Clinical Lead

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly specialist clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services where appropriate to make improvements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical

1.1. Utilises highly developed specialised knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad based knowledge, experience and competence

1.2. Where appropriate to service delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills requiring accuracy and dexterity e.g. moving and handling techniques, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests

1.3. Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered

1.4. Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts

1.5. Responsible for clinical pathways appropriate to field of work

1.6. Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care and empowerment

1.7. Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard

1.8. Prioritises their own workload and that of the wider team within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.

1.9. Provides and receives complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication

1.10. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of role including the management of complaints and compliments.

1.11. To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role

Knowledge and Behaviours

Essential

• Highly developed specialist theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession
• Highly developed knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation and application in practice
• Demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base
• Experience of leading the application of clinical governance and quality measures in practice
• Knowledge of specific innovation techniques / initiatives e.g. Productive Community / Ward Series (Leeds Approach)
• Able to demonstrate clear and inspiring clinical leadership internally and externally behaving as a role model at all times
• Displays care, compassion, sensitivity and responsiveness to other peoples feelings and needs
• Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace
• Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation and with patients and their carers
• Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload managing unpredictable service demands
• Positive and flexible attitude to dealing with change; able to respond to the changing needs of the patient in an appropriate and timely manner;
• willing to change and accept change and to explore new ways of doing things and approaches
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Has a strong degree of personal integrity; able to adhere to standards of conduct based on a culture of equality and fairness

Desirable

• Evidence of research projects and / or clinical audits

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse
• Post graduate learning to Masters level or equivalent
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level

Desirable

• Leadership and management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the supervision and management of other staff
• Experience in the teaching and training of others in a variety of settings e.g. clinical, academic

Desirable

• Working in community or primary care based teams

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Highly specialist assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation skills appropriate to clinical area
• Performs highly specialised tests / procedures / diagnostics relevant to clinical role to an advanced level
• Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations
• Workload management including delegation of tasks and day-to-day team leadership
• Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile presentations in a range of contexts
• Advanced verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers and managing conflict when appropriate
• Risk assessment skills
• Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop
• Develop and lead clinical audit within clinical area
• Lead / contribute to research activities relevant to clinical area

Desirable

• Evidence of clinical leadership

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).