Health and Social Care Hub Clinical Lead

37.5 hours per week.

We have a great opportunity for an individual with a Health or Social Care background to join a progressive and forward thinking locality.

This is a fantastic management opportunity within a very supportive and innovative locality team.

You will bring extensive experience in health/social care roles, and a professional or management qualification (or equivalent experience), to provide leadership to the South Hams and West Devon Health & Social Care Hubs. This integrated Health and Social Care resource supports multidisciplinary delivery of the urgent community response and discharge pathways.

And all of this working in the beautiful working environment of the South Hams and West Devon.

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Main duties of the job

To have management responsibility & joint operational responsibility for Health and Social Care Hubs in SH & WD. To develop and promote a H& SC offer that meet the needs of the local population, monitoring service priorities ensuring the service is effective, equitable and client focused.

To be responsible for optimising the use of resources and respond proactively to changes in service need. To implement relevant professional competency frameworks in a joined up approach with Devon.

To lead on the provision of learning and development opportunities for Hub staff, ensuring that in-service training, external learning and the use of protected learning time are fulfilled in order to meet the requirements for continuing professional development. To implement, monitor and evaluate quality standards and effectiveness of service delivery.

To identify professional issues in collaboration with the team leaders that need to be addressed at a strategic level, working with professional leads to reach appropriate agreed actions. To lead ongoing review and evaluation of the H& SC Hub skill mix at a strategic level, developing and implementing innovative models of service delivery in collaboration with locality managers, team lead and stakeholders.

To be an active member of relevant working and steering groups e.g. developing new and existing H&SC offers. This will include giving expert guidance to groups and contributing to relevant policies / protocols.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities

To have leadership responsibility & joint operational responsibility for the Health and Social Care Hubs in South Hams & West Devon locality.

To develop and promote a H& SC offer that meet the needs of the local population, monitoring service priorities ensuring the service is effective, equitable and client focused.

To be responsible for optimising the use of resources and respond proactively to changes in service need.

To implement relevant clinical and professional competency frameworks in a joined up approach with Devon.

To lead on the provision of learning and development opportunities for Hub staff, ensuring that in-service training, external learning and the use of protected learning time are fulfilled in order to meet the requirements for continuing professional development.

To implement, monitor and evaluate quality standards and effectiveness of service delivery.

To identify professional issues in collaboration with the team leaders that need to be addressed at a strategic level, working with professional leads to reach appropriate agreed actions.

To lead ongoing review and evaluation of the H& SC Hub skill mix at a strategic level, developing and implementing innovative models of service delivery in collaboration with locality managers, team lead and stakeholders.

To be an active member of relevant working and steering groups e.g. developing new and existing H&SC offers. This will include giving professional/expert guidance to groups and contributing to relevant policies / protocols.

To have an overarching perspective, support and take part in research within the profession and to be up to date with current trends and research applicable to practice.

Managerial/clinical leadership, policy and service development

To provide highly skilled management leadership for H& SC Hubs.

Ensure access to expert advice/ highly skilled leadership.

Ensure implementation of relevant professional guidelines and standards.

To assist in the implementation of relevant care pathways within H& SC Hubs.

To collaborate with practice leads in the production and implementation of managerial/ clinical policies in relation to H& SC Hubs that will support evidence based or best practice.

To be an autonomous practitioner, offering highly specialised, expert advice to highly complex cases.

Analyse and respond quickly to complex clinical and social care situations utilising highly specialist knowledge to formulate solutions and recommendations.

Staff and personal professional development

To develop a CPD strategy alongside a Devon Wide practice lead that ensures the professional group maintain standards of up to date practice to maintain their skill set and to maximise their own learning.

Support the CPD requirements of the profession, including identification of training requirements and leading on a minimum of one CPD event per year.

To undertake all mandatory training as required and any identified clinical or non clinical training.

Jointly with advanced practitioners to facilitate professional forums on a regular basis with wider stakeholder groups e.g. Intermediate Care Teams.

To undertake joint appraisals with operational manager for senior professional staff.

To provide management supervision for all staff and ensure that own supervision is maintained.

To maintain own CPD Portfolio.

Work collaboratively with other managers and clinical leads to develop staff and services to maintain equity across localities.

To participate in the annual appraisal.

To be responsible for maintaining up to date knowledge and skills at a highly advanced level management and leadership.

To be responsible for maintaining advanced knowledge of relevant health and social care initiatives and legislation, and to implement improvements in practice to meet these across the organisation.

Responsible for participation in contract negotiations.

Representing the H& SC Hubs through participation at professional/ regional forums and national conferences.

Quality and Governance

Investigate any concerns relating to poor performance of staff within the H& SC Hubs and offer support to wider locality teams.

To jointly work with operational manager with service planning and delivery to meet quality and performance indicators that are consistent with current best practice.

Contribute to the service planning and implementing within the H& SC Hubs.

To initiate and participate in audit and research relating to H& SC Hubs to implement any changes that are required in consultation with the locality teams/ stakeholders.

Contribute to the development, review and implementation of policies.

To ensure accurate and effective clinical records.

To ensure incident reporting is timely and accurate.

Leadership

To participate in the development of JDs within new roles and in the review and recruitment.

To liaise with colleagues / professionals on local and national issues to provide specialist and expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Working alongside risk management in the analysis of clinical incidents across the service and implementing learning from outcomes.

To work alongside other managers and clinical leads to develop cross professional education on urgent care issues for relevant staff groups within the organisation.

To have extensive knowledge of the wider health care system with the ability to build good relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of the organisation including the private sector.

Actively pursue opportunities for integrated working and service development.

Practice responsibility

To undertake practice intervention across the service within the scope of your role as required in order to support service delivery which will include assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluating outcomes.

To ensure joint working with senior staff, training and education of staff and wider teams.

Provide face to face assessment and intervention within the scope of your role and when deemed appropriate to ensure the best outcome for the individual coordinating access to a rapid multi disciplinary response to ensure the needs of an individual are met.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge drawn from experience in the delivery of complex health and social care needs
• Evidence of continuing professional and management development
• Demonstration of evidence-based practice
• Ability to interpret and deliver national and regional strategies
• Ability to understand, interpret and present complex data/reports
• Ability to improve service delivery
• Conversant in computer literacy

Desirable

• Significant experience of change management

Specific Skills

Essential

• Highly advanced communication and presentation skill
• Using advanced facilitation skills to plan, organise and implement change.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and motivational skills.
• Excellent time management, organisational skills and ability to work autonomously.
• Conduct professional affairs in a confident and assertive manner.
• Excellent clinical reasoning skills.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in delivery of health and/or social care, including interventions in a community setting.
• Experience of management and/or leadership in a variety of settings.
• Experience & knowledge of MCAs & Safeguarding procedures.
• Knowledge of the Care Act.
• Experience of developing and implementing policies/standards
• Demonstrate experience in:
• Change management
• Quality standards and audit
• Staff supervision and development of workforce / practice competencies
• Team, multidisciplinary multisystem working
• Effective input to patient complaints investigations, SIRIs
• Involvement in projects / service developments
• Interpreting local policy and national guidance
• Demonstrable understanding of Clinical Governance and commitment of a high quality healthcare provision

Desirable

• Undertaking investigations e.g SIRIs
• Conducting appraisals and performance reviews with a range of staff.
• Partnership working across disciplines and organisations
• Evidence of business planning.
• Evidence of project management

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Ability to complete 7 day working

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Level 6 Degree/Diploma in health and/or social care or management.
• OR
• Significant, relevant equivalent experience

Desirable

• Registered health or Social Care Professional
• Relevant Masters degree
• Evidence of study at Masters level/working towards a Masters
• Evidence of research / study

Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

The Hayloft

Plymouth

PL8 2NN

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