Lead Nurse - HMP Deerbolt + £1500 Welcome payment

NHS; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Barnard Castle is seeking a clinical leader for the Universal Primary Care nursing team. Responsibilities include managing daily care coordination, implementing policies, and supporting team performance. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, significant experience in healthcare, and be a Registered General Nurse Level 1. Join a vibrant team dedicated to improving patient care and making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance and Health programmes

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a complex healthcare environment.
• Ability to improve patient care through clinical governance.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily coordination of care and staffing.
• Implement policy and procedures for nursing care.
• Support the nursing team to ensure high standards.

Skills

Clinical governance

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Education

Registered General Nurse Level 1

Management qualification or equivalent experience

Independent Nurse Qualification

Job description

The post holder will take responsibility for the daily management and co-ordination of care and provide strong clinical leadership to the Universal Primary Care nursing team. This includes being involved with shift planning, taking appropriate action to adjust staffing levels and to prioritise the work load in accordance with patient need, service demand and the availability of staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing policy and procedure and will need to be able to support the nursing team to ensure care of the highest standard.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education and Training

• Registered General Nurse Level 1
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence-based care
• Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ Non-Medical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
• Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience
• RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multi-disciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
• Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
• Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
• Experience of multi-disciplinary/multi agency working
• Understanding and application of confidentiality
• Experience of working within Health & Justice
• Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
• Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
• Research experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.