Clinical Lead

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The function of the Clinical Lead is to provide enhanced clinical support and expertise to the patients within their locality.
Provide clinical support and direction to community nursing staff within the locality by sharing their expertise.
Implementing evidence based practice to ensure best patient care.
Hold a Specialist Community Nursing Qualification.
Hold an Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) or being to undertake within 6-12 months in post.
Promoting a service which prevents patients from having inappropriate or unscheduled hospital admissions and helps facilitate hospital discharge
Works alongside the Operational Team Lead to ensure staff are competent in their role and new staff and inducted and supported to reach competency required for their role.
Ensure care in their locality is based on sound assessment and care planning processes.
I.T. literate to support staff transitioning to mobile working.
Positively represent the service both internally and externally. Communicate highly complex information using informal and formal means to ensure people are fully informed of the service.
Ensure that appropriate Statutory and mandatory training has been undertaken by all team members.
Responsible for the retention and recruitment, induction, personal and professional development of staff.
Monitor clinical supervision, induction, preceptorship and development of staff.
Exercise leadership and judgment in the management of a Community Nursing Team to ensure good clinical practice and maintain high standards of care, and review staff practice at regular intervals.
To provide education opportunities and training for all staff and students including pre- and post- registration nursing students.
To develop district nursing practice in a defined area, developing and using relationships with other primary care team members.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
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Qualified Nurse
Extensive community experience
Experience of managing a team
Experience of change managemen