palliative Care team; flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the patients and team.
Whilst working with other health care professionals the post holder will develop the ethos of integrated care across the whole system and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.
As the Team Lead you will work closely with the senior management team to develop an effective and highly performing team.
You will liaise closely with other service providers from both statutory and voluntary agencies on a frequent basis to gather information, advise on additional care needs to ensure appropriate plans are in place.
Other key relationships include GPs, hospital colleagues, community colleagues, care staff, community pharmacists. Such relationships require effective interpersonal skills and communication in identifying the needs accurately, using knowledge and experience in problem solving and identifying solutions to ensure services are co-ordinated and delivered in timely manner appropriate to the patient needs.You will be responsible for managing a small caseload of highly complex patients and working with the team to ensure high quality assessment and treatment for all.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
RN Level 1
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Significant recent community experience
- Evidence of relevant post graduate education in related areas - which may be varied, e.g. frailty, falls, long term condition management ,neurological, rehabilitation, oncology.
- Community specialist practitioner course
Desirable
- People management skills training
- Previous management courses
Community Specialist Practitioner
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post qualification
Desirable
- Previous experience of senior position band 6 within DN team
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience including community and acute settings
- oHighly advanced levels of assessment and goal planning skills in elderly rehabilitation, frailty, falls, long term condition management and orthopaedic conditions.
- oEvidence of being able to practice and manage complex patients and able to evaluate effectiveness of own practice.
- oAwareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy and of applicable guidelines, frameworks, protocols oUnderstanding of adult protection issues.
- oGood working knowledge of the Clinical Governance agenda. oKnowledge of other service providers.
- oExperience of audit
- Ability to travel across the Bay independent of public transport
Desirable
- oPrevious senior position in related field
- oTeaching and communication skills.
- oExperience of working within an inter- disciplinary service.
- oResearch and Development experience
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- oAbility to handle difficult emotional situations.
- oAbility to work as part of a team oAbility to work independently.
- oExcellent organisational skills, including time management, negotiating and decision making skills.
- oAbility to organise workload of self and others. oIT skills.
- oAbility to provide professional/clinical leadership at postgraduate level.
Desirable
- oAdvanced communication skills training eg CBT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address
Westmorland General Hospital
Burton Road
Kendal
LA9 7RG
United Kingdom
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