Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
The post is part of the senior clinical management team, which consists of the Registered / Clinical Manager and fellow Deputy Managers / Senior Nurses. This post will assist in ensuring the smooth running of the Home and the provision of good quality care, activity, and nutrition including the maintenance of a clean, safe environment. The post holder will also act as duty manager in the absence of the Clinical / Registered Manager. Periods of absence such as annual leave, weekends, and sick leave will be shared amongst the Clinical Management Team. The Deputy Manager will provide clinical leadership and management alongside the Clinical Manager for the unit.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Through supervision of Band 5 nurses, ensure that a detailed nursing assessment is carried out for new residents, and that they have a comprehensive, clear, and up-to-date plan of care designed to meet the individuals identified care needs, and that these plans are regularly reviewed.
2. Quality assurance through the auditing of care plans and drug charts, identifying best practice and areas of improvement to the senior clinical management team.
3. Ensure appropriate involvement of residents, their relatives, and friends in their care and ensure effective communication occurs with the person identified as the main carer or appropriate contact for the resident.
4. Maintain and improve communication systems within Birch Avenue, and with community professionals who come into the Home.
5. Support qualified staff in developing best practice within the home, through working alongside them, and through supervision and formal and informal teaching.
6. Provide clinical advice and expertise to colleagues in Birch Avenue, taking a lead role in particular areas, working with the Manager and Senior Management Team.
About Us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us. Our staff, service users, carers, and families all come from diverse backgrounds and have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people you work with are as passionate as you are, and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of.
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience, and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are proud of the difference we make to people's lives each day, and if that's something you'd like to be part of, we'd love to have you with us.
Job Responsibilities
1. Assess people on the waiting list to ensure the environment can meet their needs, and ensure a smooth transition of care as they take up their tenancy by drawing up an initial care plan, communicating this to staff, and supporting residents, their relatives, and staff through the transition.
2. Monitor that structured handovers are taking place in the format agreed by the management team.
3. Accompany the GP on doctors' rounds and reviews of residents when necessary and communicate this back to staff through handovers and care records.
4. Work flexibly to meet service requirements within contracted hours, which will involve acting as duty manager, and also working shifts on clinical areas when the need arises.
5. Manage and lead junior staff in the delivery of high-quality care to residents and ensure appropriate delegation of key tasks to junior staff.
6. Work to Professional Codes of Conduct, Care Quality Commission Outcomes, and SHSC Policies and Procedures in conjunction with close working with the relevant Housing Association to ensure junior staff also comply with these standards.
Person Specification
Training and Qualification
* Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification and registration with NMC.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Knowledge and Skills
* Knowledge of assessment planning and implementation of care plans.
* Ability to participate and deliver clinical supervision.
Experience
* Experience in supervision of junior staff.
* Experience of working with older adults with dementia.
* Experience of practicing in a clinical setting with service users that have complex and enhanced dementia.
* Experience of working in a clinical setting where physical assessment and/or triage skills are required.
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.
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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