Clinical Lead

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated and skilled professional to join their inpatient ward team. This role involves working closely with the Ward Manager and clinical leads to enhance service delivery and develop a vision for the ward. You will be responsible for providing clinical and managerial supervision, ensuring high standards of care while promoting a culture of teamwork and respect. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health and learning disabilities, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Mental Health or Learning Disabilities at degree level.
• Current registration with the NMC is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to staff.
• Support the Ward Manager in maintaining effective team processes.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Clinical Supervision

Assessment and Evaluation

IT Skills

Conflict Resolution

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities)

Current NMC Registration

Specialist Knowledge/Post Registration Experience

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity to work alongside the Ward Manager and other clinical leads to develop our inpatient ward vision then we would like to hear from you.

You will need to demonstrate the necessary role modelling qualities in line with Trust Values to promote high standards of care and contribute to service development and transformation.

You will be expected to provide clinical and managerial supervision and appraisal systems for a group of staff as well as maintaining your own continuing professional development. You will be expected to deputise in absence of Ward Manager and support the Ward Manager in maintaining effective team working processes including e- rostering, sickness and attendance management, clinical audit and PAD.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/) to degree level or equivalent.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Training

Essential criteria

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience

Desirable criteria

• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Desirable criteria

• A high level of emotional intelligence

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 247.4KB)
• Colleague Benefits (PDF, 16.1MB)
• About Nottinghamshire Healthcare (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Colleague Benefits (PDF, 16.2MB)