Head of Community Urgent Response
Closed for applications on: 22-Nov-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Nov-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- BVH/Blackpool Stadium
- Address
- Whinney Heys Rd
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8b)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community Services
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Blackpool Teaching Hospital is currently offering an exciting opportunity for Senior Nurse/ Therapist with Acute and Community experience to lead our Community Urgent Response Teams providing Virtual Wards, Rapid Response and Community IV service across the Fylde Coast.
You will play a pivotal role, working closely with the Integrated Community Care Directorate Tri/Quadumvirate and will take the lead on designing, implementing and driving Urgent Response Services.
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Ensure service and team level performance is monitored and delivered in accordance with agreed targets and that any areas of underperformance are addressed in a timely manner and corrective action taken.
Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines, and lead or participate in their development.
Establish effective professional multi-disciplinary relationships both within and outside the organisation. Participate in regional and national meetings as appropriate.
4. Provide leadership to staff within the community nursing and rehabilitation services by visibly supporting and communicating the Trust’s overall strategic vision, key objectives and corporate policies and systems.
Provide effective operational management and leadership for the services within the sphere of responsibility.
Explore opportunities for service development and service improvement.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 445,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the operational management, development and delivery of the Community Urgent Response services within the Community Directorate and for ensuring the provision of high quality, safe and responsive services within the available resources.
The post holder will work in a collaboratively with all key partners to ensure the service meets the needs of the local population and local and national targets.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Clinical qualification in nursing or therapy profession at degree level or equivalent experience.
- Specialist training and experience in the management of clinical services.
- Management qualification to Master’s or equivalent level of strategic senior management experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence on a leadership development programme.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial clinical and managerial experience.
- Considerable experience of managing and delivering a range of community services.
- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services.
- Evidence of working across various health care settings.
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities across different professional groups, which will require on-going review.
- Advising and influencing senior managers and clinicians in relation to risk management and quality improvement.
- Able to demonstrate experience of public and community engagement.
- Experience of delivering services within national and local targets and governance frameworks.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop teams to achieve high performance and meet contractual requirements.
- Ability to build and keep networks across organisational and professional boundaries and to work strategically with other organisations.
- Ability to deal effectively and sensitively with poor staff performance.
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills.
- Ability to think strategically and present outcomes appropriate to the organisation’s needs.
- Ability to respond to change efficiently and effectively, planning the implementation of fundamental changes arising from government policy which will impact on the whole organisation.
- Ability to manage difficult and sensitive staffing or business critical decisions in a sensitive and business focused manner following policy and procedures.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to present complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to a range of audiences.
- Effective report writing and IT skills.
- Ability to prioritise work, deliver to tight deadlines and manage critical issues and multiple priorities.
- Ability to interpret national policy and initiatives to inform local planning implementation.
- Ability to develop and keep effective working relationships across professional groups and senior managers internal & eternal to the organisation.
- Professional and personal credibility to inspire trust and confidence across the workforce and stakeholders.
- Ability to effectively chair and manage meetings.
- Willingness to work anywhere in the Trust and to travel, on occasions within the region and nationally.
- Managing and developing programs of organisational change that have led to tangible improvements in services provided across local communities.
- Experience of integrated working, across multi agency service providers and commissioners.
- Workforce planning, recruitment, and retention.
- Evidence of successful partnership working.
- Excellent understanding of clinical governance principles and delivery.
- Demonstrable record of improving care and services for patients.
- Understanding of current national and local health policy and application to nursing and therapy professionals.
- Professional education and training.
- Best Practice in Infection Prevention & Control.
- Understanding of clinical service provision within a community setting.
- Clinical pathway development and redesign.
- Health care standards, performance, quality and outcomes of care
- The need for and the enabling of professional development of nursing and therapy professional staff.
- To be self-aware, have personal integrity and the ability to self-manage.
- Budget management.
- Use of vehicle as car driving is essential.
- Ability to work flexible hours.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to show an understanding and application of research principles and practice.
- Experience of carrying out audit and the formulation of action plans.
- Ability to show an understanding and application of research principles and practice.
- Experience of carrying out audit and the formulation of action plans.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Susan Plummer
- Job title
- Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253955351
- Additional information
Greg Shaw
Divisional Director of Operations
01253950001
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