Regional Clinical Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Leadership

1. Work with the Head of Nursing to Lead and develop Nurse Led Clinics which will include the development of a workforce plan.

2. Work with the Head of Nursing to develop a training plan to support the development of Nurse Led Clinics to include the identification of training needs through the appraisal process and to develop a training programme to ensure all staff reach their full potential. This will include the development of a competency assessment framework to support new roles and skills and ensure that all staff are able to provide a safe clinical service.

3. Provide hands-on clinical care as appropriate and in liaison with the Regional Manager.

4. Ensure that clinical rotas are in place and that adequately skilled staff are rostered. Ensure contingency plans are in place when required.

5. Identify gaps in skills and workforce and liaise with the Regional Manager and the Head of Nursing to alleviate this.

6. Lead the development and implementation of guidelines, protocols and clinical policies and procedures including the roll-out of policies to clinical teams within the Staffordshire/Midlands region.

7. Provide quality leadership to the clinical team and ensure they are responsible for their own learning and actions which must always be in the best interests of the patient.

8. Ensure that resources are used effectively, efficiently, and appropriately.

9. Work with the Regional Manager to ensure clinics are fully compliant with the requirements of the Care Quality Commission and the RSOPs for termination services.

10. Work with the Regional Manager to ensure the clinics are fully compliant with Infection Control and Health and Safety regulations

11. Work with the Regional Manager to ensure that the service is provided within the financial parameters agreed

Patient Care

1. Co-ordinate the services across the region to ensure the delivery of a high standard of patient care and safety

2. Identify and escalate any risk or safeguarding concerns to senior colleagues and actively seek to reduce or eliminate those concerns identified in a positive manner. To embrace safeguarding mechanisms and support staff, patients and supporters at times when safeguarding principles need to be applied.

3. Implement programmes of care for patients in accordance with appropriate care pathways and evaluate their effectiveness

4. Deliver safe and effective family planning and sexual health care

5. Recognise and respect a patients right to dignity and respect at all times.

6. Ensure the full and accurate completion of all patient documentation.

7. Ensure that treatment areas, including theatres, are prepared for treatments and ensure equipment is regularly checked to ensure it is clean, safe and in good working order.

8. Ensure that the right number of staff, with the right skills are in the right place to provide patient care

9. Work with the Regional Manager to regularly review the results of the patient questionnaires in order to learn from them and develop the service accordingly

10. Ensure that the clinics are regularly monitored for effectiveness and to ensure the environment complies with statutory regulations.

Clinical Practice

1. Work with the clinical teams to support them in ensuring patients are provided with relevant information and support to enable them to make an informed choice and with nursing interventions based on evidence-based practice

2. Work with clinical teams to ensure the provision of specialist holistic care supplying contraception and medicines in line with company policies

3. Support and develop the clinical teams to ensure the correct protocols are used for patients of different ages and with differing needs - considering safeguarding and mental capacity.

4. Support the clinical teams to provide any necessary screening for sexually transmitted infections

5. Ensure that all clinical team member practice is compliant with the NMC Code of Conduct for qualified nursing staff.

Professional Development

1. Ensure compliance with statutory and mandatory training requirements and ensure that all clinical staff across the region comply with the requirements

2. Provide induction, training and support to new staff and ensure that their development needs are appropriately met

3. Undertake appraisals with all clinical staff to identify development needs

4. In conjunction with the Regional Manager ensure learning needs have been identified through the appraisal process and there is an effective training plan put in place to support CPD

Additional Information

Confidentiality

Employees must not make unauthorised copies or disclose confidential or commerciallysensitive company information to unauthorised parties.

Employees are required to use the email and internet systems responsibly and toexercise a high level of caution when transmitting confidential information.

Behaviour

Employees are expected to observe the highest standards of personal and professionalbehaviour such that patients, fellow workers and others have confidence in their integrity.

Employees are expected to show respect, sensitivity and courtesy to all those they comeinto contact with during their work.

Health and Safety

All employees must observe all safety rules and follow safe working practices.

No Smoking

Under the Health Act 2006, all enclosed or substantially enclosed workplaces andcompany vehicles must be smoke-free. To help to create a healthy and safe workingenvironment and protect employees and patients from the effects of ill health associatedwith smoking and passive smoking, all company land and buildings and companyvehicles will be designated smoke-free.

Personal Property

The company does not accept responsibility for personal property brought on to thecompany's premises. Articles lost or found on company premises should be reported toa line manager. Cars are parked on the companys property at your risk.

Registered Health Professionals

All company employees who are required to register with a professional body, to enablethem to practice within their profession, are required to comply with their code of conductand requirements of their professional registration at all times.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

NUPAS is committed to safeguarding and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults is everyone's responsibility. Onboarding checks are undertaken in line with the NHS Employment Checking Standards including an enhanced disclosure check under the Disclosing and Barring Service.

All staff have a responsibility to understand and adhere to the requirements of company policy and protocols when dealing with Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults. All employees must share the companys commitment to protect, safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Information Governance

All staff have a responsibility to ensure full compliance with Information Governance at all times which includes data protection, confidentiality and information security. Staff need to understand and make themselves fully aware of all company policies and procedures related to information governance.

Travel

Must be willing to travel Nationally when required.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively, Ability to identify and quickly defuse challenging situations. Ability to understand boundaries, and work in a sensitive, confidential and non-judgemental way. Able to work effectively as a member of a team and contribute effectively with internal/external multi professional teams, demonstrating effective leadership skills.

Desirable

• Experience working to Patient Group Directions Experience of using IT systems to input, store and retrieve client data Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Nurse and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration as a Registered Nurse (Sub part 1 of the NMC register)/Registered Midwife Up to date knowledge and experience of working in a sexual health/TOP/gynae service. Identify and escalate any risk or safeguarding concerns to senior colleagues and actively seek to reduce or eliminate those concerns identified in a positive manner. To embrace safeguarding mechanisms and support staff, patients and supporters at times when safeguarding principles need to be applied.

Desirable

• Professional nurse education teaching qualifications. Faculty of Reproductive Sexual Healthcare (FSRH Letter of Competence in intrauterine techniques i.e. IUS/IDU fitter) Recognised qualification in Independent/Supplementary Prescribing. Ultrasound scanning experience in first and second stage trimester.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NUPAS Ltd

Address

Hednesford Valley Health Centre

Station Road

Hednesford

Cannock

Staffordshire

WS12 4DJ

Employer's website

https://www.nupas.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)