Youth Health Service Nurse Team Leader

Job Description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

Role Summary

The postholder must be educated to degree level or equivalent experience, with current NMC registration and preferably experience working with young people aged . Excellent communication skills; experience of making sound clinical judgements and previous staff management experience are essential for this role. This post is for 0.5 WTE x 2 Nurse Team Leads (18hrs) and will complement the existing post holders (1.0 WTE). Shared responsibility for managing the team of nurses who deliver clinical and non clinical support to young people aged years.

Duration, Location and Working Pattern

• Location based in Gartnavel Royal Hospital – the service is delivered in a variety of venues across the city. Travel to venues will be required in the evenings.
• Permanent contract
• Part time position (18 hours per week)
• Shift pattern over three days – to be agreed. Monday Friday & occasional evening delivery to 9.30pm as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager with ongoing service innovation, development and review.
• Lead or contribute to service re design and implement service developments.
• Advise and support the Service Manager in implementing NHS & GCC terms, conditions of service, policies and procedures.
• Apply relevant organisational policies and procedures including the National Workload Tool.
• Provide vision, management advice and support to the YHS nursing team to ensure a proactive, effective and positive culture.
• With input from professional leads, provide leadership to develop and support the nursing team.
• Promote excellent patient centred, safe and effective care, respecting individuality and cultural and religious diversity.
• Maintain professional networks and communicate learning to the team and wider HSCP and partner agencies.
• Ensure all nurses are compliant with the NMC Code and that a system monitors registration and revalidation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential Qualifications and Training
  • Registered nurse at level 1 with current NMC registration
  • Postgraduate qualification or specialist knowledge through community or primary care experience
  • Degree or equivalent experience
• Expessessical Management Experience
  • Evidence of training, education and experience at team leader/supervisory level within the NHS
  • Experience of multidisciplinary work within and across organisations and with external groups and service users
  • Experience of change management, including designing and delivering new services
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Proven track record in effective leadership, communication, negotiation and influencing
  • Strong management skills: conflict resolution, problem solving, prioritisation, planning and organisation
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation and ability to interpret national policy
  • Ability to coach, support, manage conflict and performance issues
  • Aware of budget management and report writing skills
  • Literacy in current IT techniques
• Personal Qualities
  • Ability to work on a complex, dynamic agenda and on own initiative
  • Collaborative with clinicians, managers and partner agencies
  • Manage change and work within professional, clinical and national standards
  • Prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
  • Effective communicator with employees, peers, young people and families
• Desirable
  • Full driver’s licence

Benefits

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e learning and classroom courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NHSGGC encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ. NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer through the Armed Forces Covenant and welcomes applications from across the Armed Forces community.