Shaw Healthcare is recruiting for a Clinical Deputy Manager at our Danybryn Care service based in Radyr, Cardiff. Danybryn is a 31‑bed purpose‑built nursing service for people with physical disabilities and complex health‑care conditions. The role reports to the Registered Manager and requires leading and supervising a large staff team to deliver the highest standards of care.
Salary: £41,190. Hours: 35 hours per week (average of 12 hours per week on the floor as a nurse).
Responsibilities
* To assist the Service Manager in providing leadership to staff in order to deliver the highest possible quality of care within a safe working and living environment.
* To co‑ordinate and lead the nursing team to provide high quality, person‑centred care and support in a way which promotes dignity, privacy, safety and independence and which promotes equality & diversity for everyone living and working in the service.
* To comply with all regulatory and legislative requirements at all times.
* To ensure the smooth and effective running of the nursing units within the home and liaise with external health professionals.
* To provide clinical leadership and supervision within the service.
* Will have full accountability for infection control implementation and audit throughput the service.
* To be a good role model for all employees, being approachable and providing a regular presence and visibility with all levels of employees.
* To monitor and maintain standards of nursing and care provision within the service in line with Shaw Healthcare's Vision "To provide the quality of care we would want for our loved ones"; policies and procedures.
* To effectively manage the nursing unit and ensure that admissions and discharges are as per the contract and liaise with external health professionals.
* To support the Service Manager with recruitment activities and to support new employees to be 'onboarded' fully and comprehensively.
* To conduct regular reviews with new employees during their probationary period.
* To ensure all employees are effectively supervised as per policy and annually appraised and that the required standards of performance are being achieved using the approved tools provided.
* To ensure that all employees are mentored effectively to succeed in their roles and that mentors are appropriately briefed, trained and directed.
* To ensure complaints and suggestions are positively actioned and dealt with correctly, within the prescribed timescales.
* To support the Service Manager to achieve culture change and build and sustain employee engagement.
* In the absence of the Service Manager, to provide robust leadership within the service and to escalates, without delay, issues which require more senior support.
Qualifications
* Must be a nurse qualified with a valid NMC Pin.
* Previous experience as a Deputy Manager, Clinical Lead or Senior Nurse.
* Experience of supporting service users with physical disabilities.
* A strong knowledge of person‑centred care.
* Working closely with each resident, assessing their needs and delivering a care plan that helps each person to live a fuller life.
* You will provide the very best levels of care, making sure that all procedures are carried out to the highest standards and optimising the wellbeing of every resident.
Benefits
* 35 days annual leave.
* Employee Ownership Trust – 76% employee owned; employees have received over £1850 each in tax‑free bonuses to date.
* Company maternity pay (after a qualifying period).
* Bank holiday enhancements.
* Individual training voucher allowance of £350 for your PDP.
* Regular clinical supervision.
* Regional nurse forums and online groups.
* NMC registration paid for you.
* Support with NMC revalidation.
* Individualised professional development programmes.
* Refer a friend scheme of up to £1,000.
* Retail/leisure/holiday and travel discounts.
* Paid DBS check.
We highly value the wonderful contribution of our employees and it is our ethos to put people first by involving our people in key decision‑making. We are the largest employee ownership trust within the healthcare sector and our employees have a strong sense of ownership and pride in their work.
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