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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Contact
- Address
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Priestley Wharf
- 20 Holt Street
- Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B7 4BN
- Contact Number
- 0121 466 6000
Band 6 Deputy Team Manager - Evening Service
Closed for applications on: 4-Sept-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 4-Sept-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Priestley Wharf 2
- Address
- Holt Street
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B7 4BN
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week (4-5 evenings a week working 17:30pm - 22:30/23.00pm)
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Adult Community Services
Job overview
**This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested**
This is an exciting opportunity to join our evening service district nursing team based at Priestley Wharf. The hours worked are between 5.30pm and 10:30pm covering 7 evenings a week, on a rota basis (working 4-5 evenings a week, up to a 25hour contract).
The post holder will be expected to work multi professionally, support other team member’s roles and contribute to the future development of the service.
Advert
As a Senior nurse you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, the ability to manage change in clinical practice and processes. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to independently make sound clinical and leadership judgements and regularly supervise the workload of junior colleagues.
We are looking for people who are innovative, forward thinking, flexible and have strong leadership qualities. The candidate will have both clinical and operational responsibilities and an element of the role will be triaging and co-ordinating the shift. You must be able to confidently triage and prioritise referrals and delegate to junior members of staff.
As part of your role there may be an expectation to work across the city on occasions, so candidates must be flexible.
Qualifications/ Experience required:
Registered General Nurse with evidence of Community Experience essential.
Working for our organisation
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Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses to join our teams; we provide integrated care to patients throughout Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust so the ideal candidate must be highly mobile and are able to travel throughout the City’s Boundaries.
The ideal candidates must be a good communicator, team player and have sound clinical knowledge being able to work independently and as part of a team. Car driver is essential.
UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.
We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Using Artificial Intelligence
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
- Post Grad Degree or Evidence of relevant Degree level study
- Nurse Prescriber
- Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
- District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification, or willing to work towards equivalent modules
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
Skills/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
- Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach IT literate
- Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
- Leadership and interpersonal qualities.
- Effective time management.
- Excellent organisational/ prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines, often working with sensitive or contentious information within varying environments.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and implementation of NHS access targets.
- Understanding and knowledge of finance and performance management.
Desirable criteria
- Competent user of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Patient Administration Systems.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Effective Team Member
Other job requirements
Essential criteria
- Needs to be independently mobile through out the organisation. This post is assessed as require a Car driver
- Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
- Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Barbara McLaughlin
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07853083550
- Additional information
Please contact recruiting managers via email initially
No longer accepting applications
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