Clinical Lead Complex Wound Care

Accelerate CIC

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Job summary

Specialist nursing and therapy roles are critical to the successful delivery of care within Accelerate. The organisation has a strong and determined focus on the core mission which is to impact on and make a difference to the lives of those communities we serve, individuals living with wounds and/or lymphoedema.

The expectation is that the Clinical Lead for Complex Wound Care will lever their passion for their speciality and their expert skills in the care and management of complex patients for the delivery of excellent outcomes for their patients and commissioners. It is also anticipated that the post holder will bring better understanding to the principles of patient flow, clinical systems and their organisation and staff effectiveness and efficiency. Being an inspirational leader for a team is critical to the success of a service. You will bring creative thinking and innovation to complex issues, utilising expert skills, risk management and insight in order to effectively manage a variety of situations borne out of complex psychosocial, medical or organisational need. Knowledge about the health of your population and inherent inequalities should assist your contribution to the development of your service and the mission of Accelerate. The ability to grasp the principles of clinical leadership, understand partnership working across a health economy and demonstrate a solution driven mentality are essentials of this role.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Lead is considered the expert and will take ownership for the operational delivery of the clinical service in the Centre of Excellence and Innovation; with an ability to take a population health view rather than a pure individual focus. The post holder will lead their team to deliver excellent clinical care alongside the management of risk and successful deployment of the teams resources. This role is designed to enable the post holder to take full end to end responsibility for the delivery of the outcomes and indicators for a defined contractual business area. Clinical and operational delivery remains core to this role; the post holder is accountable to the Director of Clinical services for the management of the key performance targets.

Working collaboratively with the Director of Clinical Services for Wound Care to maintain high quality wound care with a focus on extending reach to our patient cohort outside of our current geographical boundaries.

About us

Accelerate is an award-winning healthcare social enterprise that works within the NHS to transform the lives of patients with chronic wounds and lymphoedema. Were passionate about delivering exceptional patient care. We listen, we consult, we analyse and we care deeply about the people we are responsible for.

We work at all stages of need from early identification to the most complex of case and in partnership with others. We work in London and further afield and its in the realisation of this expansion that your experience could be invaluable.

We have made remarkable strides in our short history and we are deeply committed to upholding our values and uncompromising standards. We understand our responsibilities and we take enormous pride in the positive differences we are making to our patients lives. We have shown that we can make those lives better when all else has failed.

Accelerate is an exciting place to work and develop. We provide exceptional care to our patients which makes a great environment for staff development.

Date posted

27 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£49,000 to £56,000 a year includes HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0182-24-0009

Job locations

Centenary Wing, St Joseph’s Hospice

Mare Street

Hackney

London

E8 4SA

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Lead for Complex Wound Care (CEI) will provide expert skills and depth of knowledge to the population within the CEI primarily in lower limbs but be knowledgeable in all areas of wound assessment and management of differing aetiologies. This knowledge will be the enabler to critique our wound care population and align to outreach projects and quality improvements.

Specifically, this requires focus on:

Delivery of expert care to our population of wound care patients within the CEI recognising different needs and skills of managing patients with very complex needs

Responsible for the day-to-day resource management of the resources, both skills and time, in the team.

Lead on supporting and training of staff in relation to the delivery of QI programmes and evaluations..

Delivery of expert care to our population of wound care patients beyond the CEI recognising different needs and skills of managing patients with complex needs through virtual pathways

Monitor monthly use of dressing spend within the CEI and ensure minimal wastage and cost effectiveness of products used

Networking and building relationships across local acute services such as dermatology, vascular and Haematology depts in order to support a seamless service to our patient population.

Highlight to the Patient Services Manager equipment for servicing/faults so that this can be dealt with in a timely manner

Additional responsibilities focus on:

Analysis of footfall of patients via CEI in order to stratify and identify those for repatriation back to the local area

Engagement in any related Academy programmes in the UK as required

Decision making in partnership with the Clinical Lead for Community Wound Care on product evaluation across sites and formularies

Contribute to a multidisciplinary strategy of care and supported self-management plan that considers patients choices and abilities

Be creative in looking at ways that patients can monitor behaviour change and meet specific goals

Maintain clear records using the Accelerate record keeping frameworks and ensure this within their team

Develop the nursing or therapy roles within your service area by

o Establishing work boundaries and being clear about role impact

o Data collection which is specific to the role with an attention to agreed outcomes

o Identification of themes and trends that will contribute to future projects

o Participation at key Accelerate events such as Away Days or Quarterly Reviews

This role will be embedded within a multidisciplinary clinical team. As such there will be an expectation that the inherent knowledge and skills will be used to:-

Facilitate reflection for clinical and organisational growth; this will be within the clinical team and on occasions the Business support team

Contribute to patient engagement and empowerment initiatives and projects. This will include tracking peoples journeys and capturing key themes concerning experience and learning

Write articles and present at national conferences as part of Accelerates strategy for reaching out into the wider healthcare setting and for your professional growth