Clinical Nurse Lead - United Kingdom - NHS

Description

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

It's an exciting time to join us here at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) as we continue to develop and invest in our services as well as our staff.

North locality inpatient services have opportunities for a Clinical Nurse Leads, band 6, to work within acute inpatient and high dependency rehabilitation and recovery service.

We are looking for a caring, empathetic, enthusiastic and motivated individual who has a passion to improve the lives of our patients. You should be a confident individual who is keen to contribute to the delivery of high quality nursing care and service development.

You should have a strong interest in working within a busy and challenging environment, have a high level of resilience and patience and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills,

As a CNTW employee we will support you in your personal and career development. You'll have access to a great range of training opportunities through our in-house Academy including Coaching, Apprenticeships, and our Leadership Development Programme.

We are committed to improving the working lives and health and wellbeing of our staff and that's why we have our Thrive programme. Thrive is here to support your whole wellbeing which covers emotional, physical, psychological, financial, career and social aspects.

Main duties of the job

They act as a Clinical Nurse Lead within a multi-disciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within High dependency rehabilitation unit.They act as an identified deputy in the absence of the Ward Manager.They facilitate and coordinate clinical practice, ensuring high standards of evidence based care and treatment.They are visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.They lead on the implementation of all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes.They develop and where appropriate deliver training packages to enhance the knowledge and skills of the workforce and students.They facilitate staff appraisals and Clinical Supervision and support personal development plans.They provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job responsibilities

Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

• Leadership Experience
• Post registration clinical experience
• 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Change Management

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust