Clinical Lead

PrimeLife Ltd; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Are you an experienced Clinical Lead looking for a new role or an experienced Nurse looking for the next step?

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our fantastic team at Phoenix Park Care Village in Scunthorpe. We are looking for a Clinical Lead to work full time days. We can offer competitive rates of pay, excellent training and development and job satisfaction.

This role will be based at Phoenix Park Care Village, in the heart of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Care Village has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 146 residents, across three buildings on the site. Typically our residents at Phoenix Park live with a range of age-related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia and may also require one to one personal support to maintain their daily independence. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our residents’ individual abilities.

As a Clinical Lead, you have responsibility for leading a team of nursing staff to ensure delivery of an excellent standard of care which promotes independence, dignity and respect and positively enhances the lives of clients living within Prime Life care homes.

Your Responsibilities As Clinical Lead

• To carry responsibility for the management of the nursing services in liaison with the Care Home Manager.
• Take a leadership role for your team by ensuring staff skills are managed, supervised appropriately and rotas are in place to enable the smooth, efficient running of the business.
• To promote, role model and maintain a high standard of nursing care including the home environment.
• To ensure effective induction of new nursing staff, provide ongoing clinical supervision of trained staff and where applicable mentorship and assessment of student nurses.
• To work within the NMC Code and CQC standards alongside Prime Life internal policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and best practice guidance.
• Plan, direct and deliver high-quality person-centred care through the care planning process, championing independence and personal choice.
• Oversee all aspects of medicine management, ensuring medicines are appropriately received, stored and administered.
• To monitor the quality of nursing care provided through effective auditing and undertaking of corrective action as required by the Care Home Manager.
• To undertake staff reviews through supervision, annual appraisal and team meetings.
• To evaluate performance of the nursing team ensuring that duties are performed effectively, and attitudes and behaviors reflect the values of Prime Life and NMC Code.
• To be up to date on and follow the relevant procedures contained within Prime Life policy files that affect your job and responsibilities.
• Take an active role in training the team of nurses, working in conjunction with the Prime Life Workforce Development team to ensure that staff are kept up to date with current practices and good practice developments.
• Maintain accurate and relevant documentation and reports to reflect practice and planned development.
• To deputise for the Care Home Manager and take responsibility for the management of the building in the absence of the Care Home Manager if requested.
• To ensure provision of emergency treatment for all clients when required by the nursing team.
• Be accountable to the Care Home Manager for all duties and responsibilities through:
• Identifying any areas of concern as soon as possible.
• Attendance at Team meetings / supervisions as required.
• Annual Prime Life appraisal.

Benefits

• ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme worth £500.
• Fantastic support with Induction through Quality Matters Manager.
• Fantastic support with Learning & Development - fully funded clinical skills and mandatory training.
• Full support if required with Revalidation.
• Free access to Royal Marsden Clinical Procedures Manual - online which also supports Revalidation.
• RCNi eLearning system coming on board during 2018 to support learning & development and Revalidation - free access to Prime Life nurses.
• Joint working with DMU, Hull & Lincoln Universities to provide student placements at Prime Life homes with additional benefits for Prime Life nurses to gain mentorship and leadership qualifications.
• Career opportunities within the company to progress to Nurse Manager, Regional Support Manager, Director level.
• DBS check provided free of charge.
• Uniforms, drinks and parking provided free of charge.
• Additional shifts available at home plus other Prime Life sites to add to income received.

About Us:

This role will be based at Phoenix Park Care Village, in the heart of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Care Village has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 146 residents, across three buildings on the site. Typically our residents at Phoenix Park live with a range of age-related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia and may also require one to one personal support to maintain their daily independence. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our residents’ individual abilities.

Prime Life are a growing family-run business with 62 care homes around the East Midlands, West Midlands, Norfolk and Lincoln, Bristol and Lancashire areas. We have Mental Health, Elderly, Learning Disabilities, and Physical disability Care homes, all of which have exciting opportunities for you to join us in our journey.

We provide FREE training and opportunities for gaining qualifications to further your career.

We can offer a variety of full-time, part-time or bank positions to suit your needs and your lifestyle with competitive rates of pay.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Clinical Lead, please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!