Clinical Nurse lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Overview

The Clinical Nurse Lead has operational responsibility for providing clinical, managerial and professional leadership in the running of the wider nursing team and is accountable for the delivery and standards of care provided to patient and ensuring safe effective person-centred care across Affinity Care.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and direction to the nursing team ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient nursing care.

Manage all resources within designated nursing team.

Achieve all quality and performance targets.

Promoting and achieving a culture of compliance with the infection prevention and control programme.

Organisation/Quality

Responsible for leading, developing and delivering high quality patient focused services within

areas of responsibility, ensuring the provision of safe and effective care, considering

clinical expertise as a significant part of the decision-making process.

To manage and lead the nursing resource for the Clinical Team within the parameters of the

NMC Code of Conduct and Affinity Cares governance standards and compliance

Requirements. And from an employment perspective, cover the interpretation and application of all employment policies and procedures ensuring that all staff are treated fairly and consistently,

Responsible for the development and implementation of operational plans and strategies,

designed to achieve local objectives in line with National targets.

To manage the nursing resource within the establishment, taking opportunities to realise efficiency gains through skill-mix and reductions in bank and agency usage, establishing and implementing a proactive monitoring system to manage performance in this area.

Responsibility for the interpretation, development and implementation of clinical and nonclinical policies pertaining to areas of responsibility liaising with other agencies as appropriate.

To manage and review the Clinical Risk by investigating and taking action on

clinical incidents and utilising root cause analysis where appropriate.

To implement and ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies, ensuring safe working

practice.

Ensure that a robust system for clinical supervision and professional governance and

revalidation is implemented for all nursing staff, who should be properly appraised with agreed

personal development plans.

Special Working Conditions

The postholder will be required to work across all sites at Affinity Care, in person. You may also be asked from time to time to be flexible in your working hours as per the needs of the practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 5 years post qualification experience (minimum)
• 5 years experience in Primary Care
• Management/Leadership experience with direct staff management included

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Mentorship/training of nursing team
• Excellent communication skills including dealing with sensitive and complex matters
• Emotional intelligence
• Conflict resolution
• Creation and implementation of policies
• Ensuring patient safety
• Upholding quality nursing care
• Promoting patient satisfaction
• Strong leadership skills
• Recruit retain and evaluate nursing staff
• Time management
• Critical thinking

Other requirements

Essential

• Able to work and travel across all 8 sites
• Able to work flexible hours
• Clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
• Development of external professional networks promoting the profession and organisation
• Must have evidence of required vaccinations to be considered for the post

Desirable

• Ability to communicate at Board level

Qualifications

Essential

• Willingness to undertake appropriate training required for the role
• Registered Nurse Degree/Masters

Desirable

• Management qualification

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Affinity Care

Address

Westcliffe Medical Practice

Westcliffe Rd

Shipley

West Yorkshire

BD18 3EE

Employer's website

https://shipleymedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)