Deputy Department Manager / Team Leader

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Team within St Benedicts Day Services as Band 6 Junior Department manager.

This post key responsibilities are to proactively care for patients attending Hospice Day Services, ensuring early intervention and proactive inter-agency care planning to anticipate needs and promote patient safety for those living with life-limiting illnesses.

To work collaboratively with the Specialist team within Sunderland, to provide Specialist Palliative care to patients to improve their quality of life through holistic assessment and timely interventions, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support

Whilst taking charge of the team/department or in the absence of the clinical team manager, will be directly responsible for ensuring that clinical, professional and cleanliness standards are maintained in the entire team/department.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate palliative care for patients attending St Benedicts Hospice Day care services.

Proactively manage patients with complex needs within Sunderland. Deliver high quality care in partnership with the patient, carer and other agencies to maximise quality of life, identifying any anticipated emergencies, reduce the risk of avoidable hospital admission, and enable patients to die with dignity in their preferred place of care.

To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team, acting as a role model.

Support clinical team manager/department to ensure organisational goals/objectives are met within team/department.

Communicate sensitively and effectively with patients and their families regarding care, prognosis, and advance care planning where appropriate.

To comply with the trusts vision, values and behavioural compact whilst also promoting these values for junior team members.

There will be considerable opportunity for innovation and job satisfaction.

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.