Single Point of Access Clinical Lead (South Hub)

Managerial To lead the operational service delivery within the community working closely with acute sector, and Social Service colleagues adapting working style, flexing capacity, and implementing escalation measures to meet immediate and long-term pressures. To lead the service development within the department working closely with community services, acute sector, and Social Service colleagues to ensure a strategic and operational fit both in the short and long term. To be accountable for all team resources including the budget. To deputise for the SPA Operational Manager when required. To lead and be accountable for the implementation of performance indicators within the team To lead and be accountable for the implementation of departmental audit seeking external support as appropriate. To lead the development and implementation of service specific policies, procedures, and protocols. To be an expert resource to partner professionals, services, and organisations. Clinical To maintain advanced knowledge and understanding of health and social services, including their access criteria and availability. This includes community hospitals and a range of specialist services e.g. continuing or palliative care. To actively work with the community service leads to facilitate and forward plan transfers of patients to community beds and other community services. At times of escalation to take emergency level decision making to facilitate the transfer of patients to optimise available capacity across the whole system using escalation measures as appropriate. To contribute specialised knowledge of community and intermediate care services to the daily Whole system conference to ensure effective flow of patients within the whole system. To maintain accurate patient and service records sharing information as appropriate and in line with Caldicott principles. To provide a daily report of patient flows to relevant managers, senior managers and chief executives in both health and social care. To lead service specific audit and participate in wider research / audit initiatives to inform future service development. To lead the development of and maintain close working links with all partner services and agencies. To have an in depth understanding of local and national policies in order to contribute to the development of practice. To lead the development of local operational policy to support best practice and the delivery of quality service. To work in partnership with service manager and relevant colleagues to ensure adequate service provision as agreed and to meet the local service standard of assessing all patients within 24 hours of referral. Professional To work within all Trust policies and procedures, and your professional code of conduct. To lead the development of the individuals within the nursing team including individual performance reviews and the development and implementation of personal development plans. To participate in clinical supervision as agreed. To undertake on-going professional development in line with the needs of the post and requirement of professional bodies to maintain clinical knowledge and experience.

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