Clinical Lead Nurse - Central Norwich

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C's "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic experienced registered nurse to join the Central Norwich Neighbourhood as a Band 7 Clinical Lead Nurse.
The successful candidate will provide professional and clinical leadership to staff working in the Central Norwich Neighbourhood and clinic-based services within the place portfolio. The successful candidate will support staff to achieve and ensure competencies are maintained in addition to ensuring that the Trust annual priorities and quality goals are embedded within the workforce.
The service operates between 08:00 and 18:30, the post holder will be required to work shifts within these times including bank holidays and weekends. The role rotates through the Operational Hub, coordinating shifts at weekends as the Senior Nurse for Norwich Place., Community nursing provides holistic patient centered care and nursing interventions to patients in their own homes, residential care and within nursing clinics within the Norwich Place portfolio, including catheter care, leg ulcer and wound care, diabetes and medicines management, and palliative and end of life care.
Working alongside the Clinical Operations Manager and as part of the wider leadership team in Norwich Place, the post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership to a friendly, supportive team of registered nurses, nursing associates and healthcare assistants, supporting staff to achieve and maintain competencies, promoting and contributing to the delivery of high standards of care to patients within their own homes, care homes and clinics.
The post holder will ensure NCHC's annual priorities, goals and behavior's are embedded within the team and place, contributing to staff wellbeing, and working alongside our key partners and stakeholders to ensure patients receive a seamless and integrated service., To provide professional leadership to own professional group
-To provide clinical leadership within the locality
-To work with, and deputise for, the Clinical Operational Manager as required
-To oversee and monitor plans of care for all complex patients on the caseload to achieve quality of life and independence where possible
-To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitate early discharge form hospital
-To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users
-To oversee that clinical supervision is occurring within the team and accurately recorded.
As part of operational leadership for the locality you will be required to:
-Rotate through the operational hub
-Be actively involved in the allocation of work for clinicians
-Ensure all staff are competent with mobile working
-Engage and lead on referral to discharge standard processes
-Work to a demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at -any given time
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
Immigration Status - Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month's salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.