We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Pinetree Lodge service in Low Fell, Gateshead as a Clinical Lead.
You will be responsible for assisting the Service Manager in organising and developing service provision, including staffing, budget allocation and expenditure, resources, support networks and public relations within and relating to the service. You will also provide support to the Service Manager in providing leadership to the staff team and organising care and services.
About Pinetree Lodge
Pinetree Lodge supports older adults with a diagnosis of dementia who, because of this organic brain disease, have behaviours that challenge which means they are unable to live in the wider community. Our team of experienced Registered Nurses & Support Workers led by Clinical Leads work closely to undertake assessments in order to provide person centred therapeutic interventions to minimize any risks associated with these behaviours.
About the role
* Manage the needs of service users and their carers to ensure delivery (inclusive of all required patient records) meets all relevant quality standards and is person centred, outcomes focussed and protective of individual service users’ dignity are at the core of the way Everyturn delivers services.
* Manage a team of up to 10 staff ensure the effective and efficient deployment of resources to achieve agreed outcomes and targets.
* Monitor spending on agreed budget and achieve efficiencies where necessary to support financial sustainability in your area.
* Identify and escalate any risk as appropriate to mitigate and reduce risks.
* Coach and Mentor student nurses and newly qualified nurses to support with individual development.
* Provide administration and dispensing of medication under the direction of medical and nursing professionals and/or manufacturer’s guidelines to support clients/patient needs.
* Provide auditing of the service on a regular basis including providing reports on incidents raises / ‘near misses’ to the Governance team to support with regulations and quality of the area.
About you
* NMC First Level Registered Nurse
* Significant experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
* Significant post registration experience
* Demonstrable experience of meeting agreed performance targets in a service demonstrating clinical outcomes
* Demonstrable experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems
* Demonstrable experience in robust risk management processes
What we offer in return
We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:
* 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) and the option to purchase or sell day
* Enhanced pension
* Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
* Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
* Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
* Plus, many more great benefits on offer
Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.
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