Community Respiratory Service Team Lead - Bury, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

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Bury, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job overview:

The community respiratory service has been on an exciting journey of development to advance patient pathways across the speciality which incorporates pulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory outpatient clinics, long Covid and nurse led COPD care.

This full-time post will include clinical, managerial and leadership responsibility and you will have a keen interest in the field of respiratory care.

As a respiratory specialist nurse and team leader you will join our friendly MDT to lead service delivery.

Along with day-to-day management and co-ordination of the service you will have a strong focus on achieving high quality care through quality improvement and continuous development of patient pathways to meet the needs of the local population.

The post holder will also be responsible for meeting performance objectives and work closely with the senior leadership team to support the wider operational and strategic agenda.

You must possess excellent interpersonal skills as well as the drive, vision and initiative to motivate others and meet the demands of the service.

Whilst you will be expected to work independently with a high degree of autonomy, you will also work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team in addition to the wider management team and organisation.

Main duties of the job:

To provide operational leadership to the community respiratory service.
To provide support and guidance to colleagues to assure that care is delivered effectively using a multidisciplinary model to meet the needs of the patient.
Support the senior management team to ensure that governance systems and processes are in place and adhered to by all members of the team.
Establish and maintain effective communication pathways to ensure high quality care delivery for complex respiratory patients.
Work with colleagues across primary, secondary and community care to ensure that all patient care areas meet agreed standards.
Lead service development and quality improvement initiatives.
To provide clinical leadership and expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with chronic respiratory conditions, by Specialised and autonomous clinical assessment, treatment, advice and guidance as indicated by clinical / service need or demand

Working for our organisation:

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to
make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

- degree/ diploma in nursing studies
- evidence of continued professional development relevant to speciality

Desirable criteria:

- teaching qualification

COPD qualification

- clinical skills qualification

Knowledge:

Essential criteria:

- professionally well qualified
- experience of working within respiratory care at senior level band 6 or above
- community rexperience
- clinical leadership
- specialist training in relevant area
- awareness of government policy
- effective communication
- knowledge of governance systems

Desirable criteria:

- recognised leadership qualification

Skills:

Essential criteria:

- ability to manage own caseload and work autonomously
- work under pressure
- communication
- clinical audit and implement change
- excellent assessment skills