Clinical Lead - Sandwell District, United Kingdom - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

We are currently seeking enthusiastic & motivated registered nurse to join the District Nursing service as a Clinical Lead - Band 6.

We have a number of posts available within our District Nursing Teams of which there are 7 across the area, including our Care Home Team.

The District Nursing team is part of the Integrated Care Services (iCares) directorate within Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post is suitable for either an experienced Band 5 looking for progression or current Band 6 nurses looking develop further within an integrated community team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the District Nurse Team leader to manage the whole caseload as well as undertaking more complex case reviews.

As a Clinical Lead you will be expected to coordinate and oversee activities of the clinical team members to ensure compassionate, effective, and efficient delivery of high-quality clinical care for our patients.

We are looking for a candidate with leadership qualities who will excel at line manager responsibilities, including Sickness review meetings, keeping Allocate up to date, work allocation, audits, processing clinical incidents and clinical supervision of the junior staff.

It is an exciting time to be working in District Nursing and we are looking for someone to complement our integrated approach and willing to develop working relationships with both care homes and wider team colleagues.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the district nursing team giving expert clinical advice and demonstrating leadership and specialist knowledge delivering nursing care.

To supervise and be a role model to staff working closely with the team leader

The job holder will as part of their role be responsible for supervising a team of nurses helping them to learn and develop community nursing skills.

They will provide nursing care within a Community setting to people in residential homes across Sandwell & West Birmingham.

A professional and approachable attention to work and staff is required.

About us

Sandwell is a vibrant mutli- cultural town close to Birmingham and other neighboring Cities with good transport links.

We are one of the largest teaching hospitals and recognise and award staff for their achievements at our Annual Awards Ball.

We care about our staff and offer Well being Sanctuary areas with relaxation pods and pampering sessions.

As this is a Community based post you will be required to hold a UK driving license and use your personal car for work. Mileage can be claimed at the standard NHS rate.

Sandwell also has the opportunity for staff discounts including staff car scheme.

The District Nursing team covers an 8am-8pm service 7 days per week - 365 days a year. In this post you will be expected to cover weekends (Inc. Bank Holidays) and evenings on a rota basis.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Experience

Essential

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable