Assistant Clinical Lead

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Steeton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Clinical Lead for Bracken Ward at Airedale Centre for Mental Health to drive clinical excellence in an acute older people’s inpatient service. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high standards of care, documentation, and risk assessment while supporting service development in collaboration with partner organisations.

The role emphasises compassionate care, safety, and continuous improvement within a Trust committed

Responsibilities

• To provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.
• To ensure the service meets guidance and quality standards set locally, regionally, and nationally.
• To ensure high standards of documentation, care planning and risk assessments are met and maintained.
• To provide relevant training and education as required/requested by the service.
• To contribute to data collection and analysis locally and regionally
• To be an integral part of the senior team.
• To support the team in meeting quality standards, implementing policy, managing change, and delivering innovation
• To monitor and analyse care provision through audits, reviews and engagement and provide leadership on maintaining and improving standards.
• To administer medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines
• To maintain clinical record systems as required.
• To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity within the acute older peoples Inpatient Mental Health Services for an Assistant Clinical Lead on Bracken Ward at Airedale Centre for Mental Health.

We are looking for someone who is prepared to lead creatively, committed to improving patient and family and carer experience, and who will lead and motivate the team to strive for continuous improvement through the development of pathways with across Mental Health Services and with partner organisations in the acute care, voluntary and community sectors.

Areas of focus will include creating a safe and caring culture, quality and safety agendas, safer staffing, meeting key performance indicators, roster management, lessons learnt and enabling development of the team.

Closing Date: 20th September 26

Shortlisting Date: 21st September 26

Interview Date: 29th September 26 (Subject to change)

To demonstrate a high standard of care to patients and contribute to a safe and developing culture.

• To provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.
• To ensure the service meets guidance and quality standards set locally, regionally, and nationally.
• To ensure high standards of documentation, care planning and risk assessments are met and maintained.
• To provide relevant training and education as required/requested by the service.
• To contribute to data collection and analysis locally and regionally
• To be an integral part of the senior team.
• To support the team in meeting quality standards, implementing policy, managing change, and delivering innovation
• To monitor and analyse care provision through audits, reviews and engagement and provide leadership on maintaining and improving standards.
• To administer medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines
• To maintain clinical record systems as required.
• To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care

- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen

- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver

- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.