Clinical Lead - Enhanced Care Unit
Thornbury Hospital
37.5 Hours & 9 Months Fixed Term
Salary: Up to £47,000 per year (depending on level of experience, training, and qualification)
Full‑time role for 37.5 hours a week with a flexible shift pattern.
Duties of this role include:
* Lead and coordinate the daily clinical operations of the department, ensuring appropriate skill mix, safe staffing levels, and effective patient care.
* Supervise and support nursing staff, allocating duties based on patient need, competency, and development goals.
* Actively manage rotas, annual leave, and study leave to maintain service continuity.
* Work alongside the Clinical Services Manager to support strategic service development, ensuring efficient delivery of care and positive patient outcomes.
* Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, professional standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., CQC, HIS, HIW).
* Maintain professional standards in accordance with the NMC Code and clinical best practice guidelines.
* Undertake and support departmental risk assessments, clinical audits, and the risk self‑assessment cycle.
* Investigate incidents and lead on Root Cause Analysis (RCA) where required, taking remedial actions and ensuring learning is shared.
* Ensure full compliance with infection prevention, safeguarding, health and safety, manual handling, and information governance policies.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
* Registered Nurse (Adult) with valid NMC registration.
* Proven experience in a senior nursing or supervisory leadership role.
* Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
* Excellent communication, mentorship, and decision‑making skills.
* Ability to lead, manage, and motivate a multidisciplinary team.
* Evidence of continued professional development and competency in advanced nursing practice.
Salary & Benefits
* 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
* Private Pension Scheme.
* Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre‑existing medical conditions.
* Friends & Family Hospital Discounts.
* Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay.
* Non‑contributory life insurance.
* Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits.
* Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing.
* Employee recognition programmes.
* Industry leading training and development opportunities.
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles.
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow, and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious, and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: Apply via the company portal.
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