This is an exciting opportunity to join Akari Care as a Clinical Lead. Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care for the elderly, committed to creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalised care. As the Clinical Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the home, collaborating with the Home Manager and wider teams to deliver excellent nursing and residential care.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead role is highly diverse, encompassing various responsibilities to support the delivery of exceptional care. You will be accountable for nursing and residential care, effective communication, financial controls, and human resources. You will act in the best interests of all involved, promoting engaging initiatives, guiding and coaching colleagues, and undertaking your own professional development. This role requires a flexible, adaptable, and resilient approach to address the diverse needs of colleagues and residents.
About us
Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care for the elderly, committed to creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalised care. The organization aims to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require, fostering a community spirit and providing a rewarding career path for its employees.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek a Clinical Lead who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.
Working in collaboration and harmony with the Home Manager and the wider multi-disciplined teams you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth, efficient running of the home. This highly diverse role will at times have challenging moments; however, the innermost reward you and the team receive from our residents' pure gratefulness to us is what creates the true incentive behind this role.
The duties of our Clinical Leads are vast and varied and include all aspects which touch upon excellent nursing and residential care, open and individualised communication, supporting and maintaining budgetary and financial controls and, being personally accountable for Human Resources. You will always act in the best interests for all involved, promoting engaging and creative marketing initiatives, guiding and coaching colleagues to actively pursue training and development and undertaking the same for your own professional and personal growth journey.
On both a personal basis and through supervision of the teams, you will give your undivided attention and care to all areas of the home, from the laundering of residents' personal items through to dealing with a highly complex emergency such as a serious accident or breakout of an infectious disease. No matter what the situation, you will portray the confidence of a flexible leader and impart your knowledge to all other colleagues to ensure they adhere to the same exacting high standards.
By showing us you can match our values with the desire for personalised excellence, community spirit, and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills, and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
What we require from you:
* Minimum Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care
* Experience of working within the healthcare sector
* Management / Leadership experience (essential) and qualification (desirable)
* Hold an NMC (Nursing and Midwifery) certificate with an active PIN
* A caring nature with the ability to give everyone a personal approach
* Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
* Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you
* Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
* Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
* Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents
What's in it for you:
* Pension contribution of 5%
* Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
* Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
* 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
* Fully funded training and development
* Support with personal development plans
* The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
* An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Minimum Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care, experience in the healthcare sector, and management/leadership experience (essential) or qualification (desirable). You must hold an NMC (Nursing and Midwifery) certificate with an active PIN.
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.
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