Job summary
Stroke Services Team Leader (East)
We are looking for a dynamic motivated and experienced AHP or Nurse individual to join our Stroke ESD & ABI service.
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership and management of Stroke teams, providing services to patients in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls, and resource constraints
The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Assistants jointly providing seamless services to patients within their homes and along the whole stroke pathway.
Main duties of the job
Ensure a high standard of care and treatment for patients and to work with other members of the team and other agencies to best meet the patients’ health and social needs.
Play an active role in the development of services in line with the Trust’s Strategy and Business Plan.
Provide clinical support and supervision to staff within the team and to provide clinical leadership.
You will maintain a clinical caseload of 30% of contractual hours, for which you are personally accountable and professionally responsible
See attached Job description for further details.
Secondments will be considered.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust we share a mission to deliver outstanding care through a culture of listening, learning and continuous improvement.
Our vision is to be an organisation that gets it right for out patients, carers, colleagues and communities through an inclusive culture of partnership, learning and continuous improvement.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan – there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the operational management of the staff in the Team.
To deputise for the Neurological Rehabilitation and Stroke Services manager as necessary.
To be responsible for recruitment, appointment and supervision of staff.
To take delegated responsibility for the day to day management of the team budget.
To monitor expenditure in order to maintain financial balance. To be an authorised signatory for the team budget.
To manage staff attendance at training, performance, setting objectives and clear expectations of staff behaviour.
To manage and support staff through change using the appropriate human resource processes.
See attached JD for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the operational management of the staff in the Team.
To deputise for the Neurological Rehabilitation and Stroke Services manager as necessary.
To be responsible for recruitment, appointment and supervision of staff.
To take delegated responsibility for the day to day management of the team budget.
To monitor expenditure in order to maintain financial balance. To be an authorised signatory for the team budget.
To manage staff attendance at training, performance, setting objectives and clear expectations of staff behaviour.
To manage and support staff through change using the appropriate human resource processes.
See attached JD for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- oRegistered professional
- oEducated to Degree level or equivalent
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- oManagement qualification or experience
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable capacity and capability for operational/clinical service management, including staff management, financial management and change management.
- oKnowledge of adult health and social care agenda
- oAwareness of Current Health Policy
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAble to deliver to targets and deadlines
- oAble to provide robust leadership by empowering staff and supporting staff
- oExcellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities for staff and patients
- oEvidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
- oExcellent interpersonal skills – influencing, negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills, across all levels both inside and outside the organisation to assess and interpret complex situations
Desirable
- oExperienced in the use of IT applications, specifically experience of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working across organisational boundaries in a health care setting
- oExperience of providing high quality effective services within resource limits
- oExperience of delivering services within a performance management framework and of developing and implementing action plans in order to meet specific national and local targets
Desirable
- oExperience in the treatment of neurological and stroke patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- oRegistered professional
- oEducated to Degree level or equivalent
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- oManagement qualification or experience
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable capacity and capability for operational/clinical service management, including staff management, financial management and change management.
- oKnowledge of adult health and social care agenda
- oAwareness of Current Health Policy
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAble to deliver to targets and deadlines
- oAble to provide robust leadership by empowering staff and supporting staff
- oExcellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities for staff and patients
- oEvidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
- oExcellent interpersonal skills – influencing, negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills, across all levels both inside and outside the organisation to assess and interpret complex situations
Desirable
- oExperienced in the use of IT applications, specifically experience of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working across organisational boundaries in a health care setting
- oExperience of providing high quality effective services within resource limits
- oExperience of delivering services within a performance management framework and of developing and implementing action plans in order to meet specific national and local targets
Desirable
- oExperience in the treatment of neurological and stroke patients.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
