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

Responsive Services is a multidisciplinary team providing a seven day service:

• A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health, with the aim of preventing admission
• A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges
• Short term support for people who require assistance with activities of daily living

We are looking for a Band 7 Operational Team Lead (registered with either the NMC or the HCPC) to join the Brighton and Hove Responsive Services team.

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day management and operational leadership of the Responsive Services team, who deliver excellent care across the city of Brighton and Hove.

Experience is required in people management including sickness absence, conduct and capability, recruitment and retention, as well as experience dealing with complaints and working innovatively and flexibly to meet service demands. Knowledge of managing rotas, incident reporting and equipment ordering is also essential, as are excellent communication and IT skills. Experience in reviewing reports and analysing data would be desirable, as would having knowledge of budgets and the use of locums and bank staff.

Main duties of the job

• Promote professional empowerment by identifying and overcoming barriers preventing effective multidisciplinary working
• Develop a confident, transformational leadership/management style promoting a team philosophy which supports reablement focused care planning
• Lead the establishment of a multidisciplinary philosophy across the MDT, empowering others to take part in the decision making process. This will include establishing and maintaining channels of communication that disseminate key clinical and organisational information to all relevant staff and allow feedback.
• To ensure all staff feel informed and involved at all times
• Ensure that excellent communication systems are developed and maintained across organisational boundaries to enable complex patient to remain within their home environment and prevent unnecessary hospital admission or emergency residential
  placement.
• Ensure appropriate and robust staffing rotas are implemented to meet service needs.

Working for our organisation

As a member of the team you will have the opportunity to:

• Receive support from other nursing/therapy colleagues, including clinical leads in therapy and nursing
• Attend the annual SCFT leadership conference
• Participate in supervision and Personal Development Reviews
• Supervise and support development of other staff outside of your professional group
• Develop leadership skills through formal and supported training
• Assist in the shaping of the future clinical practice of Responsive Services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To develop, lead, manage and coordinate the Responsive Services Multi-Disciplinary Team, ensuring effective communication and engagement are central to the philosophy of the service.
• To promote meaningful multidisciplinary and interagency working, to assist the patient to be seen by the right person in the right place at the right time.
• The post holder will manage the defined area with minimal supervision for daily operations, seeking support and guidance from the Clinical Service Manager as required.
• To develop a co-ordinated professional clinical team ensuring that communication and engagement are key to the development of the service.

Person specification

Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential criteria

• Professional Clinical Qualification
• Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to underpin clinical reasoning skills and ability to undertake assessment, analysis and treatment

Desirable criteria

• Relevant Post Graduate modules / qualification
• Management qualification or willingness to undertake

Experience
Essential criteria

• Minimum 3 - 5 years Post Registration experience in a senior role
• Experience of multi-professional and cross-organisational work
• Experience of performance management including reporting against targets and risk management
• Experience of Human Resource Management including recruitment and retention of staff, performance management and managing sickness and absence
• Experience of project / service development
• Experience of working in the community or a community hospital setting

Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Competent computer skills and ability to utilise information and information technology
• Relevant clinical skills ability to provide supervision
• Ability to manage complaints and incidents at local level
• Ability to meet a range of competing deadlines and priorities
• Comprehensive and specialist assessment skills
• Palliative Care knowledge Ability to maintain knowledge of relevant NHS legislation and policies and apply to practice and organise the dissemination of changes to others
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Evidence of innovative practice and research
• Ability to organise and respond effectively and efficiently to complex information and situations
• Highly developed knowledge in evidence based practice and critical appraisal skills to include the ability to evaluate current research, apply to practice and organise the dissemination of findings to others

Other Requirements
Essential criteria

• Car driver with vehicle available for work purposes
• An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
• Work flexibly in accordance with Service Delivery during operational hours of 8-8, 7 days a week

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

• JD / PS Combined ( PDF , 798.4 KB )
• JD / PS Combined ( PDF , 798.4 KB )
• Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )