Team Leader

**Rossendale Hospice**

**Job description and person specification**

**Position**:
**Team Leader**

**Reports to**:
Clinical Services Manager

**Salary**

£35,000

**Location**:
HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY

**Hours**

37.5 hours per week

**Job summary: the post holder is expected to**:

- To provide alternative nursing care to patients, families and carers and support health professionals by demonstrating clinical knowledge of the principles and practice of palliative care
- Manage service caseloads of patients and staff within the Hospice at Home and Wellbeing community settings and as a palliative care nurse as part of the wider Hospice team
- Work collaboratively to assist with development and maintenance of clinical services that meet with patient and service user need and national and local ambitions
- Experience in Palliative Care is essential along with experience of co-ordinating caseloads

**Our Vision**:
We have four values, compassion, integrity, openness and excellence. Anyone coming into contact with Rossendale Hospice, whether as a service user, supporter, staff member or shop customer, will experience the same level of care and professionalism on which we’ve built our reputation.

We operate within the framework of these four core values. Our staff and volunteers aim to uphold these values, irrespective of their role. We recognise and adopt appropriate behaviours which ensure we always work within our values.

**Key tasks / duties**:

- To provide and deliver a high quality service for patients to ensure patient care is seamless and of the highest standard
- To work alongside Clinical Services Manager, District Nursing Teams, GP’s ,Clinical Nurse Specialists, and therapists
- To be responsible for the day to day management of the team; i.e palliative support workers, Registered Nurses and complementary therapists
- To demonstrate the ability to motivate and support staff on a daily basis
- To develop clinical expertise in all aspects of our clinical services through integrating evidence based practice into clinical practice and Hospice procedures as required
- To maintain professional development through academic study pertinent to the role in line with NMC the Code for Professional Standards of Practice and Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses
- To provide induction training for new staff recruited to work within the Hospice at Home Nursing/Care Team

**Person/professional**
- To act at all times in accordance with the hospice policies and procedures of Rossendale Hospice
- At all times act as an ambassador for Rossendale Hospice to patients, relatives carers, colleagues and members of the public
- Engage in lifelong learning and attend any training as recommended/agreed according to role
- Participate in annual appraisal
- Attend mandatory training annually/and or undertake e-learning as instructed

**Health and safety**
- Understands the fire regulations and action to be taken in the event of a fire
- Report any incidents/adverse events in accordance with Rossendale Hospice policy
- Understand the principles of infection control and hand hygiene
- Have an understanding of the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policy
- Take all measures to ensure that the safely of staff, patients, volunteers, supporters, customers and visitors to Rossendale Hospice in accordance with the Rossendale Hospice Health and Safety Policy

**Manual handling and /or heavy lifting**

Key requirement of the role as detailed below

**Full, current, valid UK driving licence**

**Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes**

**Car insurance, including business cover**

**Disclosure & Barring Service Check**

(formally known as Criminal Records Bureau)

Enhanced check required for this role

**Additional Information**:

- This job description will be reviewed as part of the post holders’ annual appraisal and is not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities. To meet the ever changing needs of the service you may be required to perform other duties within your capacity, appropriate to you grade, competence and general level of responsibility within the organisation
- Rossendale Hospice believes in providing appropriate training and development for all employees and the post holder will be encouraged to attend / participate in additional training as appropriate
- Rossendale Hospice is able to provide its high quality service thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment of our staff and volunteers. We expect all staff to work positively alongside our volunteers and to demonstrate our values of excellence, collaboration, respect, dignity and professionalism at all times.
- Rossendale Hospice is a no smoking organisation
- Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

All Hospice employees and volunteers are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and well-being of children and vulnerable adults. Familiarisation with and adherence to Hospice and Lancashire Sa