Role Summary
The Urgent Community Response (UCR) Clinical Team Lead will work within a designated Cluster providing integrated health and social care delivery. Working in close partnership with the Community Services Manager, Urgent Community Response Team Manager Therapy Manger and Professional Leads; the Clinical Team Lead will:
Clinically lead the UCR Service providing clinical leadership, development and clinical governance in relation to the local area and supporting other clinicians regarding patient treatment and management.
Work in conjunction with the the Urgent Community Response Team Manager, to ensure effective day to day operational management of the UCR Service for the Cluster.
Provide leadership for the UCR work in the Cluster.
Plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the UCR Service provided for patients in the Community.
Take an active role in the development of UCR Services within the organisation.
Manage clinical responsibility, responsibility for staff establishment and skill mix.
Work as an autonomous practitioner, in alternative settings as required.
Be part of an interdependent, multidisciplinary team ensuring that UCR clinical input is integrated into the patients overall care plan.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role:
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist with proven leadership skills to join the Urgent Community Response Team in Tiverton and Cullompton cluster. This is a newly created post to support the ongoing expansion in the team. Do you aspire to give patients excellent care? Do you have clinical expertise in managing complex patients with long term conditions and in end of life care? Would you like to work in a supportive team environment that strives for excellence and offers great opportunities to develop your career? The Urgent Community Response Team works within an integrated Health and Social care team. Our work focuses on providing holistic assessments to patients with complex needs that are leaving the acute hospital environment and on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. You will work closely with Team manager to deliver a safe and effective service to each patient.
Working Pattern: We work 365 days a year 8am to 8pm, bank holidays and weekends on a rota basis. This is a full-time position working predominately Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with the expectation to provide evening, weekend and Bank holiday cover when required
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Rachel Clayton Urgent Community Response Team Manager on r.clayton1@nhs.net 07523936955
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
