Clinical Lead

We are currently looking for Clinical Lead Nurses to work within our Adult Learning Disability inpatient department at Bankfields Court in Middlesbrough. You will be responsible for supporting adults with a Learning Disability who have associated Mental Health needs, Epilepsy or behaviours of concern, and will lead the staff nurses to deliver the highest standards of care.

We wish to recruit a highly motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic individual to assist in delivering high quality care across a busy and acute inpatient service. You will need to be able to be dynamic, resilient, have excellent communication skills and be a positive role model.

You will be responsible for the delivery of the clinical service and will lead practice development and service development initiatives to ensure continual quality improvement.You will support the Ward Manager and Clinical Specialist Nurse in the running of the unit, supervising team members, monitoring and reporting on the team's performance, as well as maintaining a direct care role., The Clinical Lead will ensure high quality care is maintained at all times whilst providing effective practice leadership. They will support the Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Manager with safe staffing and delivery of supervision/appraisals, and provide assurance to the Clinical Specialist Nurse and Matron via the completion of audit and quality initiatives.

The Clinical Lead will be responsible for a named area of in-patient care but provide support and leadership across the site. They will support staff well being ensuring daily challenges are discussed and debriefs held.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

We are the Mental health and Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care - our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our trust. In our trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards a better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental heath care right, in areas that really need it.

We wont rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.