Job responsibilities
As a Clinical Deputy Manager you'll provide leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality, personalised care and support in accordance with all statutory, national, organisational and directorate guidelines. You'll ensure clinical staff maintain their professional knowledge and remain up to date with developments relevant to their role and registration. You'll also provide effective leadership through resource management to ensure key performance targets are met. With a focus on making sure that the complex clinical needs of our residents are recognised, you'll build close relationships with GPs, Community Mental Health teams, Acute trusts, other health providers and care professionals to ensure that high quality, accessible services are delivered.
In this role you will support the Registered Manager:
- to ensure high quality nursing standards are delivered.
- to implement and evaluate quality outcome measures.
- to manage resources effectively. Specifically to ensure efficient and safe staffing levels within budget and effective deployment of staff throughout the home.
- to ensure all documentation is well maintained.
- to ensure care and support is delivered to comply with CQC standards, the Health and Social care Act 2008 and the NMC code of Conduct.
- with supervision of staff both face to face and through other means such as notes, audits and data quality measures.
- to manage any concerns regarding, absence, performance, competence and conduct of staff and to recruit staff.
- by deputising in their absence
You will be responsible for:
- Providing strong leadership across the service.
- Providing support and supervision to clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Providing advice and support to staff on complex clinical care.
- Ensuring that clinical staff are kept up to date with required training and competencies and clinical updates.
- Providing induction and mentorship for new members of staff, apprentices and students.
- Ensuring your own continuous personal professional development and that of colleagues, in line with NMC revalidation requirements.
- Carrying out pre-admission nursing assessments in both in the community and acute trusts. Carrying out and updating MCA and DOLS assessments.
- Supporting with clinical competency assessments and providing support to staff who require improvement.
- Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and adverse events are reported and investigated.
- Working with other agencies to ensure the best possible outcome for residents, the service and the directorate.
- Maintaining good communication and building positive relationships with relatives.
- Carrying out clinical audits and quality checks to ensure care is being provided to the highest standard.
- Providing leadership on ensuring the holistic wellbeing of all residents to ensure their needs are being met.
- Driving good community links and community involvement.
- Providing an efficient delivery of service to meet assessed needs and apply best evidence-based practice.
- Supporting staff with accurate record keeping and promoting the use of IT to ensure efficient use of time and resources.
- Supervising and monitoring standards of care and taking appropriate action to improve standards when required.
- Being aware of and promoting responsibilities under Equalities and Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
- Ensuring that all staff comply with related legislation and policies and procedures.
Key Decision-making areas:
- Identifying, analysing, and reporting clinical incidents and errors for clinical governance.
- Investigating complaints, incidents, and critical incidents.
- Working within all HCC/HR policies and to engage in actions as necessary.
- Audit and quality assurance.
- Compliance with practice guidance, policy, and procedure.
- Ensuring planning and documentation is compliant and of high standard.
- Role modelling good practice and providing support to all staff where required.
- Clinical and non-clinical risk assessments.
- Supporting with effective infection prevention and control.
- Supporting the Registered Manager with emotional support and wellbeing of staff.
- Supporting with admissions and discharges.
Safeguarding
- All employees will be required to adhere to internal safeguarding policies, procedures and guidance, taking action and raising concerns as appropriate. Where a professional code of conduct applies to the role, this must also be adhered to.
- All employees will be required to have an understanding and awareness of the specific responsibilities placed on individuals who care for vulnerable adults.
