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Clinical Lead Nurse
The closing date is 26 June 2025
We are looking for 1 permanent and 1 fixed term - 12 months, full time staff member for the role of clinical lead within our inpatient service.
The successful applicants will work as part of Bankfields Court and as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting the care delivered to patients with learning disabilities and/or autism.
Candidate must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Main duties of the job
This role is part of exciting new developments in the service and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to help influence service development as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
The successful candidate will also be expected to work flexibly over a 7 day week.
About us
Working for Tees, Esk & Wear Valley comes with a variety of staff benefits including the opportunity for us to consider more flexible ways of working, a lease car scheme, continuous development, and training opportunities. The Trust has invested in a fantastic employee support service that is designed to help staff with a range of physical and mental wellbeing services in recognition that we
In return the successful candidate can expect the following:
* Support with settling into the team and developing into the role.
* A commitment to supporting you to remain up to date with your practice and develop skills through formal and informal training.
* Regular clinical and managerial supervision.
* Warm, friendly and supportive colleagues.
* Colleagues who are committed to the psychological and physical wellbeing of staff in the team.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
* Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months
Experience
* 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
* Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
* Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
* Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Quality improvement activities
Knowledge
* Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
* Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
* Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
* Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
* Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
* Research and development methodology.
* Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
* Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections
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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