Clinical Lead - Dova Unit

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider seeks a Clinical Lead for the Dova Unit, responsible for overseeing a 20-bedded acute inpatient ward in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves ensuring quality patient care, supervising staff, and promoting efficient service delivery. Candidates should possess a strong nursing background and leadership capability to navigate a challenging environment. Flexible working arrangements may also be discussed during the application process.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care and ward supervision is essential.
• Ability to implement and evaluate care strategies.
• Professional accountability is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical leadership on the ward.
• Engage in operational and governance meetings.
• Lead a team of nurses and nursing assistants.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Patient Care

Supervision

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

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

As a clinical lead you will provide effective clinical leadership and take charge of the ward whilst on duty. Promote the interests of the service user 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 at times challenging environment at 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 will undertake return to works, engage in the operational and governance meetings and support the safe staffing model.

The post holder will lead a team of registered nurses and nursing assistants in the delivery of mental health care. The post holder will promote the interests of service users and ensure that delegated nursing care is effectively implemented in a safe manner. The post holder will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using professional skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across professional boundaries and in unfamiliar situations. The post holder will use research, audit, enquiry and scholarship to plan, implement and evaluate concepts and strategies leading to improvements in care.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Woolveridge Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01229404543

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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