Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

We have an exciting vacancy within our team working across specialist Services within the Community Collaborative.    

As a Team Lead in the Community Collaborative, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the specialist services. Within specialist services there are teams such as Diabetes, Rheumatology, Acquired Brain Injury, Community Dental. This exciting position requires a dynamic individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at supporting teams with projects and bespoke items of work to drive innovation and collaboration.

As a team lead, you will play a pivotal role in co-ordinating and optimizing the delivery of healthcare services, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care tailored to their unique needs. Your expertise and guidance will empower team members to excel in their roles, promoting a collaborative and supportive environment that fosters professional growth and development.

Subject to further approval this may be made permanent at a later date.

Main duties of the job

You will support other Leads including Service Managers and Deputy Service Managers in the implementation of bespoke projects or team improvements.  You will become part of  the senior leadership team for the ICCs supporting in the management and leadership of Specialist Services. 

• Hold delegated responsibility for key areas of service delivery, for example, operational and performance management in relation to constitutional standard waiting times and achieving financial balance.
• Actively support the achievement of objectives within both corporate and Collaborative agenda
• Participate in any shift system which is associated with this role outside of normal working hours, in order to fulfil the requirements of the base service and also the wider Trust.  These arrangements may vary from time to time depending upon Trust requirements in the best interests in service delivery.
• At times Portfolios will change depending upon Trust requirements in the best interests in service delivery
• The post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria.  The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

·       Being a clinically led organisation

·       Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

·       A positive patient experience every time

·       A great place to work

·       Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.