Clinical Excellence lead

Job overview

The clinical excellence lead role is intended to provide a clear focus on the clinical and quality standards across the two adult acute  in-patient wards, to work collaboratively with  Ward Managers and other members of the leadership team to champion and embed a culture of best practice.

The post holder will act as a learning leader and be at the forefront of identifying and delivering clinical and social skills training to the nursing team to ensure continual practice improvement is in place.

The post-holder will work collaboratively with the borough Head of Quality and Acute Service Manager to identify and develop quality improvement plans and initiatives specifically for the adult acute in-patient service line and will be expected to take a key role in delivering the plans successfully.

The Clinical improvement lead will deliver a number of sustainable projects within the adult acute in-patient setting that supports the Trust’s 4 big ambitions : people with lived experience shape every decision we make, all staff feel engaged and are involved with improvement, every service user has the opportunity to live a life they  find fulfilling and outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

To ensure nursing practice is delivered from an accepted evidence base  and in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, Mental Health Act,  Community Care Legislation and the policies and procedures of Pennine  Care.   To provide a learning leader role and a focus on the learning requirements for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice improvement.

To promote developments in nursing within the Inpatients Services in line with the Trust’s 5 year plan and overarching quality strategy.   To establish a forum to offer support and clinical supervision to the in patient team.   To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the multi disciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical issues care at ward level including clinical risk assessment.   To support the service area in achieving clinical governance objectives by assisting in individual service reviews, ensuring action plans are formulated and best practice is shared.   Maintain own skills and clinical credibility by appropriate updates.   To undertake clinical work as a way of measuring standards and identify areas of concern and excellence.   To keep up to date with current clinical practice for own area of work.   Support ward staff in the management of complex cases    Act as a resource to all staff.   Ensure and promote research-based practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a learning leader role and a focus on the learning  requirements for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice improvement.

 To participate in audit activities that support the improvement of Nursing Practice and care standards.   To lead or participate in programmes of work directed by Service Line  Groups   To work collaboratively with the nursing team to develop processes that ensure’s patients, their carers and families are directly involved in  decisions which affect their care,    Ensure that patient care records are multidisciplinary and that the  standard of record keeping, patient assessment, care planning, risk  assessment and management are delivered in accordance with the Care  Programme Approach.   To initiate patient focussed interventions that recognise the diverse  social, cultural, religious and spiritual needs of the individual.   Ensure that Quality Assurance, Governance and Risk Management  Strategies are implemented at ward level. To develop and monitor any  action plans arising from Incident reporting.