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Community Learning Disability Nurse Manager

Job details
Posting date: 09 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: Negotiable
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 23 April 2024
Location: Oldbury, B69 2RD
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: C9285-24-0436

Summary

Please see attached Job Description and person specification for more in depth description. Management To provide leadership, direction, motivation and guidance to the team. Ensure delegation of work appropriate to the skill and grade of staff. Monitor team case load sizes and ensure effective outcomes. To undertake annual performance reviews for team members and feedback on performance at regular intervals throughout the year. To display, promote and monitor high standards of organisational skills, planning and priority setting both clinically and organisationally. To monitor own clinical caseload and those of the team, including care plans, case reviews and to participate in any relevant meetings. To maintain, as required, record keeping within NMC and Trust Guidelines and provide clinical activity information as required. The post holder should also be cognisant of the communication of confidential information in line with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Guidelines. To develop and co-ordinate the induction for Community LD Nurses and fully contribute to the induction of other members as relevant. To co-ordinate and manage the work place for both pre-registered and post registered student nurses, liaising with schools of nursing and universities. To ensure work place audits are maintained and supported. To comply with the Health and Safety at Work and fire regulations in the work place. To seek own clinical supervision when appropriate. To provide managerial supervision, to team members. Leadership: To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Develop the workforce and contribute to service re-design, development and delivery. To represent Community Learning Disability Nurses at organisational forums as appropriate. To devise and implement clinical care pathways and protocols for continued service improvement and safe and effective delivery of care and support. To be actively involved in safeguarding adults and to represent Learning Disability Nurses within the wider health and social care economy. To lead team in clinical audit and risk management. To be professionally accountable for the effective and efficient management of caseloads. To be responsible for the setting of the highest standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis through the process of audit, including case review, on-going supervision, and appraisals of self and others. To lead and encourage a positive approach to health education and health promotion. To participate in ensuring that accommodation, equipment and consumable goods are efficiently and effectively requisitioned, safely used, disposed and replaced. To participate in the investigation of complaints, concerns or incidents in accordance with level of experience. To encourage comments and suggestions on improving the quality of the service in liaison with Service Manager. To be actively involved in the recruitment and selection of staff in conjunction and liaison with the Service Manager. To undertake generic and Health and Safety risk assessments as appropriate, and report findings to the Team Manager/Professional Leads and be involved in adverse incident reporting. Advice and influence local and regional policy, strategy and operational practice in relation to health needs of people with learning disabilities.