Clinical Lead - Quality Improvement and Training

Clinical Lead - Quality Improvement and Training Band 6

Main area: Nursing and Midwifery Grade Band 6

Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (until 30/09/2025 with potential to extend)

Hours: 27.5 hours per week

• Part time
• Flexible working

Job ref: 373-NBH0734-A RR

Site: Cheshire West Vaccination Hub, Tarvin Town

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 18/03/:59

Job overview

The successful applicant will provide a visible clinical profile with management, advisory, leadership, and operational oversight under the direction of the Clinical Manager into the delivery of the Vaccination and Living Well service.

The post holder will assist the clinical and operational management team in overseeing the day to day running of the service ensuring compliance and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and professional development. If you have strong team management skills, a solid clinical background and want to support staff in continuous improvement and professional development then this could be the next step in your career.

Main duties of the job

1. To develop training resources, training programmes and competency frameworks to support the clinical delivery of the service.
2. Support with supervision of team members by working clinically 50% of the time to model excellence in standards of care.
3. To work collaboratively and autonomously, when required, to support the induction, training and ongoing development of the Vaccination and Living Well clinical staff.
4. Maintain and monitor records of compliance with mandatory and service specific training.
5. To deputise for the Clinical Manager and Operational Manager as required at external meetings such as with commissioners, ICB and NHSE.
6. To identify and address unwarranted variations in care and implement procedures/checks to ensure the highest standards of clinical care are maintained at all times.

The role will change to meet the needs of the Service as it develops, and the post holder will need to be flexible in adapting to new areas of working as and when required. The post holder will be required to be flexible with shift patterns, including weekends, to meet the needs of the Service and must be flexible with travel away from the main hub.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are 'the 6 Cs': Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website here . If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email - or by calling .

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

Person specification Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with registered nursing qualification or equivalent
• Registered Health Care Professional e.g. NMC/GPhC or GMC for doctors
• Evidence of teaching and assessing
• Evidence of further post graduate study
• Qualification in mentorship/assessing/teaching or relevant experience
• Immunisation or health screening experience
• Mentoring/Assessing skills
• IV Therapy Passport

Knowledge and Expertise

• Proficiency in delivering high quality evidenced based care
• Ability to demonstrate continuing professional development
• Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
• Knowledge of cold chain management and maintenance
• Knowledge and use of computer to include Microsoft Word, internet access and email communication
• Political awareness of local and national NHS guidance
• Delivery of intravenous therapies
• Experience of completing cervical screening
• Development of training packages

Experience

• Significant experience of working within a community healthcare setting
• Experience of making autonomous decisions
• Experience of being an autonomous clinician
• Evidence of working within a leadership role
• Experience of mentoring/supporting junior staff
• Experience of writing training materials and developing training programmes
• Delivery of training and education in a formal setting

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Emma Green

Job title: Clinical Manager

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Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice
• Pharmacy
• Clinical support roles
• Estates and facilities
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT, finance and more

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.

With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you're at in your career journey, you'll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?