Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Locality Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
Job overview
Are you a highly skilled, and experienced Community Nurse? Would you like to develop your knowledge and experience of operational management whilst maintaining your clinical skills and providing clinical leadership to a locality team. If so then this exciting new role is an excellent opportunity to develop both personally and professionally.
You will be working in an integrated locality community care team within the Harrogate and Rural Alliance. Working closely with our systems partners in friendly and supportive teams you will be encouraged to innovate and lead on service developments and improvements.
Main duties of the job
This role will be responsible for the management of a Integrated Locality Community Care Team based in Harrogate.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the team to deliver high standards of patient centred care cost effectively. Working closely with the Service Manager and Matron, the post holder will ensure the sustained delivery of key operational, performance and financial service targets.
The post holder will line manage the Community Care Team, comprising of Community Nurses, Support Workers and administration staff working in the locality and employed by HDFT. They will need well developed interpersonal and communications skills to build strong working relationships with GPs and managers in partner provider organisations to enable collaborative working.
Working for our organisation
Adult Community Services are delighted to announce that we are rated as “outstanding” by CQC.
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
- An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference and Team of the Month Awards plus the Christmas Oscars.
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
- Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supported by the Alliance Director, Service Managers and Matron, you will promote staff wellbeing and ensure the delivery of safe and effective care. We are a forward thinking service with a real sense of community and pride ourselves on our ability to support people in their own homes. Join us and support our vision of delivering the right care, first time, every time.
Person specification
N/A
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge relevant to working in the community setting underpinned by theory and experience
Desirable criteria
- Specialist Community District Nurse Qualification or equivalent post graduate qualification
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Will Greenwood
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07771503010
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