Band 7

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.

• Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
• Flexible working patterns offered across all services
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Job overview

Operational Team Lead - 37.5 hours per week

An Fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Nurse Or Allied Health Professional to play a key role in developing the Primary Care Network (PCN) community teams in the Brighton and Hove. These are established friendly conscientious hard working and supportive teams, who are looking for a new leader to inspire and look up to, if you are a compassionate leader who leads by example, has a positive can do attitude, then this is the job for you. The post is to work alongside another team lead and an experienced senior leadership team

The PCN community teams provide nursing care to our PCNs and are the core element of a wider system responsible for coordinating care delivery to patients on the caseload. Care is organised around individuals' identified needs through collaborative working by service providers.

Main duties of the job

The Team Lead provides operational and clinical leadership, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the team, ensuring service outcomes and performance indicators are met. The post holder will work in partnership other health and social care providers as part of an MDT and be the identified link for a specific GP practice population. The post holder will also be responsible for staff management, clinical governance, and driving innovative change.

The post holder will be an experienced healthcare professional with relevant postgraduate qualifications and a management qualification, or able to work towards these.

If you are patient-centred, committed to delivering high quality care, and have excellent clinical and communication skills, a "can do" attitude and a desire to be the best, then this is the job for you.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to achieve excellence then we would love to hear from you.

A car driver is essential for this post.

Working for our organisation

In return we can offer you:

• Flexible working patterns
• Supportive learning environment
• Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
• Commitment to and support for your wellbeing
• NHS Pension Scheme
• NHS discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure the delivery of high quality nursing care within the community setting working with patients to facilitate recovery, independence and wellbeing through the use of effective nursing interventions and the use of selfmanagement / self-care strategies for patients.
To be responsible for community nursing operational management and to be accountable for the direct delivery of community nursing services within a defined area. To provide operational leadership to the community nursing
team to ensure a motivated and dedicated workforce. To contribute to the Sussex Community NHS Trust agenda as a member of the management team for community services within a defined area. The post holder is expected to work within organisational and other NHS and Government policies and interpret and facilitate how they are implemented within a defined area. The post holder will also be expected to advise the Clinical Services Manager as appropriate on the operational implementation of policies forward visioning and developing the service at all times.

Please see JD and PS attached for more information.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Professional clinical or social work qualification
• Post Registration qualification
• Management qualification or willingness to undertake

Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse / manipulate data and make recommendations
• IT literate, with the ability to use a number of databases, Microsoft Excel , Word, Powerpoint, Internet and Email
• Excellent written skills with the ability to record actions and decisions accurately
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills with an ability to negotiate, influence and manage conflict
• Demonstrates competency in a range of professional skills including understanding of Long Term Neurological Conditions, Stroke and acquired brain injury
• Ability to support staff to manage complex patient scenarios

skills and Knowledge
Desirable criteria

• Managing multidisciplinary working

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification ( PDF , 698.5 KB )
• JD and PS ( PDF , 698.5 KB )
• Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )