Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Lead- Nurse to join our Intermediate Care Team in the North of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.



The Intermediate Care Service provides care and therapy in patients' own homes and in private provider care home settings, facilitating discharges from hospitals and admission avoidance using a home first care model.



The post holder will offer leadership and management to ensure the effective delivery of the Intermediate Care Service across the North locality as part of the countywide Intermediate Care Service.



The post holder will work in collaboration with the Clinical Team Lead- Therapist to deliver high quality, patient-centred care within the Intermediate Care Service.



The successful applicant will need to be innovative, decisive and display strong leadership and organisational skills.



The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the team, maintaining quality standards and maximising resource within the team. In addition, playing a key role within the local system to optimise patient flow, working collaboratively with countywide service colleagues and partner organisations.



Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.



Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.



To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.



Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.



Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.



For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk



Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities



Providing leadership and management on matters relating to admission avoidance, early supported discharge, transfer of care process.

Work closely with the MDT and coordinators, integrating working practices to streamline processes, share knowledge, and benefit patient experience, outcomes and flow.

Manage systems to ensure the effective allocation and deployment of staff.

Act as a resource for the team and others involved in the patient pathway, providing advice to facilitate timely discharge and flow through the pathway and with the aim of reducing hospital stays, maximising patient independence, enabling patients to receive the right care at the right time in the right place.

Ensure systems and processes are in place to receive and prioritise referrals to the team and delegation to staff

Ensure own leadership style facilitates effective communication, collaboration and motivation of staff and partners to achieve effective transfer of care.

Work collaboratively with the team and professional leads to support professional and practice developments including CPFT Clinical Supervision framework

To ensure the effective daily delivery of the service in the community responding to needs identified in the community or following hospital admission