Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead to join our Nursing and Care Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide high quality front-line clinical leadership, education, and expertise within a House leadership team (House Manager, Deputy House Manager / Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead per house) responsible for one house within a twelve-month rotational model.
Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more. Read more below.
Main Duties of the Job
Being a member of the senior site management team, ensuring that there is senior clinical support and leadership on site at all times. It also includes the practice educator role and that of the clinical nurse specialist in a designated specialty of clinical care. This will include activities such as planning and delivering house-based training programmes, ensuring best practice and evidence-based care, chairing key meetings and working clinically across all areas of the organisation.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Interview Date:
To be confirmed.
About Us
The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
Work collaboratively as a member of a House leadership team comprising of a House Manager, Deputy House Manager / Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead per house participating in the senior site manager rota.
Serve as the visible source of clinical leadership and support for your assigned House.
Develop and deliver bespoke individualised education packages on House for all staff within your allocated House.
Identify training needs specific to the children and young people residing in your allocated House and address through packages of on-site training.
Work collaboratively with other clinical leads to ensure consistency of offer and sharing of best practice.
Ensure any potential or actual Safeguarding concerns are promptly managed and reported as required.
Identify and troubleshoot staffing issues. During working hours, this is alongside the House Manager and Deputy House Manager/Deputy Clinical Lead.
Lead the clinical and non-clinical emergency response team (bleep holder) when allocated to do so.
Respond to any clinical complaints raised on allocated House and resolve informally wherever possible.
Respond to any incidents identified or reported on allocated House, ensuring safety is maintained and IRAR completed.
Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
Practice Education
Demonstrate the ability to lead, plan, develop, deliver, assess, and evaluate a range of educational programmes in collaboration with other clinical leads and clinical education.
Support the clinical education team in developing and implementing varied teaching programmes that clearly reflect the child's health needs, current best practice and local/national initiatives.
Lead on a range of identified teaching and assessing projects, including planning, developing, delivering, assessing, and evaluating them.
Initiate a variety of educational approaches to meet the aims and objectives of the individual and the Children's Trust's needs.
Maintain a high profile within the related clinical area and Directorate, providing all levels of nursing and care staff with clinical education, support, and advice in patient care delivery.
Work closely with House Managers to assist in delivering the House goals and objectives. Fulfil a clinical leadership role that supports, guides, and develops clinical staff in practice.
Lead the development and maintenance of an environment that values education as part of the practice area's philosophy.
Provide clinical supervision and coaching, both within and external to the team, to support the development of other individuals practice.
Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Children's Trust.
Always maintain professional boundaries and professional conduct.
Clinical Lead
Lead one or more specialist areas of practice as part of the wider clinical lead team. These areas may include respiratory care, resuscitation, intravenous therapy, tissue viability, pain management, nutritional and feeding care, infection prevention and control, students and apprenticeships, and epilepsy. Ensure consistent upskilling of other clinical leads in relation to specialist area of practice.
Lead on their allocated specialist area to ensure best practice across site. This will include leading regular special interest groups, creating and updating policies and planning and delivering training across site.
Support the management of individual children by assessing and advising on care planning and contributing to direct care as appropriate.
Contribute to the assessments of children referred to The Children's Trust and completion of referral screening reports.
Collaborate with other members of the MDT to ensure practice is evidence-based and shared across all relevant teams.
Establish links with other specialists in the field to share good practice.
Audit/Quality Improvement
Incorporate evidence-based practice and current, relevant research into the teaching and assessing, directly related to the topic of the identified education programmes.
Collaborate with others and influence the development of new policies and protocols for the management/treatment of children/young people with complex health needs.
Lead, implement, and manage change in clinical care delivery in response to educational needs, national or local priorities/initiatives.
Actively participate in identified Trust committees and groups, contributing to the development and implementation of local and national strategies.
Contribute to the clinical governance process, including risk assessment, incident reporting and investigation.
Governance
Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with policy changes as they occur.
Critically reflect on your own performance and that of other staff, using this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice.
Professionalism
Takes action and raises concerns.
Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Children's Trust.
Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.
Committed to demonstrating the organisation's values and behaviours at all times.
Health and Safety
Adhere to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Children's Trust policies and procedures.
Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.
Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.
Promote the health and safety of others.
Use the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.
Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.
Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience
Maintain a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
Recognise own limitations, develop realistic goals, and use support network resources when or if necessary.
Treat challenges and problems as a learning experience.
Remain organised and focused when under pressure.
Respond appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.
Motivate self and others.
While undertaking the duties of the substantively employed role, this post is required to participate in a senior rota cover on site and respond to clinical escalations only in addition to their role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Children's Nurse with current revalidation status. Educated to 1st degree level. NMC mentor or Practice Assessor. Safeguarding Level 3. PILS or APLS. Further education or teaching qualifications, or currently working towards them (or significant relevant experience). Ability to demonstrate experience in providing training and development in a clinical environment. Experience
Essential
Experience of working with children with disability or complex health needs. Experience of operational management and/or leadership roles at band 6 or above in a relevant setting. Experience of supervising/assessing students or colleagues. Experience responding to complaints and/or safeguarding concerns. Experience assessing and managing deteriorating children. Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
Excellent teaching and organisational skills. Ability to problem solve and make clinical decisions. Strong influencing and leadership skills. Highly organised with an ability to work to tight deadlines and with multiple stakeholders. Demonstrates a wide breadth of specialist clinical competencies and skills. Personal Qualities
Essential
Commitment to the vision and values of The Children's Trust. Flexible and can-do attitude to competing commitments in workload. Highly motivated and reliable. Ability to cope working in a demanding environment. Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead to join our Nursing and Care Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide high quality front-line clinical leadership, education, and expertise within a House leadership team (House Manager, Deputy House Manager / Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead per house) responsible for one house within a twelve-month rotational model.
Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more. Read more below.
Main Duties of the Job
Being a member of the senior site management team, ensuring that there is senior clinical support and leadership on site at all times. It also includes the practice educator role and that of the clinical nurse specialist in a designated specialty of clinical care. This will include activities such as planning and delivering house-based training programmes, ensuring best practice and evidence-based care, chairing key meetings and working clinically across all areas of the organisation.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Interview Date:
To be confirmed.
About Us
The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
Work collaboratively as a member of a House leadership team comprising of a House Manager, Deputy House Manager / Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead per house participating in the senior site manager rota.
Serve as the visible source of clinical leadership and support for your assigned House.
Develop and deliver bespoke individualised education packages on House for all staff within your allocated House.
Identify training needs specific to the children and young people residing in your allocated House and address through packages of on-site training.
Work collaboratively with other clinical leads to ensure consistency of offer and sharing of best practice.
Ensure any potential or actual Safeguarding concerns are promptly managed and reported as required.
Identify and troubleshoot staffing issues. During working hours, this is alongside the House Manager and Deputy House Manager/Deputy Clinical Lead.
Lead the clinical and non-clinical emergency response team (bleep holder) when allocated to do so.
Respond to any clinical complaints raised on allocated House and resolve informally wherever possible.
Respond to any incidents identified or reported on allocated House, ensuring safety is maintained and IRAR completed.
Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
Practice Education
Demonstrate the ability to lead, plan, develop, deliver, assess, and evaluate a range of educational programmes in collaboration with other clinical leads and clinical education.
Support the clinical education team in developing and implementing varied teaching programmes that clearly reflect the child's health needs, current best practice and local/national initiatives.
Lead on a range of identified teaching and assessing projects, including planning, developing, delivering, assessing, and evaluating them.
Initiate a variety of educational approaches to meet the aims and objectives of the individual and the Children's Trust's needs.
Maintain a high profile within the related clinical area and Directorate, providing all levels of nursing and care staff with clinical education, support, and advice in patient care delivery.
Work closely with House Managers to assist in delivering the House goals and objectives. Fulfil a clinical leadership role that supports, guides, and develops clinical staff in practice.
Lead the development and maintenance of an environment that values education as part of the practice area's philosophy.
Provide clinical supervision and coaching, both within and external to the team, to support the development of other individuals practice.
Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Children's Trust.
Always maintain professional boundaries and professional conduct.
Clinical Lead
Lead one or more specialist areas of practice as part of the wider clinical lead team. These areas may include respiratory care, resuscitation, intravenous therapy, tissue viability, pain management, nutritional and feeding care, infection prevention and control, students and apprenticeships, and epilepsy. Ensure consistent upskilling of other clinical leads in relation to specialist area of practice.
Lead on their allocated specialist area to ensure best practice across site. This will include leading regular special interest groups, creating and updating policies and planning and delivering training across site.
Support the management of individual children by assessing and advising on care planning and contributing to direct care as appropriate.
Contribute to the assessments of children referred to The Children's Trust and completion of referral screening reports.
Collaborate with other members of the MDT to ensure practice is evidence-based and shared across all relevant teams.
Establish links with other specialists in the field to share good practice.
Audit/Quality Improvement
Incorporate evidence-based practice and current, relevant research into the teaching and assessing, directly related to the topic of the identified education programmes.
Collaborate with others and influence the development of new policies and protocols for the management/treatment of children/young people with complex health needs.
Lead, implement, and manage change in clinical care delivery in response to educational needs, national or local priorities/initiatives.
Actively participate in identified Trust committees and groups, contributing to the development and implementation of local and national strategies.
Contribute to the clinical governance process, including risk assessment, incident reporting and investigation.
Governance
Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with policy changes as they occur.
Critically reflect on your own performance and that of other staff, using this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice.
Professionalism
Takes action and raises concerns.
Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Children's Trust.
Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.
Committed to demonstrating the organisation's values and behaviours at all times.
Health and Safety
Adhere to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Children's Trust policies and procedures.
Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.
Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.
Promote the health and safety of others.
Use the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.
Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.
Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience
Maintain a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
Recognise own limitations, develop realistic goals, and use support network resources when or if necessary.
Treat challenges and problems as a learning experience.
Remain organised and focused when under pressure.
Respond appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.
Motivate self and others.
While undertaking the duties of the substantively employed role, this post is required to participate in a senior rota cover on site and respond to clinical escalations only in addition to their role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Children's Nurse with current revalidation status. Educated to 1st degree level. NMC mentor or Practice Assessor. Safeguarding Level 3. PILS or APLS. Further education or teaching qualifications, or currently working towards them (or significant relevant experience). Ability to demonstrate experience in providing training and development in a clinical environment. Experience
Essential
Experience of working with children with disability or complex health needs. Experience of operational management and/or leadership roles at band 6 or above in a relevant setting. Experience of supervising/assessing students or colleagues. Experience responding to complaints and/or safeguarding concerns. Experience assessing and managing deteriorating children. Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
Excellent teaching and organisational skills. Ability to problem solve and make clinical decisions. Strong influencing and leadership skills. Highly organised with an ability to work to tight deadlines and with multiple stakeholders. Demonstrates a wide breadth of specialist clinical competencies and skills. Personal Qualities
Essential
Commitment to the vision and values of The Children's Trust. Flexible and can-do attitude to competing commitments in workload. Highly motivated and reliable. Ability to cope working in a demanding environment. Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
