Job summary
Are you an experienced community nurse, looking for a new challenge that will allow you to develop your leadership skills?
A rare opportunity has arisen for an exceptional, experienced nurse with a passion for community nursing to join the Welwyn And Hatfield Integrated Community Team and make a real difference to staff, standards and patient care.
The successful candidate will:
- be committed to team work
- have a passion forimproving care
- have excellent communication skills
- have extensive up to date clinical knowledge
- have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In return we can offer you:
- access to a wide range of training opportunities including development of leadership skills
- restorative, management and safeguarding supervision
Informal visits/chats are welcome!
Main duties of the job
The key role of the Locality Clinical Lead (LCL) is to ensure that all staff involved in the delivery of care to patients (either directly or indirectly) do so to high standards to assure patient safety, experience and outcomesThe LCL will support the team managers/Locality Managers/CQL's to ensure that learning and changes in practice are embedded and ensure standards are met
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS TrustYou'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staffWe put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply nowYou've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The LCL will act as a clinical champion role modelling exemplary clinical practice and provide clinical challenge, championing the delivery of high-quality health care to ensure care is person centred and delivers the best outcomes for patients and families The LCL will influence and enhance the quality of the clinical learning and delivery environment by providing support, educational input and development activities for staff and students within HCT, working closely and in conjunction with the team managers of the integrated teams. Support the development of all staff, particularly relating to the development and maintenance of core competencies, including delegation of defined duties for HCAs, Associate Nurses and Assistant Practitioners, in order to support the workforce transformation agenda, under direct supervision of the CQL/Locality Manager. Provide and enable supervision opportunities and assessment of clinical competencies for all staff supporting case load holders and line managers. Provision of reflection and de-brief opportunities, and empowering other staff to do so. Support ICT staff with the NMC Revalidation process. Provide expert clinical advice to the ICT teams in relation to current and evidence-based nursing practice. Support pre and post registration student nurse facilitation and development. Contribute to and promote the Return to Practice programme for nursing staff. Support close partnership working with Deputy Locality Managers to ensure key priorities and risks are addressed, good practice is celebrated and shared, and poor practice is addressed. To work with quality colleagues to ensure lessons learnt are widely disseminated and embedded with the locality and wider organisation. Contribute to agreed quality improvement projects and lead on focused areas of work within the locality. Support close partnership working with matrons, and specialist nurses to ensure utilisation and dissemination of specialist experience, knowledge, and skills, and to enhance patient outcomes. Embedding of quality agenda including patient experience, patient safety, workforce and clinical effectiveness driving improvements across clinical practice Close partnership working with matrons, DSN, SPC, TVN and other specialist nurses to ensure utilisation and dissemination of specialist experience, knowledge and skills, and to enhance patient outcomes. Undertake investigations as requested which may include for example complaint, mortality reviews and/or serious incident investigations in relation to unexpected deaths in the community, providing clinical judgement on the quality of care delivered and supporting decision making of the mortality review panel. Act as a clinical champion within a designated locality ensuring that lessons learnt from incidents, complaints and SIs are fully embedded and that changes in clinical practice can be demonstrated. Support the Locality Manager and senior team to address and embed recommendations identified via peer review and/or audits of clinical practice ensuring that learning and practice change can be demonstrated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The LCL will act as a clinical champion role modelling exemplary clinical practice and provide clinical challenge, championing the delivery of high-quality health care to ensure care is person centred and delivers the best outcomes for patients and families The LCL will influence and enhance the quality of the clinical learning and delivery environment by providing support, educational input and development activities for staff and students within HCT, working closely and in conjunction with the team managers of the integrated teams. Support the development of all staff, particularly relating to the development and maintenance of core competencies, including delegation of defined duties for HCAs, Associate Nurses and Assistant Practitioners, in order to support the workforce transformation agenda, under direct supervision of the CQL/Locality Manager. Provide and enable supervision opportunities and assessment of clinical competencies for all staff supporting case load holders and line managers. Provision of reflection and de-brief opportunities, and empowering other staff to do so. Support ICT staff with the NMC Revalidation process. Provide expert clinical advice to the ICT teams in relation to current and evidence-based nursing practice. Support pre and post registration student nurse facilitation and development. Contribute to and promote the Return to Practice programme for nursing staff. Support close partnership working with Deputy Locality Managers to ensure key priorities and risks are addressed, good practice is celebrated and shared, and poor practice is addressed. To work with quality colleagues to ensure lessons learnt are widely disseminated and embedded with the locality and wider organisation. Contribute to agreed quality improvement projects and lead on focused areas of work within the locality. Support close partnership working with matrons, and specialist nurses to ensure utilisation and dissemination of specialist experience, knowledge, and skills, and to enhance patient outcomes. Embedding of quality agenda including patient experience, patient safety, workforce and clinical effectiveness driving improvements across clinical practice Close partnership working with matrons, DSN, SPC, TVN and other specialist nurses to ensure utilisation and dissemination of specialist experience, knowledge and skills, and to enhance patient outcomes. Undertake investigations as requested which may include for example complaint, mortality reviews and/or serious incident investigations in relation to unexpected deaths in the community, providing clinical judgement on the quality of care delivered and supporting decision making of the mortality review panel. Act as a clinical champion within a designated locality ensuring that lessons learnt from incidents, complaints and SIs are fully embedded and that changes in clinical practice can be demonstrated. Support the Locality Manager and senior team to address and embed recommendations identified via peer review and/or audits of clinical practice ensuring that learning and practice change can be demonstrated.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Current NMC registration.
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience
- Two years post registration clinical experience.
Desirable
- Experience in supporting/leading teams
- Clinical supervision facilitator.
- Nurse prescriber.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of supervising and developing staff
- Experience in a teaching/mentoring role.
- Up to date clinical practice.
- Experience in delivering training
- Understanding of Current Health Legislation
- Knowledge and understanding of provider organisations and NHS organisation
- Full range of competencies in community nursing including IV therapy, compression bandaging, catheters, syringe drivers, diabetes care.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Teaching experience
- IT skills
- Ability to utilise a range of communication methods.
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to optimising a high standard of patient care.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Advanced verbal and written skills.
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Current NMC registration.
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience
- Two years post registration clinical experience.
Desirable
- Experience in supporting/leading teams
- Clinical supervision facilitator.
- Nurse prescriber.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of supervising and developing staff
- Experience in a teaching/mentoring role.
- Up to date clinical practice.
- Experience in delivering training
- Understanding of Current Health Legislation
- Knowledge and understanding of provider organisations and NHS organisation
- Full range of competencies in community nursing including IV therapy, compression bandaging, catheters, syringe drivers, diabetes care.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Teaching experience
- IT skills
- Ability to utilise a range of communication methods.
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to optimising a high standard of patient care.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Advanced verbal and written skills.
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
