Clinical Care Lead

Athena Care Homes; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Athena Care Homes is seeking a Clinical Care Lead at Goodwins Hall Care Home in King's Lynn. You will ensure high standards of clinical care and governance for residents, leading the clinical team and delivering relationship-centred, dementia-focused care.

The role is 40 hours per week on a rota basis, with a competitive salary and benefits. Applicants must be a qualified RN/RGN/RMN with at least two years of leadership experience and a proven ability to motivate a clinical team.

Qualifications

• Qualified RN/RGN/RMN with current registration.
• Minimum of two years’ shift leadership and management experience.
• Experience with dementia care and ability to lead a clinical team.
• Proven track record of empowering, supporting and motivating staff.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for clinical care in the home.
• Lead care delivery ensuring ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of residents’ care.
• Lead, coach, support and inspire the clinical team to deliver optimal outcomes.
• Ensure outstanding relationship-centred, dementia and clinical care within the home.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Dementia care

Staff coaching

Governance

Education

RN/RGN/RMN

Job description

As a Clinical Care Lead at Goodwins Hall Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high level of clinical care and governance is provided to our residents.

About Goodwins Hall Care Home:

Nestled in a quiet area at the bottom of Goodwins Road, our 76‑bedroom care home is known for its beautiful fountain centrepiece at the entrance.

Our sought‑after care home provides a variety of high-quality care, whilst boasting a full activities schedule and amazing facilities. Our team at Goodwins Hall are dedicated, committed and caring and constantly strive to ensure all of our residents lead happy and fulfilling lives.

About the role:

The Clinical Care Lead will lead the clinical team on providing strong clinical knowledge, leadership and management to ensure the highest standards are achieved in all areas of the home including relationship centred care, clinical care and dementia care.

Salary:

£24.50 per hour.

Shift Pattern:

40 hours per week, shifts worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

Goodwins Road, King's Lynn, England, PE30 5PD.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for clinical care in the home.


• Lead care delivery in the home, to ensure continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of residents’ care.


• Lead, coach, support and inspire the clinical team to deliver outcomes for the home.


• Ensure that an outstanding level of relationship centred care, dementia care and clinical care is being delivered within the home.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified RN/RGN/RMN.


• Minimum of two years’ shift leadership and management experience.


• Has extensive experience working with those living with dementia, and a dementia qualification is highly advantageous.


• Proven track record leading, empowering, supporting and motivating a clinical team.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.


• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.


• 28 days of holiday per year.


• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.


• Paid DBS and NMC renewals.


• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena:

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.