Clinical Team Manager

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL

Hitchin

On-site

GBP 44,000 - 54,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year

Simply Health Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development support

Company Pension

Group Life Assurance

Eye Voucher Scheme

Long service awards

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind in Hitchin seeks a Clinical Team Manager to lead a nursing team within a specialist care environment, ensuring high standards of holistic care for service users. The role focuses on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, with responsibility for staff supervision and governance.

The position requires an RN with post-registration clinical experience, strong leadership skills, and a dedication to continuous development within a compassionate care setting.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with post-registration clinical experience.
Proven leadership and management of clinical teams.
Experience implementing and overseeing clinical governance.

Responsibilities

Assess potential service users in collaboration with commissioners and ensure care planning participation.
Ensure staffing coverage with rosters and out-of-hours support.
Coordinate with health and social care professionals for care delivery.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Team management

Clinical governance

Communication

IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Clinical Team Manager - Hitchin

Job Description

Clinical Team Manager

Location: Hitchin

Salary: £49,387 per annum

Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

About us:

Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over a range of neurological conditions. At Stagenhoe, we provide the care people need to optimise their health and wellbeing, maximise their independence and support their emotional and social needs.

Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support and help improve the lives of people with a neurological condition or brain injury.

MAIN PURPOSE:

To manage a team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants within a specialist care environment ensuring the effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of high standards of holistic care for an identified group of service users.

To contribute to the continuing development of nursing care and services offered to the service users and the smooth running of the Service through the acceptance of agreed additional responsibilities.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

In consultation with the Head of Care, assess potential service users in liaison with Health and/or Social Services commissioners. Ensure that all service users (or when they are not able, relatives) are given the opportunity to participate fully in the care planning process
Responsible for ensuring adequate and appropriate daily staff cover by planning and effective duty rota and participating in the provision of out-of-hours clinical support. Responsible to maintain effective communication and liaison with other departments in the Service and Brainkind
To liaise and communicate with other health and social care professionals in Brainkind and outside agencies in the planning and delivery of service user care, including junior doctors on placement
To understand and apply a legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable adults, being aware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance. Furthermore, to assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
Responsible to ensure all clinical colleagues (including self) receive formal documented supervision / clinical supervision in line with Brainkind professional and statutory requirements
To participate in the annual audit programme, setting quality standards and monitoring the quality of care through clinical audit
To promote and demonstrate the highest clinical standards and assess through monitoring competencies
To support the process of collecting clinical data for the monthly monitoring process
To manage and assess risk within the area of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect colleagues and service users
To provide an educational role to service users, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning. Act as a role model and share their own experience and knowledge informally and formally. Actively encourage everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally take on reasonable additional tasks

ABOUT YOU:

A Registered Nurse with post-registration experience in the clinical field
Evidence of continued professional development
Proven experience of leading and managing clinical teams
Experience of managing a process of change and supporting people through that change
Knowledge of best clinical practice for client group
Working knowledge of current legislation within the healthcare sector
Proven skills in leading, building and influencing a team in a clinical setting
Demonstrable experience of practising in a self-directed and highly motivated way
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to communicate difficult messages to service users and their families
Excellent interpersonal skills
Negotiation and conflict management skills
An ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
Able to prioritise workload and manage competing priorities
An ability to manage and participate in the performance management process
Competent IT skills and able to use web-based tools