Clinical Lead Nurse — Disability Care & Quality Assurance

NHS Jobs; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an experienced registered nurse to lead care support staff and ensure high standards of nursing administration and assessment for residents with physical disabilities. The role focuses on clinical leadership, quality governance, and person-centered care in a residential setting.

You will work with the Deputy Manager to identify improvement opportunities, participate in care plan meetings, and support service users, families and carers while safeguarding confidential

Responsibilities

• To act as shift leader when allocated on the roster ensuring that all required tasks to ensure the safety of the service user are undertaken and recorded
• To monitor that the unit is adequately staffed bringing to the attention of the line manager where there are shortfalls in staffing levels and seek approval for replacement cover
• Act as a role model in the clinical setting demonstrating the delivery of evidenced based, client centred care to service users with physical disabilities with or without a learning disability
• To coordinate, prepare and Participate in service user reviews including preparing of appropriate reports prior to the meetings
• Provide expert nursing advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team caring for service users, especially within the residential home
• Undertake quality standards monitoring and clinical audit system for care of service users with physical disabilities
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the care delivered to service users, to their family or other carers is quality driven, in line with best practice and quality standards
• Participate in holistic care plan meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences
• Promote a homely atmosphere where service users choice, rights freedom and dignity are preserved.
• Work with the Deputy Manager to identify areas where change is required or where opportunities exist for improving treatment, care and support for service users
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify family and carers needs and advise residential staff on meeting these needs as appropriate
• To ensure all stores and other areas of potential loss including confidential service user and staff information are secured at all times according to Shaftesbury policies and procedures
• To report, and record any complaints or complements within the time frames set by Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial action after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy
• To report and record any accidents or incidents within the timeframes set by Shaftesbury policy and procedure and where necessary take remedial action after consulting with the unit Manager /Deputy
• To report and record any safeguarding incident within the timeframes set by Shaftesbury policy and procedures and where necessary take remedial action after consulting with the unit manager/ deputy
• To be a key Nurse for individual service users with Nursing care package
• To ensure that Shaftesbury policy and procedures are adhered to

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking an experienced registered nurse to lead care support staff and ensure high standards of nursing administration and assessment for residents with physical disabilities. The role focuses on clinical leadership, quality governance, and person-centered care in a residential setting.

You will work with the Deputy Manager to identify improvement opportunities, participate in care plan meetings, and support service users, families and carers while safeguarding confidential