Clinical Lead

Clinical Leadership Work collaboratively as a member of a House leadership team comprising of a House Manager, Deputy House Manager / Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead per house participating in the senior site manager rota. Serve as the visible source of clinical leadership and support for your assigned House Develop and deliver bespoke individualised education packages on House for all staff within your allocated House. Identify training needs specific to the children and young people residing in your allocated House and address through packages of on-site training. Work collaboratively with other clinical leads to ensure consistency of offer and sharing of best practice. Ensure any potential or actual Safeguarding concerns are promptly managed and reported as required. Identify and troubleshoot staffing issues. During working hours this is alongside the House Manager and Deputy House Manager/Deputy Clinical Lead. Lead the clinical and non-clinical emergency response team (bleep holder) when allocated to do so. Respond to any clinical complaints raised on allocated House and resolve informally wherever possible. Respond to any incidents identified or reported on allocated House, ensuring safety is maintained and IRAR completed. Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Practice Education Demonstrate the ability to lead, plan, develop, deliver, assess, and evaluate a range of educational programmes in collaboration with other clinical leads and clinical education. Support the clinical education team in developing and implementing varied teaching programmes that clearly reflect the childs health needs, current best practice and local/national initiatives. Lead on a range of identified teaching and assessing projects, including planning, developing, delivering, assessing, and evaluating them. Initiate a variety of educational approaches to meet the aims and objectives of the individual and the Childrens Trusts needs. Maintain a high profile within the related clinical area and Directorate, providing all levels of nursing and care staff with clinical education, support, and advice in patient care delivery. Work closely with House Managers to assist in delivering the House goals and objectives. Fulfil a clinical leadership role that supports, guides, and develops clinical staff in practice. Lead the development and maintenance of an environment that values education as part of the practice areas philosophy. Provide clinical supervision and coaching, both within and external to the team, to support the development of other individuals practice. Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. Always maintain professional boundaries and professional conduct. Clinical Lead Lead one or more specialist areas of practice as part of the wider clinical lead team. These areas may include respiratory care, resuscitation, intravenous therapy, tissue viability, pain management, nutritional and feeding care, infection prevention and control, students and apprenticeships, and epilepsy. Ensure consistent upskilling of other clinical leads in relation to specialist area of practice. Lead on their allocated specialist area to ensure best practice across site. This will include leading regular special interest groups, creating and updating policies and planning and delivering training across site. Support the management of individual children by assessing and advising on care planning and contributing to direct care as appropriate. Contribute to the assessments of children referred to The Childrens Trust and completion of referral screening reports. Collaborate with other members of the MDT to ensure practice is evidence-based and shared across all relevant teams. Establish links with other specialists in the field to share good practice. Audit/Quality Improvement Incorporate evidence-based practice and current, relevant research into the teaching and assessing, directly related to the topic of the identified education programmes. Collaborate with others and influence the development of new policies and protocols for the management/treatment of children/young people with complex health needs. Lead, implement, and manage change in clinical care delivery in response to educational needs, national or local priorities/initiatives. Actively participate in identified Trust committees and groups, contributing to the development and implementation of local and national strategies Contribute to the clinical governance process, including risk assessment, incident reporting and investigation. Governance Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with policy changes as they occur. Critically reflect on your own performance and that of other staff, using this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice Professionalism Takes action and raises concerns. Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times. Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times Health and Safey Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures. Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post. Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training. Promotes the health and safety of others. Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed. Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remains organised and focused when under pressure. Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. Motivates self and other. Whilst undertaking the duties of the substantively employed role, this post is required to participate in a senior rota cover on site and respond to clinical escalations only in addition to their role. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Leadership Work collaboratively as a member of a House leadership team comprising of a House Manager, Deputy House Manager / Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead per house participating in the senior site manager rota. Serve as the visible source of clinical leadership and support for your assigned House Develop and deliver bespoke individualised education packages on House for all staff within your allocated House. Identify training needs specific to the children and young people residing in your allocated House and address through packages of on-site training. Work collaboratively with other clinical leads to ensure consistency of offer and sharing of best practice. Ensure any potential or actual Safeguarding concerns are promptly managed and reported as required. Identify and troubleshoot staffing issues. During working hours this is alongside the House Manager and Deputy House Manager/Deputy Clinical Lead. Lead the clinical and non-clinical emergency response team (bleep holder) when allocated to do so. Respond to any clinical complaints raised on allocated House and resolve informally wherever possible. Respond to any incidents identified or reported on allocated House, ensuring safety is maintained and IRAR completed. Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Practice Education Demonstrate the ability to lead, plan, develop, deliver, assess, and evaluate a range of educational programmes in collaboration with other clinical leads and clinical education. Support the clinical education team in developing and implementing varied teaching programmes that clearly reflect the childs health needs, current best practice and local/national initiatives. Lead on a range of identified teaching and assessing projects, including planning, developing, delivering, assessing, and evaluating them. Initiate a variety of educational approaches to meet the aims and objectives of the individual and the Childrens Trusts needs. Maintain a high profile within the related clinical area and Directorate, providing all levels of nursing and care staff with clinical education, support, and advice in patient care delivery. Work closely with House Managers to assist in delivering the House goals and objectives. Fulfil a clinical leadership role that supports, guides, and develops clinical staff in practice. Lead the development and maintenance of an environment that values education as part of the practice areas philosophy. Provide clinical supervision and coaching, both within and external to the team, to support the development of other individuals practice. Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. Always maintain professional boundaries and professional conduct. Clinical Lead Lead one or more specialist areas of practice as part of the wider clinical lead team. These areas may include respiratory care, resuscitation, intravenous therapy, tissue viability, pain management, nutritional and feeding care, infection prevention and control, students and apprenticeships, and epilepsy. Ensure consistent upskilling of other clinical leads in relation to specialist area of practice. Lead on their allocated specialist area to ensure best practice across site. This will include leading regular special interest groups, creating and updating policies and planning and delivering training across site. Support the management of individual children by assessing and advising on care planning and contributing to direct care as appropriate. Contribute to the assessments of children referred to The Childrens Trust and completion of referral screening reports. Collaborate with other members of the MDT to ensure practice is evidence-based and shared across all relevant teams. Establish links with other specialists in the field to share good practice. Audit/Quality Improvement Incorporate evidence-based practice and current, relevant research into the teaching and assessing, directly related to the topic of the identified education programmes. Collaborate with others and influence the development of new policies and protocols for the management/treatment of children/young people with complex health needs. Lead, implement, and manage change in clinical care delivery in response to educational needs, national or local priorities/initiatives. Actively participate in identified Trust committees and groups, contributing to the development and implementation of local and national strategies Contribute to the clinical governance process, including risk assessment, incident reporting and investigation. Governance Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with policy changes as they occur. Critically reflect on your own performance and that of other staff, using this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice Professionalism Takes action and raises concerns. Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times. Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times Health and Safey Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures. Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post. Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training. Promotes the health and safety of others. Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed. Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remains organised and focused when under pressure. Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. Motivates self and other. Whilst undertaking the duties of the substantively employed role, this post is required to participate in a senior rota cover on site and respond to clinical escalations only in addition to their role.