Clinical Lead

Verulam Health Care Ltd; St Albans; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive induction programme

Ongoing training and development

Workplace pension

Free on-site parking

Blue Light Card discount

Job summary

Verulam Health Care Ltd is seeking a Clinical Lead for Verulam House Nursing Home, St Albans. This role involves managing the clinical care team, ensuring high-quality resident care, and upholding best practices across all clinical services.

You will lead on governance, training, and continuous improvement, with a focus on safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led care. The position is full-time with flexibility for weekend shifts and supervision duties.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified nurse with active NMC pin.
• Ability to supervise and lead a team in a care home setting.
• Strong clinical governance and safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of clinical care in the home.
• Provide inspiring leadership and develop clinical teams to deliver high-quality care.
• Lead quality control systems and coach staff to meet standards.
• Support the Manager in resource planning and efficient operation.

Skills

Registered nurse

Leadership experience

NMC registration

Education

Nursing qualification (RMN or RGN)

Tools

NMC Pin management

Job description

Clinical Lead

Salary: Competitive

Location:Verulam House Nursing Home, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DH

Hours: Full Time (40 Hours) - Both Clinical and Supernumerary shifts with flexibility to work occasional weekend shifts.

We are looking for a Clinical Leadwith strong clinical skills to join our team.

The key responsibilities of the Clinical Lead is to oversee all aspects of clinical care. You will provide inspiring leadership and development of the clinical care teams ensuring we deliver the highest quality of care to our residents.

Responsibilities of the Clinical Lead:

• Developing, promoting and maintaining high standards of care, medications management and clinical services, where residents are safe and well protected.
• Leading the home’s clinical quality control systems and coaching staff to ensure quality standards are met and staff are engaged in this area, and practice transparency.
• Supporting the Manager in developing and managing effectively and efficiently the financial, human and material resources.
• Inspiring leadership and motivation of the clinical staff team, and the wider team, supporting the Manager to foster a positive culture where individuals are supported to achieve their best.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience of the Clinical Manager:

• Qualified nurse, either RMN or RGN, with an active NMC pin.
• Thorough understanding of the five guiding principles of first class care: SAFE, EFFECTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIVE, WELL-LED.
• Experience at supervisory level, ideally within a nursing home, having previously worked as one of the following: Home Manager, Deputy Home Manager, Nurse Manager or Clinical Lead, or Senior Nurse etc.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive induction programme
• Ongoing training and development, the opportunity to build a career
• Workplace pension
• Free on-site parking
• Employee discount scheme (Blue Light Card)

About Us

Welford Healthcare was founded in 2017 with the goal of building a boutique collection of quality care homes across the UK. Our strategy is to grow our business by acquiring mature care homes with quality foundations and strong potential for improvement and by investing in our people and our properties to ensure our homes are always inviting and homely. Whilst we are a growing business, we never lose sight of our primary and enduring purpose which is to provide good quality care for vulnerable adults. As we acquire new homes, we leverage our resources and expertise to ensure that the homes we run always have our residents’ wellbeing at their hearts.

Our senior leadership team has extensive experience of operating, opening and acquiring quality care homes with proven track records in regulatory compliance and running commercially successful businesses where meeting the needs and ensuring the happiness of our residents and our teams are the cornerstones of our approach.

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