Professional Lead

Job overview

SWUFT Out of Hospital Division has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Professional Lead to join the Leamington South and Southam District Nursing Team. This role is based across Royal Leamington Spa Hospital and Southam Clinic.

This is a rewarding and dynamic role, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to develop their clinical expertise, leadership capability, and managerial skills within a continuously evolving health and social care environment.

You will play a key role in leading and supporting a dedicated and compassionate team of community nurses, working closely alongside the Clinical Lead for the locality. As part of a wider network, you will join a talented and passionate group of Professional Leads across South Place.

The role provides the opportunity to:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues across the locality, including Allied Health Professionals
• Work in partnership with Community and Urgent Response Teams
• Engage with a range of specialist services
• Contribute to service development and high-quality patient care delivery across community settings
• Support the development of Integrated Neighbourhood Health teams in the locality

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to make a meaningful impact while growing their leadership career within community services.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role is to work with Integrated Teams within a defined locality, focusing on developing services and multi-disciplinary teams. This will be through  operational management within a clinical governance framework, in line with the overall strategy for South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The role will involve deputising for the Locality Manager to ensure continuity in the operational management of teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To oversee clinical services focusing on people with complex needs, to ensure personalised care planning and quality outcomes.

To directly manage and develop multi-disciplinary team working within the localities through a programme of leadership, teaching and assessment.

To assist in the re-design of care services, engaging the appropriate stakeholders, which encompasses the principles of ‘Productive Community Working’.

To ensure that resources are managed effectively and efficiently within the span of control, in order to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients.

To develop and maintain joint working initiatives with other team members and voluntary and statutory agencies to enhance the services provided.

To ensure that performance indicators and activity targets are achieved.

To take lead responsibility in the facilitation and development of corporate working, clinical leadership, standards and competencies, audit and future direction of services within the Clinical Governance framework.

Clinical Role

To be responsible for maintaining own professional knowledge and clinical practice as per NMC Guidelines:

450 hours of registered practice in the previous three years and 35 hours of learning activity (Continuing Professional Development) in the previous three years.

The practice standard can be met through administrative, supervisory, teaching, research and managerial roles as well as providing direct patient care.

Overseeing complex cases, assisting the Team when short staffed due to staff shortages. Assist with difficult discharges from the caseload, review discharge data, proactively manage scheduling. Advise on opportunities of self-management.

Initiate and participate in clinical audit, influencing changes in practice where indicated.

To support and participate in research programmes and the development of research-based practice.

To support and facilitate the development of evidence-based practice in line with best practice guidelines and national initiatives.

Manage mentorship and preceptorship Programmes within multi-disciplinary team working.

To ensure that appropriate specialist advice and clinical supervision is accessed on Child/Vulnerable Adults Protection.

To facilitate timely caseload reviews within teams in accordance with Trust/Operational policies.

Empower patients to influence and participate in their own care.

Management Role

To ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the use of resources, supporting the monitoring of local budgets within the localities, to be an authorised signatory and adhering to the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions.

To manage Health Safety and Security and risks within the workplace, ensuring that the teams comply with Trust policies and procedures.

To monitor, report and manage clinical incidents within the workplace.

Assist in workforce planning and development including the recruitment and retention of staff and the development of new roles.

To actively manage sickness and absence in line with Trust policies working with Human Resources to ensure that targets are met.

To support the investigation, response and remedial action required to deal effectively with complaints and incidents as they arise.

To ensure that all staff are held to account for conduct and performance.

To deputise for the Locality Manager in their absence.

To undertake annual Performance Development Reviews with staff in line with KSF’s, facilitating staff development within an agreed Personal Development Plan.

Manage development and implementation of local induction processes for staff ensuring that robust monitoring systems are in place for statutory and mandatory training and other clinical governance and professional training.

Review Scheduling Tool.

Communication and Leadership

Encourage collaborative working to enhance professional development and meet Community Service’s objectives.

To provide clear information on identified operational performance targets (national and local).

Lead on pieces of work as delegated by locality manager.

Organise and facilitate integrated team meetings.

Ensure that wider networking is undertaken across the wider health community.

Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Maintain appropriate records and documentation in line with Trust’s policies and procedures and in line with service specifications.

Freedom to Act

Manage own workload within overall delegated priorities.

The post holder is guided by principles and has a significant amount of discretion to work within detailed parameters and guidance provided by peers or external stakeholders.

Organisational Responsibilities

Information Security and Confidentiality

During the course of your employment you may have access to, see or hear information of a confidential nature and you are required not to disclose such information, particularly relating to patients or staff.  All person identifiable information must be held in the strictest confidence and should be disclosed only to authorised people in accordance with NHS Confidentiality Guidelines and the Data Protection Act 1998 unless explicit written consent has been give by the person identified, or where information sharing protocols exist.

Essential Standards of Quality and Safety

Essential Standards of Quality and Safety works as a framework for continuous improvement in quality of the care that people receive. As an employee you will be expected to work within this framework and assist with the process of ensuring that the Trust offers effective and high quality services.

Equality & Diversity Aims

As a member of staff at SWFT, you have a personal responsibility to ensure you do not discriminate, harass or bully or contribute to the discrimination, harassment or bullying of any colleague(s), patients, carers or visitors or condone discrimination, harassment or bullying by others.

Standards of Business Conduct & Conflict of Interest

The NHS Code of Conduct and Standards of Business conduct for NHS Staff require all employees to declare all situations where you or a close relative or associate has a controlling interest in a business [such as a private company, public organisation or other NHS or voluntary organisation] or in any activity which may compete for any NHS contracts to supply goods or services to SWFT.  All such interests must be declared in the Trust’s register of interests either on appointment or when such interests are gained.