Clinical Nurse Lead

• Leading the team and providing high quality, patient focused, evidence based care under the support of the ward manager
• Leading in the delivery of high quality nursing care and service development
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills, engage in multi-disciplinary team working
• developing collaborative, needs based care plans, through assessment and formulation
• Facilitate and coordinate clinical practice, ensuring high standards of evidence based care and treatment during supervision of staff nurses and nursing assistants
• Taking a lead in, and supporting the staff team with complex patient care for both mental and physical health needs
• Assist with the implementation of all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes
• ensuring that ongoing work towards the trust and national targets is progressed
• oversee the implementation of policies and procedures and acting to correct any discrepancies
• lead and supervise the staff over a 24 hour period and in the absence of the ward manager, support the team.

• Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
• Student Assessor /Mentor
• 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
• Continued professional development
• Post registration clinical experience
• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
• Change Management
• Conflict resolution
• Risk Assessment/ Management
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

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