Job summary
- Main area
- AHP and Nursing
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-CR6086286-A
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countywide
- Town
- Amersham, Chalfonts and Marlow
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
RRIC Clinical Lead (South East)
Band 8a
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
The Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Clinical Lead (South East) has the day to day responsibility for the effective and efficient operational and clinical management of the Amersham Rapid Response and Intermediate Care team (RRIC), Southern Rapid Response and Intermediate Care team (RRIC) and Marlow Rapid Response and Intermediate Care team (RRIC). The post holder will work closely and in collaboration with the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Clinical Lead North and Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Clinical Lead South and UCR to ensure RRIC and the UCR squads operate as one countywide flexible, standardised service across Buckinghamshire.
The post holder will be a highly experienced registered professional, who has the ability to support the transformation of local community services. They will be familiar with the national agenda and have an ability to translate the organisational clinical strategy to increase community healthcare provision across Buckinghamshire and ensure that the workforce has the skills and competence that ensures the delivery of a service that is safe, responsive and effective in preventing hospital admissions and facilitating hospital discharges.
Main duties of the job
The operational and clinical management includes accountability for budget, workload allocation, capacity management, professional leadership, managing staff performance, clinical governance, development of data and quality information, and direct line management of the Advanced Community Practitioners within the Amersham, Southern and Marlow RRIC teams. They will inreach, as required, into the acute hospital and front door to promote and educate about RRIC , working clinically as appropriate. They will cover the teams of their counterparts (Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Clinical Lead North and Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Clinical Lead South and UCR) as and when required
Please refer to the job description for full details of the role.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered allied healthcare professional or nurse
- Degree/ masters level qualification relevant to community practice
- Evidence of recent CPD
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate management and/or leadership training
- Post Graduate masters level modular training
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate broad experience post registration working in a community setting within a variety of core areas
- In depth experience of working within multi agency / multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of implementing change management programmes e.g. service development
- Experience of leadership and management
Desirable criteria
- Experience participating in a research or audit project and implementing full audit cycle
- Experience of working with single assessment process
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Highly effective verbal and written communication to facilitate effective working with clinical staff, patients and carers, and work colleagues
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex and varied information in order to identify issues and develop solutions
- Effective leadership and management skills to lead and motivate staff
- Understanding of the importance of staff engagement and good Human Resources practice
- Ability to demonstrate behaviours and attitudes consistent with Trust values
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of defined service areas, including current issues in service delivery, patient pathways
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Driving licence and car for travelling between sites and throughout Bucks, as required by the post. Business car insurance.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Isard
- Job title
- Head of Intermediate Care and Deputy AHP Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07768687763
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