Job summary
Welcome to Caroline House at The Colman Centre in Norwich.
We have the pleasure in recruiting an experienced nurse to the post of Clinical Lead Nurse.
Someone who is committed to nursing and attaining to the highest standards of assessment, treatment and support to our brain injury rehabilitation patients.
If you read the job description and specification you will see that the role requires you to have expert clinical knowledge to guide and support staff in the team to provide the best care and support.
The Colman Centre is one of only seven level 1 neuro-rehabilitation centres in England. This exciting post offers the opportunity to lead and develop the provision of specialised nursing care to our patients, who are referred to us form across the East of England. You will work closely with the ward manager and therapy leads, as well as forming strong working relationships with Trust peers and service leads.
You will provide leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered, as well as supporting the development of new and existing staff. As someone who loves change, you will ensure the team are delivering evidence based care to very high standards.
If you are passionate about brain injury rehabilitation, this is the post for you.
Main duties of the job
- To lead an interdisciplinary team to provide high quality specialist rehabilitation to patients following Acquired brain injury or trauma in the hospital ward environment, in order to allow patients to achieve their optimal level of independence and maximum rehabilitation potential.
- To develop innovative and efficient service delivery that meets locally and nationally agreed standards of care.
- To work with the pathway co-ordinator to ensure a seamless provision of tier 1 neurological services across the acute hospital, inpatient rehabilitation and supported discharge teams and contribute to service wide developments.
- To ensure clinical effectiveness of the inpatient team is proven and maintained via robust outcome measures and service data.
- To be involved with research, with the Trust research team and UEA.
- To work with professional leads to ensure the implementation and evaluation of treatment programs delivered by the team are evidence based and clearly documented to ensure relevant care is delivered 24/7.
- Provide expert advice to relevant personnel on the management of patient care, ensuring a seamless service across inpatient rehabilitation and the relevant community service to support the discharge element of the pathway. Provide clinical leadership, demonstrating a strong clinical presence and ensuring the provision of a safe, effective and evidence-based service to patients.
- Take the lead as specialist nurse in roles such as tracheostomy lead nurse.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Maintain clinical credibility by working closely with multidisciplinary team members as a clinical practitioner within the service.
- To work within defined specialist, department and national protocols/policies for the service such as the NICE clinical guidelines. To also work within the professional code of conduct as outlined by appropriate Professional Bodies.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and to ensure that work is within professional standards and clinical guidelines.
- To adapt practice to meet individual patient and families circumstances, including due regard for specific clinical conditions related to communication, cognitive, emotional and physical impairments resulting Acquired brain injury and /or trauma.
- To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their rehabilitation care plans.
- To participate in the senior clinical rota to facilitate discharge from the acute and inpatient rehabilitation ward, and to use clinical reasoning skills to identify appropriate referrals, prioritise referrals and provide therapeutic resources as appropriate. This will include attending case conferences and multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To work collaboratively with other services that may be involved in the care of the patients for instance, social services, continuing care teams and the volunteer sector.
- To be lead expert and contribute to relevant multidisciplinary meetings and client reviews as appropriate. To lead the case conference meetings weekly to ensure robust processors in place focused on clinical challenges and discharge planning.
- To participate in the patients multi-disciplinary rehabilitation goals which may include aspects of personal care, ensuring a functional approach to rehabilitation, support the team to problem solve challenging cases.
- To provide supervision, specialist advice and support to more junior members of nursing staff and rehabilitation assistants within the team, ensuring practice is commensurate with the appropriate professional standards.
- To use appropriate methods of communication with patients, families and carers, to maximise rehabilitation and understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a variety of patients, using a variety of communication methods.
- To be responsible for ensuring that there are adequate staffing levels and appropriate skill mix of staff to meet the needs of the service on a daily basis. Anticipate and identify staff shortages and relocate staff as appropriate.
- To backfill for the ward manager in their absence
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Maintain clinical credibility by working closely with multidisciplinary team members as a clinical practitioner within the service.
- To work within defined specialist, department and national protocols/policies for the service such as the NICE clinical guidelines. To also work within the professional code of conduct as outlined by appropriate Professional Bodies.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and to ensure that work is within professional standards and clinical guidelines.
- To adapt practice to meet individual patient and families circumstances, including due regard for specific clinical conditions related to communication, cognitive, emotional and physical impairments resulting Acquired brain injury and /or trauma.
- To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their rehabilitation care plans.
- To participate in the senior clinical rota to facilitate discharge from the acute and inpatient rehabilitation ward, and to use clinical reasoning skills to identify appropriate referrals, prioritise referrals and provide therapeutic resources as appropriate. This will include attending case conferences and multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To work collaboratively with other services that may be involved in the care of the patients for instance, social services, continuing care teams and the volunteer sector.
- To be lead expert and contribute to relevant multidisciplinary meetings and client reviews as appropriate. To lead the case conference meetings weekly to ensure robust processors in place focused on clinical challenges and discharge planning.
- To participate in the patients multi-disciplinary rehabilitation goals which may include aspects of personal care, ensuring a functional approach to rehabilitation, support the team to problem solve challenging cases.
- To provide supervision, specialist advice and support to more junior members of nursing staff and rehabilitation assistants within the team, ensuring practice is commensurate with the appropriate professional standards.
- To use appropriate methods of communication with patients, families and carers, to maximise rehabilitation and understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a variety of patients, using a variety of communication methods.
- To be responsible for ensuring that there are adequate staffing levels and appropriate skill mix of staff to meet the needs of the service on a daily basis. Anticipate and identify staff shortages and relocate staff as appropriate.
- To backfill for the ward manager in their absence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Clinical Qualification e.g. nurse, 1st Level Degree or equivalent. Teaching/mentoring qualification.
- Management or leadership training.
- Registration with the appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 6 or senior level equivalent.
- Current experience of clinical practice in a rehabilitation care setting.
- Experience of working in partnership with multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Experience of developing clinical staff.
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Clinical and audit experience.
- Experienced with neurological conditions including acquired brain injury
Desirable
- Experience at presenting posters or presentations at local and/or national conferences.
- Experience of setting up and/or leading a team.
- Experienced management of patient with tracheostomy.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current developments in the care of rehabilitation patients and the national agenda for specialist beds.
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
- Advanced organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to develop knowledge and skills to take the lead in relevant areas of the nursing role for example tracheostomy
- Proven record of data collection and clinical audit.
- Evidence of managerial skills.
- Demonstrable commitment to and expertise in nursing relevant to the field.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Able to command respect of multi-disciplinary team.
- Computer literate.
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit process.
- Political awareness of the NHS and attention to detail.
Desirable
- Knowledge of social services, continuing care, deprivation liberty safeguards and volunteer organisations.
Communication
Essential
- Will be required to communicate with service managers and assistant director level personnel.
- Have experience with presenting contentious information.
- Able to communicate highly effectively in English language both written and verbally.
- Able to deliver complex difficult information to patients and families. .
Personal and People Development
Essential
- oWill be required to work with range of staff from different disciplines which will include managing staff, linking with ward manager for support/HR Department and advice.
- oWill be required to deliver training with range of clinical staff.
- oWill provide management and clinical supervision to other healthcare staff.
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure and ability to maintain judgement and professionalism under pressure.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Reliable and accountable for self and others.
- Flexible/adaptable/ good problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to empathise, use tact and diplomacy.
- Able to maintain high professional and personal standards.
- Confident in approach to patients, colleagues and other health professionals.
- Ability to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Value and respect the privacy and dignity required for people following a traumatic event.
- Ability to deal with difficult situations.
Other
Essential
- Able to make own travelling arrangements to meet service needs.
- Able to communicate highly effectively in the English language in both spoken and written modalities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Clinical Qualification e.g. nurse, 1st Level Degree or equivalent. Teaching/mentoring qualification.
- Management or leadership training.
- Registration with the appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 6 or senior level equivalent.
- Current experience of clinical practice in a rehabilitation care setting.
- Experience of working in partnership with multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Experience of developing clinical staff.
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Clinical and audit experience.
- Experienced with neurological conditions including acquired brain injury
Desirable
- Experience at presenting posters or presentations at local and/or national conferences.
- Experience of setting up and/or leading a team.
- Experienced management of patient with tracheostomy.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current developments in the care of rehabilitation patients and the national agenda for specialist beds.
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
- Advanced organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to develop knowledge and skills to take the lead in relevant areas of the nursing role for example tracheostomy
- Proven record of data collection and clinical audit.
- Evidence of managerial skills.
- Demonstrable commitment to and expertise in nursing relevant to the field.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Able to command respect of multi-disciplinary team.
- Computer literate.
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit process.
- Political awareness of the NHS and attention to detail.
Desirable
- Knowledge of social services, continuing care, deprivation liberty safeguards and volunteer organisations.
Communication
Essential
- Will be required to communicate with service managers and assistant director level personnel.
- Have experience with presenting contentious information.
- Able to communicate highly effectively in English language both written and verbally.
- Able to deliver complex difficult information to patients and families. .
Personal and People Development
Essential
- oWill be required to work with range of staff from different disciplines which will include managing staff, linking with ward manager for support/HR Department and advice.
- oWill be required to deliver training with range of clinical staff.
- oWill provide management and clinical supervision to other healthcare staff.
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure and ability to maintain judgement and professionalism under pressure.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Reliable and accountable for self and others.
- Flexible/adaptable/ good problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to empathise, use tact and diplomacy.
- Able to maintain high professional and personal standards.
- Confident in approach to patients, colleagues and other health professionals.
- Ability to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Value and respect the privacy and dignity required for people following a traumatic event.
- Ability to deal with difficult situations.
Other
Essential
- Able to make own travelling arrangements to meet service needs.
- Able to communicate highly effectively in the English language in both spoken and written modalities.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
