Band 7 EICT Clinical Team Leader

Overview

Create an environment where clients are able to be at the centre of their own care and decision making processes sensitive to the needs of the older person. Respect the dignity, wishes and beliefs of the service users, involving them in shared decision making and obtaining their consent to treatment/referrals.

Act to safeguard the patient taking emergency action where necessary, reporting any potential or actual risks to the patient immediately and following the safeguarding policy. Take responsibility for ensuring risks to safeguarding are reported in a timely manner within the team.

Provide leadership, mentoring and support for junior health and social care employees and to implement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy competency framework. Work collaboratively to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early hospital discharge.

Undertake comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments and plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious illness. Provide holistic high quality care involving: patient assessment, examination, investigation, treatment and discussion with relevant practitioners referring to appropriate service providers when/where necessary. Ensure evidence based care is practiced and promoted at all times.

Act as a clinical lead for the Early Intervention Community Service advising on the care and management of the person with complex short term health care needs. Lead and develop an equitable Early Intervention Community Service by integration and multidisciplinary teams. Facilitate and contribute to the development and implementation of streamlined patient care pathways across the local Health and social care economy.

Be able to perform and lead on the development of clinical skills. Lead the implementation of national and local quality initiatives. Alongside the Operational Manager, play a lead role in the improvement of services and development, implementation and evaluation of protocols and clinical guidelines.

Assess for, prescribe and provide non-complex equipment and devices within scope of practice. Maintain responsibility for reviewing outcomes of treatment and care given by all members of the team for individual client caseload. Manage own time effectively, prioritise and delegate workload activities. Ensure effective communication verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders, utilising electronic methods of communication within the remit of the Data Protection Act ensuring clinical information is conveyed within a timeframe that ensures patient safety.

Initiate and lead multidisciplinary team meetings. Participate/initiate, conduct, analyse and disseminate audit and evaluation findings: implementing changes to improve patient care. Proactively work with the Early Intervention Community Service in the management of risk.

To ensure compliance with the infection control processes and policies of BCHC.

• Provide leadership, mentoring and support for junior health and social care employees and to implement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy competency framework.
• Lead and develop an equitable Early Intervention Community Service by integration and multidisciplinary teams.
• Facilitate and contribute to the development and implementation of streamlined patient care pathways across the local Health and social care economy.
• Lead the development of clinical skills and the implementation of national and local quality initiatives.
• Work with the Operational Manager to improve services and develop, implement and evaluate protocols and clinical guidelines.
• Assess for, prescribe and provide non-complex equipment and devices within scope of practice.
• Review outcomes of treatment and care for individual client caseload; manage time, prioritise and delegate workload; communicate with colleagues and stakeholders; ensure patient safety.
• Initiate and lead multidisciplinary team meetings; conduct, analyse and disseminate audit and evaluation findings and implement changes to improve patient care.
• Proactively work with the Early Intervention Community Service in the management of risk.
• Ensure compliance with infection control processes and policies of BCHC.

• Experience in an Early Intervention Community Service or similar clinical leadership role.
• Ability to undertake comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments and plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and/or treatments for complex or serious conditions.
• Experience in leading teams, developing pathways, and working across multidisciplinary settings.

• UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements:
  In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship. All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7
  - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level and salary…