Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife with leadership and management experience?
Would you like to utilise your skills and experience in a unique and varied role?
BPAS are looking for a Clinical Nurse (or Midwife) Manager to join the team in our 4 units within our Merseyside Cluster. This is a full time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week flexibly over Monday to Saturday.
As the Clinical Nurse Manager you will manage the clinical areas in a professional manner to ensure high standards of client care and safety. You will also monitor unit activity to ensure capacity and efficiency is maintained.
One unit within the cluster, BPAS Merseyside, is a large and busy unit that offers services including a surgical service under general anesthetic and conscious sedation. As a clinical nurse manager you will lead and mentor a team of clinicians to deliver high standards of client care. This is a varied and fast paced role that involves routinely working clinically in all areas of the unit including the operating department.
About You:
You will be a Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or Midwife that is looking to progress within a clinical management role. You will have willingness to undertake training to enable you to work within all areas of the unit including theatre. You'll have proven experience of team management including selection, recruitment, sickness and performance management.
Main duties of the job
- Support the ward and operating departments to carry out their roles and responsibilities, ensuring that standards are maintained.
- Oversee the work of all staff in the clinical team to deliver a high professional standard of client care in accordance with NMC/GMC Guidelines for Professional Practice, delegating responsibilities as appropriate.
- Participate in the recruitment process for new clinical staff, monitor employee performance and performance manage staff when necessary.
- Undertake clinical audits and record, report, initiate and participate in investigation processes.
- Complete documentation relating to the provision of client care.
We are also looking for:
- Knowledge of the NMC/HPC/GMC codes of conduct, as well as Clinical Governance and the Health and Social Care Act.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal and be able to communicate at all levels of a unit
- Leadership and motivational skills, with a positive attitude towards change
- Able to work under pressure and be able to use own initiative to solve problems quickly and effectively
- Willing to travel to other sites as necessary and work additional hours when needed.
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits: life assurance cover at 3 times salary, 34 days annual leave per year & a defined contribution pension scheme. You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
For our clinical roles, a full clinical training package will be provided along with comprehensive support. Nursing & midwifery colleagues will have the opportunity to train in 1st & 2nd trimester sonography scanning, contraception fitting & STI testing. For surgical units you will gain experience in conscious sedation & general anaesthetic treatment in our operating departments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full job description and salary details are available to download from the documents sections on the right hand side of the advert.
Further Information:
Salary: £43,857 to £51,544 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours to be worked flexibly over Monday to Saturday across the below 4 units. We pay time and a half for Saturday shifts.
Locations:
One unit will be classed as your base unit, with mileage paid to the other 3 units.
- BPAS Merseyside, 32 Parkfield Rd, Liverpool L17 8UJ
- BPAS St Helens, The Millennium Centre, Corporation St, Saint Helens WA10 1HJ
- BPAS Warrington, Youth Advice Shop, The Gateway, 89 Sankey St, Warrington WA1 1SR
- BPAS Liverpool, Central Liverpool PCN Hub, 81 London Rd, Liverpool, L3 8JA
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full job description and salary details are available to download from the documents sections on the right hand side of the advert.
Further Information:
Salary: £43,857 to £51,544 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours to be worked flexibly over Monday to Saturday across the below 4 units. We pay time and a half for Saturday shifts.
Locations:
One unit will be classed as your base unit, with mileage paid to the other 3 units.
- BPAS Merseyside, 32 Parkfield Rd, Liverpool L17 8UJ
- BPAS St Helens, The Millennium Centre, Corporation St, Saint Helens WA10 1HJ
- BPAS Warrington, Youth Advice Shop, The Gateway, 89 Sankey St, Warrington WA1 1SR
- BPAS Liverpool, Central Liverpool PCN Hub, 81 London Rd, Liverpool, L3 8JA
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse level 1 / Registered Midwife (practising)
- Active NMC registration and valid PIN
- Management course or working towards / Teaching and assessing course (mentorship)
Desirable
- Theatre qualification in operating department practice in either anaesthetics/recovery/scrub
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the NMC/HPC/GMC codes of conduct, as well as Clinical Governance and the Health and Social Care Act.
- Proven experience of team management including selection, recruitment, sickness and performance management
- Willingness to work within all areas of the clinic (anaesthetics / theatre / recovery/ward)
Desirable
- Experience of gynae / TOP surgery
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship.
- Please state your Professional body and membership e.g.NMC Midwives (RM)
- Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date
- This role is working 37.5 hours flexibly over Monday to Saturday. Can you commit to this?
- This role covers our 4 units within our Merseyside Cluster. Can you travel to all 4 units?
Desirable
- Please list any further information you wish to add in support of your application for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse level 1 / Registered Midwife (practising)
- Active NMC registration and valid PIN
- Management course or working towards / Teaching and assessing course (mentorship)
Desirable
- Theatre qualification in operating department practice in either anaesthetics/recovery/scrub
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the NMC/HPC/GMC codes of conduct, as well as Clinical Governance and the Health and Social Care Act.
- Proven experience of team management including selection, recruitment, sickness and performance management
- Willingness to work within all areas of the clinic (anaesthetics / theatre / recovery/ward)
Desirable
- Experience of gynae / TOP surgery
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship.
- Please state your Professional body and membership e.g.NMC Midwives (RM)
- Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date
- This role is working 37.5 hours flexibly over Monday to Saturday. Can you commit to this?
- This role covers our 4 units within our Merseyside Cluster. Can you travel to all 4 units?
Desirable
- Please list any further information you wish to add in support of your application for this role.
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
