Clinical Lead Nurse

Responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for the management of Learning Disability Service providing effective leadership and lead responsibility for the standards of clinical practice.The post holder will be responsible for the management of Nursing in conjunction with the Allied Health Professional Clinical Lead, Psychology Lead, Medical Lead and inpatient ward manager/matron within the Learning Disability Service. The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of the Learning Disability Place Plans within designated area, including the monitoring and evaluation to negotiate updated plans according to the financial envelope on an annual basis. This will be in line with the contractual agreements. The post holder will be expected to work with Clinical Leads/Service Managers across Partnership arrangements, Specialist Services Care Unit and wider Trust to develop the Learning Disability Service as well as the development of the partnerships. The post holder will work collaboratively with other Health Services, Social Services and the voluntary sector to ensure services provided are co‑ordinated and focused on positive patient outcomes in accordance with the Transforming Care agenda. Deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of clinical governance for the Learning Disability Service. Focus on leading the Learning Disability Service to introduce ways of continuous improvement in the quality of the service and safeguarding high standards of care by creating a service in which excellence will flourish. Ensure that improvements in the planning, implementation and evaluation of care are based on user involvement and feedback and promote a model of recovery and social inclusion and facilitate evidence‑based care. Be responsible for the day‑to‑day management of staff in the Learning Disability Service; ensuring that staff are supervised, appraised, offered advice/supported, and developed to the best potential with educational needs met within the Multi-disciplinary Team. Hold the professional responsibility for the nursing staff across the Learning Disability Service and ensure clinical and managerial development aligned to the learning disability services training matrix. Be responsible for effective communication with partner agencies (i.e. commissioners, Local Authorities, Integrated Care Boards (ICB)) around key deliverables for the national standards including the Improvement Standards, Building the Right Support, the Dynamic Support Register, Learning from Deaths in Learning Disability Services (LeDER) and Stop The Over Medicating of Patients (STOMP). Deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of clinical governance for the Learning Disability Service. Focus on leading the Learning Disability Service to introduce ways of continuous improvement in the quality of the service and safeguarding high standards of care by creating a service in which excellence will flourish. Ensure that improvements in the planning, implementation and evaluation of care are based on user involvement and feedback and promote a model of recovery and social inclusion and facilitate evidence‑based care. Be responsible for day‑time (and shift) services and for ensuring a care delivery that is coordinated across all levels of care, (i.e. 24‑hour service provision for people with learning disabilities). Be responsible for the day‑to‑day management of staff in the Learning Disability Service; ensuring that staff are supervised, appraised, offered advice/supported and developed to the best potential and enabling a competent and highly motivated staff team. Be responsible for the coordination and supervision of team and for enabling senior roles to be integrated/recently reviewed and appointed. Be responsible for the day‑to‑day supervision of the Nursing staff. Be responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service ensuring the delivery of high‑quality community mental health care packages. Be responsible for secure attention and vouching of patients’s ready code and conduct the paths to cost to RE, the coordinator sensitisation and families with interbeat regime ft along the agreed time. Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service ensuring the delivery of high́n. Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service and possibly target. Be responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring an on quality remote being safe/loop - . Be responsible for the coordination and management of the team meeting special achievements significantly… Carry out any other duties commensurate with the duties of this post. This is an outline job description and may be subject to change according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder. Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you. Working for our organisation Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential. Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks. If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling. We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication. Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references. As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust. Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes. Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks. Please note – staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered 'suitable alternative employment' to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs. Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk. We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care. You’ll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive. The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award. We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3,500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years. We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust. We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars. Join us and you’ll do the best work of your life - and make a difference to other people's lives. What we do together, matters. Work that wraps around your needs Flexible working: available from day one for most roles. Benefits 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service. Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay. Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits. £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus. #J-18808-Ljbffr