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Job requirements
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Post registration experience
- Experience
Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
- Experience
Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
- Experience
Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience
Change management experience
- Experience
Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
- Experience
Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working
- Experience
Understanding and application of confidentiality
- Qualifications
Registered General Nurse Level 1
- Qualifications
Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care
- Qualifications
Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
- Qualifications
Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
- Skills and Abilities
Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
- Skills and Abilities
Able to communicate efficiently and effectively.
- Skills and Abilities
Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy and an understanding of professional accountability
- Skills and Abilities
Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
- Skills and Abilities
Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Skills and Abilities
Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working within Health & Justice
- Experience
Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
- Experience
Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Experience
Research experience
- Qualifications
RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification
Job overview
THIS POST IS A LONE WORKER ROLE.
The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management, co-ordination and delivery of evidence-based care and provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the workload in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability and skills of staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved with providing and supervising the holistic care for the patients delivered by the team and working in collaboration with other professionals to ensure that the best care is optimised at all times. The role involves assessing, providing advice, and administering evidence-based care as appropriate to patients within Health & Justice. This includes leading physical health services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan, provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to meet patient healthcare needs and contribute to the wider continuous development of healthcare services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Refer to Job Description and person specification for job details. For any further information please contact Kelly Warrington. CTC and enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Team Leader - Manchester Short- Term Holding Facility with Spectrum Community Health CIC in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 6 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: DBS & CTC (Home Office) required. The application deadline is 16 Nov 2026.
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