Job summary
The Band 7 Hospice Inpatient Manager (Clinical Lead) role provides Senior Clinical Leadership for the Inpatient Hospice Care Team. This role will lead, and have responsibility for clinical delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care through teaching, training, auditing, reviewing, change management, supporting and coaching.
This role is full time (37.5 hrs per week) however minimum 30hrs per week would be considered, to be worked flexibly across a minimum 4 days.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced nurse who has the knowledge, skill and vision to take the lead and responsibility for safe, effective, and high-quality care within the inpatient care team. This is a senior clinical role in which the post holder will ensure we continue to grow and improve, whilst always maintaining safety and effectiveness at the centre of all we do. CQC compliance is a key aspect of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Purpose of Job
To take the clinical lead role and responsibility for the 24/7 clinical delivery of safe and effective care within the hospice, to ensure that all children, young people and their families receive high quality and effective evidence based palliative and end of life care.
Position of the role in Claire House
* The post holder reports to and is accountable to the Head of Hospice Care, Quality & Governance
* Leadership and line management as required for the service
* Member of the wider clinical leadership team
* The post holder will work collaboratively with the Head of Hospice Care, Quality & Governance, Hospice Inpatient Manager, Quality & Governance Lead Nurse, Practice Education Team and Hospice Lead Nurses to ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and high quality service to all children and families
Scope of Job
* Clinical lead and role model for clinical care team to provide safe, high-quality care to all children, young people and their families
* Lead role and responsibility for clinical delivery of safe and effective care through teaching, training, auditing, reviewing, supporting and coaching
* Provide visible clinical leadership in practice
* Provide specialist nursing and clinical knowledge and advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to children and young people in collaboration with the multi-professional team
* Be a Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP), contributing to the prescribing rota ensuring safe prescribing processes are adhered to
* Lead medicine management meetings to ensure practice is safe, effective and current within the hospice
* Support the Head of Hospice Care, Quality & Governance in fulfilling the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), enabling children, young people and their relatives to receive safe, effective and high quality care. This role will take the lead on the Safe & Effective requirements
* Leadership & clinical collaboration and coordination with Rapid Response Team and Butterfly Suite Coordinators to facilitate end of life and neonatal care
* Investigation and management of clinical incidents and complaints, with actions and outcomes to continuously improve practice
* Lead role for the development and delivery of individualised care plans
* Recruitment and retention of a skilled hospice care team
* Duty Manager On-Call rota for Hospice
Person Specification
Essential
* Good IT skills
* Able to work flexible hours (24/7)
Desirable
* Car driver
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience in a relevant paediatric environment
* Significant clinical experience of children's Hospice or similar environment
* Proven experience of managing end of life and neonatal care
* Experience in complex, palliative, or end of life care
* Experience of managing and motivating a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of recruitment and service development
* Significant experience of managing and coordinating care delivery
* Understanding of specific needs of children/ young people with life limiting/ threatening conditions
Qualifications
Essential
* RSCN, RN (Child), RGN & RNLD with relevant paediatric experience
* Educated to degree level
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Palliative care experience/qualification
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr