Welcome to Adur Community PCN Team Clinical Nurse Lead 34hrs We have the pleasure in recruiting an experienced nurse who has the Specialist Practitioner Qualification due to another successful development achievement and promotion of the previous post holder. Someone who is committed to nursing and attaining to the highest standards of assessment, treatment and support to our community patients and their carers. If you read the job description and specification you will see that the role requires you to have expert clinical knowledge to guide and support staff in the team to provide the best care and support. To be energised in the role to encourage staff to develop and patients to engage in their treatment plans. The post of Clinical Nurse Lead is for an experienced and qualified community specialist practitioner who has advanced practice qualifications including clinical and leadership skills. You will be expected to coordinate complex care and the assessment and management of long term conditions. Case management skills are required to enable self-management of health, independent living in the home/community, and reduction of hospital admissions through robust contingency plan provision. The post holder will also be responsible for staff management, supervision and development, including appraisals and supervision of junior staff. As an educator, mentor and preceptor working with others, you will take the lead in the development and supervision, particularly for the community nurses, as well as promoting self-care management principles with patients using innovative patient activation strategies. The focus of this role is to provide safe, effective and quality clinical care using advanced qualifications to support clinical practise along with strong clinical leadership, advice and support to the team. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential in order to effectively liaise with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team as well as an ability to reflect upon and where needed challenge the status quo. We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times. We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us? Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options Excellent training and development opportunities Research opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT and Religion and Belief staff networks Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicky Bibey Job title: Operational Team Lead Email address: nickybibeynhs.net Telephone number: 07909938333 It is always preferable to contact me as Team Lead if you are interested in applying for the role or I can put you in touch with one of our current CNL's to discuss the role.