Clinical Lead

Job Description

Clinical Lead Position Nursing Home, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire £19.38 p/h | Full-time 40 hour Contract - Day Shifts | Elderly & Dementia Home - Good CQC Make a difference to your life, by caring for someone elses. Milford Care are looking for a permanent,full-time Clinical Lead to join our fantastic, hard-working team at one of our care homes, Hazelgrove in Hucknall.With a warm and friendly atmosphere, Hazelgrove strives to be a "Home from Home", with a strong emphasis on caring for one another like family.NOTTINGHAMSHIRECOUNTY COUNCIL BAND 5 QUALITY SCORE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL DEMENTIA QUALITY MARKWhy work for Milford Care Milford Care is one of the most successful and forward thinking care groups the country, operating 6 homes in the East Midlands: two Outstandingand four Good ratings from CQC. We believe this is down to our vision, values and ethos. We have an unrelenting passion and drive for finding ways to enable our residents to live a life with purpose and have a meaningful place in our communities. Milford Careis the first care provider in the UK to embed the Montessori principles in to the person-centred care of our residents. The goal is to engage the senses in order to help people rediscover the world around them and to help people to be as independent as possible.This is an ongoing project that a new manager would be involved in. We do this by: Creating prepared environments that celebrate successes and not failures Valuing our residents opinions and choices by encouraging them to be involved in decisions about allaspects of the running of the care community Promoting their rights by positive risk taking using Rights-Based Risk Assessment Processes Encouraging residents to have a meaningful place and make contributions to their communities. We do this by looking individuallyat residents strengths and abilities and encourage them to take part in, for example, mowing the lawn or working with the domestic team with domestic tasks Our staff culture is that every person that has any involvement with the resident is part of the MilfordCare jigsaw. This means that everyone has a part to play and everyones contribution is as important as the next. Care excellence is parallel with the commercial success of the home Milford Care is built on personalities, not just experience - everyone bringssomething unique to the team. Details of this Clinical Lead position and what the home is offering: A permanent, full-time contract, working day shifts over a 7 day rota Pay rate of £19.38 per hour (Unpaid breaks) A comprehensive induction and ongoing learningand development opportunities What We Are Looking For: NMC Registered Nurse - General nurse preferred, but Adult/RGN or Mental Health/RMN will both be considered You must have some experience in a UK nursing home setting and have a keen interest in workingin older peoples services Someone with experience in dementia care A flexible approach to shift patterns and able to adhere to a 7 day rota Responsibilities: As a Clinical Lead Nurse you have responsibility for leading a team of nursing staff to ensure thedelivery of an excellent standard of care, which promotes independence and dignity, and positively enhances the lives of individuals in our care. Ensure the delivery of quality care - continually assessing our residents needs and wishes, developing the serviceto enhance their quality of life Encourage independence and personal choice - develop, review and update care plans to meet our clients changing physical, social and psychological needs Uphold the reputation of Milford Care and The Meadows - liaise professionallywith visitors Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and best practice guidelines Oversee all aspects of medicine management - ensuring medicines are appropriately received, stored and administered to our residents Conduct care audits - monitor standardsof care and take corrective action where appropriate Promote high standards of nursing care for you and your team, actively seeking ways to improve levels of service Take an active role in training for the team of nurses, working in conjunction with the trainingresources of the company to ensure that nursing staff are kept up to date with current practices Take a leadership role for your team - ensuring all staff are supervised appropriately and rotas are in place Take an active role in the development of yourselfand others - ensure that skill and knowledge levels are able to meet the changing requirements of the home To work alongside staff to support and develop their clinical skills and experience Qualifications & Accreditations NMC Registered Nurse The abilityto lead a team The candidate would preferably be a General Nurse, with clinical experience and knowledge Numerate and literate with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing Able to analyse problems and propose solutions Sensitive to andrespectful of the values, views and needs of others Able to effectively prioritise workload Identifies and suggests ideas to improve their area of work and is willing to make new ways of working a success Experience of delivering nursing care within elderlyhealth care sector Benefits Bonus Scheme and Friend Referral Rewards via the CareFriends app. A dedicated senior management team and family-feel approach, which may not be found in larger organisations; Milford Care remains in the caring hands of the sametwo families who founded the company over 35 years ago. Our very own Milford Care Awards night which happen every year and thank you for all the wonderful care you have given to our residents Milford Care are one of the first care providers in the UK to adoptthe Montessori method of caregiving- The goal is to engage the senses in order to help people rediscover the world around them. We have monthly Montessori book clubs as well as many other activities The daily job is not just task-based, we focus completelyon person-centred care for our residents - they have the freedom to choose exactly what their day will look like, what theyd like to eat, when they wish to get up or go to bed and much more Free uniform Workplace pension Progression Opportunities - we arefully committed to supporting you in the gaining the qualifications to progress in the career you love. Two of our home managers worked as care assistants for Milford Care! What we are doing to keep staff and residents safe from Covid:We have invested ina monthly programme which provides a microbe sanitising shield that is applied to all surfaces. The substance has been imported from New Zealand and lasts up to 30 days on surfaces. It instantly kills viruses and bacteria in order to keep our residents andstaff as safe as possible.All bedding, laundry and staff uniforms are washed onsite using Panaz, which is a shield which kills any unwanted viruses and bacteriaWeekly staff testing and monthly resident testingAdvanced Air Purifier