Clinical Lead

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead at the Dova unit in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves providing clinical leadership, ensuring safe nursing care, and utilizing research to improve patient care. Join a supportive team in a busy acute ward environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Provide effective clinical leadership and take charge of the ward.
• Engage in regular supervision and provide clinical supervision to staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of registered nurses and nursing assistants.
• Promote interests of service users and ensure safe nursing care.
• Utilize research and audit to lead improvements in care.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Supervision

Mental Health Care

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dova unit at Dane Garth for the position of Clinical Lead on our 20-bed mixed sex acute inpatient ward.

As a clinical lead, you will provide effective clinical leadership, take charge of the ward whilst on duty, promote the interests of service users, and ensure that delegated nursing care is effectively implemented in a safe manner. This will be achieved by using research, audit, and enquiry to plan, implement, and evaluate concepts and strategies leading to improvements in patient care.

You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility, using professional skills, knowledge, and expertise in changing environments, across professional boundaries, and in unfamiliar situations.

The acute ward is a busy and sometimes challenging environment. The post holder will have opportunities to engage in regular supervision and provide clinical supervision to other staff members.

In the absence of the ward manager, the post holder will undertake return to work procedures, engage in operational and governance meetings, and support the safe staffing model.

Main Duties of the Job

• Lead a team of registered nurses and nursing assistants in delivering mental health care.
• Promote the interests of service users and ensure delegated nursing care is effectively implemented safely.
• Exercise professional accountability and responsibility, applying skills, knowledge, and expertise across changing environments and boundaries.
• Utilize research, audit, enquiry, and scholarship to lead improvements in care.

About Us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care, inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services. The Trust also offers physical health and well-being services in the community in partnership with local organizations.

We support flexible working arrangements such as term-time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. Applicants are encouraged to specify their preferences on their application and discuss options at interview.

Details

Date posted: 14 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-BAY793-CL

Job locations: Dova Unit, Dane Garth, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4LF

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.