Clinical Lead for Emergency Services

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS trust in the West Midlands is seeking a Clinical Lead for Emergency Services. This role involves providing senior clinical authority, operational leadership, and governance for the Emergency Department. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to high-quality compassionate care and possess excellent interpersonal skills. The Trust offers a supportive environment with flexible working arrangements and is recognized for its diversity and inclusion excellence.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Diversity and inclusion awards

Qualifications

• Must be passionate about delivering high-quality compassionate care.
• Accountable for ensuring improvements in patient safety and experience.
• Professionally accountable to maintain standards of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical authority in the Emergency Department.
• Lead the implementation of the clinical service improvement plan.
• Manage a devolved budget for several clinical areas.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Clinical authority

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic Clinical Lead for Emergency Services leader to work alongside the Senior Matron. As the Clinical Lead you will provide senior clinical authority, governance, operational leadership and strategic oversight of the Emergency Department. As the Clinical Lead you must be passionate about delivering high quality compassionate care, and also equipped with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

As Clinical Lead You Will Be

• A visible nurse leader and role model for Emergency Services with the responsibility and accountability for professional standards.
• Professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.
• Accountable for identifying and ensuring improvements in patient safety, patient experience and effectiveness of service.
• In conjunction with the Senior Matron, Clinical Director & Group Directorate Manager, lead the implementation and delivery of the clinical service improvement plan.
• Providing expert advice to the Group Directorate on all nursing matters.
• Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.
• Providing line management for Senior Sisters / Charge Nurses, Clinical / Advanced Nurse Specialists and Consultant Nurses.
• Managing a devolved budget for a number of clinical areas ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.
• Required to contribute to the planning and execution of cost improvement programmes ensuring the quality of care is risk assessed and managed appropriately.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Blackburn Job title: Senior Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01902 694299