Service Lead - Transfer of Care / Frailty

This role will ensure safe, high quality, evidence based clinical services are delivered to patients across UHT. It will work in close collaboration with the Operations Managers and Senior Operations Managers, Head of AHP Professions, Deputy Chief AHP, Head of Nursing/Deputy Head of Nursing, Clinical Director. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership and management to Team Leaders / Service Leads / Senior AHP staff / Nursing staff within his/her area of responsibility, ensuring high quality patient care is delivered within available resources and in line with University Hospitals Tees overarching strategic objectives., To be accountable for a number of Services within the Transfer of Care Directorate.

To make significant contribution to the development of the medium to long-term strategy for these services provided by the Clinical Service Unit and to ensure that the fundamental aspects of care are in place.

The Senior Clinical Professional will provide leadership that inspires, motivates and empowers, working in collaboration with Care Groups and other Organisations across the local system.

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating safe standards of care, monitoring and controlling expenditure, monitoring the quality of clinical support and environment and ensuring safe staffing levels at all times.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.