Clinical Care Lead (Maternity Cover)

Athena Care Homes; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A family run care home provider in Peterborough is seeking a Clinical Care Lead to ensure high standards of clinical care and governance. Responsibilities include leading and supporting the clinical team, with a strong focus on relationship-centred and dementia care. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary up to £49,500 and enjoy 28 days of holiday, alongside a comprehensive induction and various perks.

Benefits

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Paid DBS and NMC renewals

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ shift leadership and management experience.
• Extensive experience working with those living with dementia.
• Proven track record leading and motivating a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical team on providing strong clinical knowledge.
• Ensure outstanding level of relationship centred care.
• Overall responsibility for clinical care in the home.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical knowledge

Dementia care experience

Team empowering

Education

Qualified RN/RGN/RMN

Job description

Overview

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

About Ashlynn Grange Care Home

Ashlynn Grange is an exceptional 153-bed care home in Peterborough. The home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables. The level of care at Ashlynn Grange is exceptional, and all staff love to keep residents entertained with a full programme of activities and live performances on our outdoor stage. Our newly refurbished café is available to our residents and their visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily.

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

Up to £49,500 per annum.

Shift Pattern

37.5 hours per week, 12-hour shifts worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9UZ.

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.
• 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).

Our values

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.