Clinical Quality Lead

Main area: Peadiatrics

Grade Band: 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes unsocial working nights and weekends)

Job ref: 327-25-114

Site: Springbank Resource Centre

Town: Cheltenham

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/02/:59

Interview date: 27/02/2025

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you'.

We're passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Job overview

We are very excited to be recruiting a Registered Nurse to be the Clinical Quality Lead for the Children's Complex Care Team (CCT).

The CCT provides home-based clinical and nursing care to children who are in receipt of a continuing care package across the county of Gloucestershire aged 0-18.

The Clinical Quality Lead will ensure safe practice for all staff who are support workers delivering care in children's homes. This will be achieved through supervision shifts, competency checking, and facilitating clinical supervision.

We are looking for a registered nurse who has experience of training in a wide range of clinical skills, ideally someone who has experience working with children who have continuing care needs.

The role involves some shift working at nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

1. Assess and review clinical competence of support workers.
2. Plan the future training needs of the team.
3. Facilitate clinical supervision.
4. Care shifts will be delivered to maintain own clinical competence.
5. Focus on clinical governance within the team including leading on audit.

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work across Gloucestershire, delivering care and training on a range of nursing interventions in the homes of children and their families. They will ensure the safe practice and quality standards of care for children within these settings through specialist training and assessment of Children's Complex Care Support Workers.

The model of training within the Children's Complex Care Team is a hybrid model which involves assessment of theoretical knowledge after delivery of classroom-based teaching. The assessment of clinical skills is mostly through simulation but may involve practical assessment and demonstration with patients. This practical assessment is due to a high level of risk associated with some clinical tasks.

Person specification Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist professional knowledge and knowledge of mentorship, education and development practice, to postgraduate diploma level equivalent.
• Demonstrate current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse (Adult, Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability).
• Relevant accredited clinical course.

Length/Nature of experience

• Considerable experience in a wide range of nursing skills.
• Experience in delivering training (1-2-1 and in large groups).
• Experience of working without direct supervision.
• Experience of working in a Community care setting.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and joint agency working.

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Extensive specialist knowledge on a range of specialist nursing skills across a range of specialisms.
• Willingness to learn new specialist skills as the need arises in the service.
• Evidence of supporting others in a clinical environment.

Personal Skills and attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate effectively with service users and the immediate and wider team.
• Ability to manage own workload, including prioritising key tasks and setting clear targets.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites.
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours.
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities.
• Recognition and long service awards.
• Fast Track physiotherapy.
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.