Band 7 Clinical Team Leader

Job overview

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

*Previous Applicants need not apply*

Are you an outstanding clinical nurse leader with patients and staff at the centre of everything you do?

The post holder will have 24 hour responsibility for the management of the ward ensuring outstanding patient care and experience. The post holder will be visible and supportive, able to undertake and supervise clinical practice with staff to ensure staff wellbeing and a skilled workforce is maintained.

The post holder is accountable for safe, effective, clinical practice within their area.

The post holder must be a positive role model with the motivation and enthusiasm to support and develop a skilled workforce whilst ensuring outstanding care is provided to patients and their relatives.

Applications from colleagues from BME backgrounds are particularly welcomed as they are currently underrepresented in our senior nursing team and we are striving to redress this balance and achieve our WRES objective by supporting career progression and development into these roles.

Extensive support will be given to the post holder to support their career development within this role.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist care, treatment and rehabilitation consistent with best practice and the views of service users and – where appropriate – their carers.
• To provide a service which effectively intervenes where disease and disability exist yet seeks always to promote optimal health and independence.
• To manage the agreed budgets for supplies, services and manpower and to use these effectively to provide the services which are the responsibility of the clinical team in question.
• To manage all allocated budgets in such a manner as to secure and income and expenditure balance at the year end.
• To ensure that the care, treatment and rehabilitation provided is both evidence based and of highest standard liaising with and, where necessary, taking advice from relevant professional head.
• To be responsible for ensuring that services are delivered within the locally agreed Clinical Governance framework and that all staff are aware of and fulfill their obligations in this regard.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details regarding the Job Description and Main Responsibilities, please see the attached JD/PS Document