Clinical Lead

Clinical Lead

Overview

Company: Prime Life Location: Job Type: Full Time Hourly Rate / Salary: £40,036.88 per year Working Hours: 38.5 hours per week

Benefits

  • Premium Payments for any shifts worked abovr the contracted hours paid at £26 per hour
  • 'Refer a Friend' scheme worth £500
  • Fantastic support with Induction through Quality Matters Manager
  • Fantastic support with Learning & Development – fully funded clinical skills and mandatory training
  • Full support if required with Revalidation
  • Free access to Royal Marsden Clinical Procedures Manual – online which also supports Revalidation
  • RCNi eLearning system coming on board during 2018 to support learning & development and Revalidation – free access to Prime Life nurses
  • Joint working with DMU, Hull & Lincoln Universities to provide student placements at Prime Life homes with additional benefits for Prime Life nurses to gain mentorship and leadership qualifications.
  • Career opportunities within company to progress to Clinical Lead, Nurse Manager, Regional Support Manager, Director level.
  • DBS check provided free of charge
  • Unique Holiday scheme that allows flexibility to use 'Holiday Pot' as the staff member chooses
  • Uniforms, drinks and parking provided free of charge.
  • Additional shifts available at home plus other Prime Life sites to add to income received.
  • Relocation package can be discussed if required

The Role

Rutland Care Village is an innovative concept of care, which comprises of 4 separate units, which provides both nursing and residential care. Within the grounds of the care village there is Brambles Social Centre and 24 extra care housing cottages, whose occupants can have support delivered directly to their own homes. Rutland was included in the luxury care home guide 2018/2019.

Prime Life are a growing family run business with 62 care homes around the East Midlands, West Midlands, Norfolk and Lincoln, Bristol and Lancashire areas. We have Mental Health, Elderly, Learning Disabilities, and Physical disability Care homes, all of which have exciting opportunities for you to join us in our journey.

We provide FREE training and opportunities for gaining qualifications to further your career.

We can offer a variety of full time, part time or bank positions to suit your needs and your lifestyle with competitive rates of pay.

Your Responsibilities as Clinical Lead

  • To carry responsibility for the management of the nursing services in liaison with the Care Home Manager
  • Take a leadership role for your team by ensuring staff skills are managed, supervised appropriately and rotas are in place to enable the smooth, efficient running of the business.
  • To promote, role model and maintain a high standard of nursing care including the home environment.
  • To ensure effective induction of new nursing staff, provide ongoing clinical supervision of trained staff and where applicable mentorship and assessment of student nurses.
  • To work within the NMC Code and CQC standards alongside Prime Life internal policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and best practice guidance.
  • Plan, direct and deliver high-quality person-centred care through the care planning process, championing independence and person choice.
  • Oversee all aspects of medicine management, ensuring medicines are appropriately received, stored and administered.
  • To monitor the quality of nursing care provided through effective auditing and undertaking of corrective action as required by the Care Home Manager.
  • To undertake staff reviews through supervision, annual appraisal and team meetings.
  • To evaluate performance of the nursing team ensuring that duties are performed effectively, and attitudes and behaviours reflect the values of Prime Life and NMC Code.
  • To be up to date on and follow the relevant procedures contained within Prime Life policy files that affect your job and responsibilities.
  • Take an active role in training the team of nurses, working in conjunction with the Prime Life Workforce Development team to ensure that staff are kept up to date with current practices and good practice developments.
  • Maintain accurate and relevant documentation and reports to reflect practice and planned development.
  • To deputise for the Care Home Manager and take responsibility for the management of the building in the absence of the Care Home Manager if requested.
  • To ensure provision of emergency treatment for all clients when required by the nursing team.
  • Be accountable to the Care Home Manager for all duties and responsibilities through;
    1. Identifying any areas of concern as soon as possible
    2. Attendance at Team meetings / supervisions as required
    3. Annual Prime Life appraisal

Contact Details

Chloe Alexander / chloealexander@prime-life.co.uk / 01162746435
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