National Clinical Lead - Nursing

St John Ambulance Cymru; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

A national charitable organization in the UK is seeking a Clinical Lead for Nursing & Midwifery to provide strategic leadership and guidance on clinical matters. This role involves leadership, management, and advice on maintaining high-quality clinical services. Ideal candidates will have experience in nursing management, regulatory compliance, and a strong ability to communicate across various stakeholders.

Benefits

Support in professional development

Opportunity to impact health care quality

Collaboration with diverse stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience of developing and maintaining processes that support and deliver regulatory compliance.
• Management experience in a professional or volunteer role.
• Experience of working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide national clinical leadership for the development of National Clinical Strategies.
• Lead initiatives to recruit, retain, and develop nursing staff.
• Build relationships with external health partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Problem solving skills

Effective communication

Ability to influence

Immediate Life Support skills

First Aid skills

Education

Full registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register

Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Level 3 Safeguarding Adults & Children

Job description

As the organisations Clinical Lead for Nursing & Midwifery you will support the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer and act alongside the National Clinical Leads for medicine and paramedicine you will provide strategic Clinical Leadership, Management and Advice to the organisation on all clinical matters to ensure that it delivers clinical services that are compliant, safe and of a high quality.

Main duties of the job

Provide national clinical leadership to support the development and implementation of National Clinical Strategies across St John Ambulance Cymru. Lead initiatives to recruit, retain, and develop nurses, midwives, health visitors, nursing associates, associate practitioners, and students, ensuring their integration into frontline practice. Support the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer in delivering expert nursing input into strategic issues including regulatory standards, Infection Prevention and Control, Morbidity and Mortality Reviews, and MHRA alerts. Assist in managing Controlled Drug provision and support clinical duties related to medicines. Act as the clinical lead for Infection Prevention and Control and participate in the On-Call Senior Clinical Advisor rota. Provide expert nursing advice to inform training, operational, and clinical practice changes. Attend Clinical Forums and Risk meetings, promote collaboration across teams to share best practice and support national quality improvement initiatives. Build relationships with external health partners and stakeholders. Line manage healthcare professionals, ensuring compliance with professional standards. Conduct investigations and produce reports as required. Represent the organisation on committees and working groups. Carry out Annual Development Reviews and ensure compliance with health and safety policies. Be prepared to undertake additional duties appropriate to the role.

About us

We have supported people and communities across Wales since 1880. We existed before the NHS in Wales and provided the earliest medical support to those who were sick or injured.

Since March 2020, we’ve worked closely with NHS Wales, increasing our capacity and developing new innovative ways of working to assist and relieve the overwhelming pressure on the frontline healthcare. We are first responders and provide services for people who have fallen and those in crisis. We look after hundreds of thousands of people at over 1000 events per year from football crowds to marathon runners and night time revellers.

We continue to play a major role in strengthening community resilience and ensuring people are trained in first aid so they can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved with a blend of St John People, both employees and volunteers.

We provide the opportunity for people from all backgrounds to volunteer with us and develop their personal skills and confidence to support our charitable and income generating services whilst assisting their own career development and their community.

We’re undergoing an extensive and exciting programme of modernisation preparing for our new 2025‑2030 and beyond strategy. This includes a review of our existing services, financial and workforce models and we’re developing a rejuvenated culture aligned to our core vision and values to improve our overall people experience.

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose:

As the organisations Clinical Lead for Nursing & Midwifery you will support the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer and act alongside the National Clinical Leads for medicine and paramedicine you will provide strategic Clinical Leadership, Management and Advice to the organisation on all clinical matters to ensure that it delivers clinical services that are compliant, safe and of a high quality.

Potential time commitment: Minimum 25 hours per month

Location: Working across all 7 County areas. Requirement to travel whenever the need arises and to attend events, meetings or any other SJAC business. Reasonable travelling and subsistence payments will be made in accordance with SJAC Policy.

Responsible to: Directly accountable to the Chief Clinical Officer, Clinical Director, and Professionally Accountable to the Clinical Director

This role involves:

• Provide clinical leadership on a national level to develop and support the implementation of National Clinical Strategies.
• Develop methods to recruit, retain and develop the work of nurses, midwives, health visitors, nursing associates and associate practitioners, and students, within St John Ambulance Cymru. This includes integrating them into frontline practice.
• Support the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer to ensure that expert nursing input is given to the strategic management and implementation of issues relating to regulatory standards, including Infection Prevention Control, Morbidity and Mortality Reviews, MHRA Medical and Field Safety Alerts.
• On behalf of the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer, in support of the National Clinical Lead, Medicine, support the management of Controlled Drug provision to volunteers and staff and support the discharge of their clinical duties in relation to medicines.
• Act as the clinical lead for infection prevention and control.
• Participate in the function as On-Call Senior Clinical Advisor and execute the associated requirements of this role.
• Provide expert nursing advice to inform changes to St John Ambulance Cymru training, operational and clinical practice.
• Attend Clinical Forums and Clinical Risk meetings and other Clinical groups as directed by the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer.
• Ensure that teams collaborate internally both locally and nationally to share best practice and develop shared charitable activities and projects including the wider National Clinical Team; facilitating quality improvement initiatives, input to reviews and taking part in consultations to support the St John Ambulance Cymru National Clinical agenda.
• Forge links with health partners, other professional groups and external stakeholders.
• Line manage as per management structure to ensure that Health Care Professionals, HCP, are professionally led and meet requirements of their professional bodies as well as St John Ambulance Cymru.
• Undertake investigations and produce reports as required in relation to operational, conduct or clinical activities.
• Represent St John Ambulance Cymru, from time to time as requested, on relevant Committees, Task & Finish or Working Groups.
• Proactively manage and conduct Annual Development Reviews on direct reports.
• Comply with St John Ambulance Cymru health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and where appropriate statutory requirements. Have due regard for the health, safety, welfare and wellbeing of St John Ambulance Cymru people and those members of the public with whom they come into contact.
• Be prepared to undertake any other activities, duties and responsibilities as appropriate within the level of the role. Tenure in role is an initial 3 years with scope to extend for another 3 years on approval.

Training and Support: Statutory & Mandatory Training will be available throughout your role. Support will be provided by the Clinical Director and NHQ Staff.

What you will get from this role:

• You will play a key role in the modernisation of St John Ambulance Cymru. Have input to create positive change within the work St John Ambulance Cymru does. Support the effectiveness and satisfaction of volunteers.
• Make significant impact on the communities within your region.
• Meet and collaborate with a wide variety of people and professionals from various backgrounds across Wales.
• Be part of an inclusive and diverse organisation.
• Develop key transferable skills in operational and strategic leadership from a national charity.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a variety of people.
• Ability to recognise when issues should be escalated or when support is required.
• Ability to manage and resolve conflicting priorities and stakeholder claims.
• Able to influence through clear, informed and logical argument and discussion.
• Ability to address problems and issues in a systematic and structured fashion as well as the ability to analyse complex situations from different points of view.
• Willingness to commit the time to the role.
• Proactive rather than reactive.
• Honest, respectful and confident.
• Immediate Life Support skills, First Aid skills to the level of an Enhanced First Aider and have evidence of current revalidation.

Experience

• Experience of developing and maintaining processes that support and deliver regulatory compliance.
• Experience of building strong and effective partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Management experience in a professional or volunteer role.
• Experience of working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings.
• Experience of a risk-based management approach.
• Experience of People Management.

Qualifications

• Full registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. NHS equivalent of band 8 or above.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Level 3 Safeguarding Adults & Children.

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.

Depending on experience. Voluntary – Non-paid role.