Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Yorkshire & Merseyside Regional Clinical Lead

Accountable to: Regional Manager

Responsible to: Head of Nursing

Job Summary

To co-ordinate the delivery of clinical services across the Yorkshire & Merseyside Area and to manage the clinical team(s) on a daily basis in order to deliver the safe and effective care of clients.

To promote, support and deliver safe and efficient abortion and associated services in line with the Abortion Act 1967, Department of Health RSOPs and medical guidelines across our treatment centres.

The post holder will be fully conversant with Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations and understand the importance of compliance.

To assist the Regional Manager to support and manage the Yorkshire & Merseyside centres to achieve group financial objectives and comply with corporate strategy, using the corporate framework to support the principle of the right of people to limit the size of their family.

The postholder will be responsible for assisting in the development of clinical practices in order to meet the requirements of national and local strategies as identified by the Clinical Commissioning Groups (ICBs).

The postholder will be experienced in providing appropriate family planning and sexual health care and provide leadership for the development of Nurse Led services in Yorkshire & Merseyside.

The postholder will develop systems, processes and procedures in order to meet key performance indicators.

The postholder will work closely with the Regional Manager to ensure there is a seamless client focused service ensuring that the experience provided to the client simultaneously meets CQC regulations, NUPAS own excellent high standards and markets the service -encouraging growth.

Responsibilities

Leadership

1. Work with the Head of Nursing to Lead and develop Nurse Led Clinics which will include the development of a workforce plan.

2. Work with the Head of Nursing to develop a training plan to support the development of Nurse Led Clinics to include the identification of training needs through the appraisal process and to develop a training programme to ensure all staff reach their full potential. This will include the development of a competency assessment framework to support new roles and skills and ensure that all staff are able to provide a safe clinical service.

3. Provide hands-on clinical care as appropriate and in liaison with the Regional Manager.

4. Ensure that clinical rotas are in place and that adequately skilled staff are rostered. Ensure contingency plans are in place when required.

5. Identify gaps in skills and workforce and liaise with the Regional Manager and the Head of Nursing to alleviate this.

6. Lead the development and implementation of guidelines, protocols and clinical policies and procedures including the roll-out of policies to clinical teams within the BOBs region.

7. Provide quality leadership to the clinical team and ensure they are responsible for their own learning and actions which must always be in the best interests of the client.

8. Ensure that resources are used effectively, efficiently and appropriately.

9. Work with the Regional Manager to ensure clinics are fully compliant with the requirements of the Care Quality Commission and also the RSOPs for termination services.

10. Work with the Regional Manager to ensure the clinics are fully compliant with Infection Control and Health and Safety regulations

11. Work with the Regional Manager to ensure that the service is provided within the financial parameters agreed

Client Care

1. Co-ordinate the services across the region to ensure the delivery of a high standard of client care and safety

2. Implement programmes of care for clients in accordance with appropriate care pathways and evaluate their effectiveness

3. Deliver safe and effective family planning and sexual health care

4. Recognise and respect a clients right to dignity and respect at all times.

5. Ensure the full and accurate completion of all client documentation.

6. Ensure that treatment areas, including theatres, are prepared for treatments and ensure equipment is regularly checked to ensure it is clean, safe and in good working order.

7. Ensure that the right number of staff, with the right skills are in the right place to provide client care

8. Work with the Regional Manager to regularly review the results of the client questionnaires in order to learn from them and develop the service accordingly

9. Ensure that the clinics are regularly monitored for effectiveness and to ensure the environment complies with statutory regulations.

Clinical Practice

1. Work with the clinical teams to support them in ensuring clients are provided with relevant information and support to enable them to make an informed choice and with nursing interventions based on evidence-based practice

2. Work with clinical teams to ensure the provision of specialist holistic care supplying contraception and medicines in line with company policies

3. Support and develop the clinical teams to ensure the correct protocols are used for clients of different ages and with differing needs - considering safeguarding and mental capacity.

4. Support the clinical teams to provide any necessary screening for sexually transmitted infections

5. Ensure that all clinical team member practice is compliant with the NMC Code of Conduct for qualified nursing staff.

Professional Development

1. Ensure compliance with statutory and mandatory training requirements and ensure that all clinical staff across the region comply with the requirements

2. Provide induction, training and support to new staff and ensure that their development needs are appropriately met

3. Undertake appraisals with all clinical staff to identify development needs

4. In conjunction with the Regional Manager ensure learning needs have been identified through the appraisal process and there is an effective training plan put in place to support CPD

Additional Information

Confidentiality

Employees must not make unauthorised copies or disclose confidential or commercially

sensitive company information to unauthorised parties.

Employees are required to use the email and internet systems responsibly and to

exercise a high level of caution when transmitting confidential information.

Behaviour

Employees are expected to observe the highest standards of personal and professional

behaviour such that clients, fellow workers and others have confidence in their integrity.

Employees are expected to show respect, sensitivity and courtesy to all those they come

into contact with during their work.

Health and Safety

All employees must observe all safety rules and follow safe working practices.

No Smoking

Under the Health Act 2006, all enclosed or substantially enclosed workplaces and

company vehicles must be smoke-free. To help to create a healthy and safe working

environment and protect employees and clients from the effects of ill health associated

with smoking and passive smoking, all company land and buildings and company

vehicles will be designated smoke-free.

Personal Property

The company does not accept responsibility for personal property brought on to the

companys premises. Articles lost or found on company premises should be reported to

a line manager. Cars are parked on the companys property at your risk.

Registered Health Professionals

All company employees who are required to register with a professional body, to enable

them to practice within their profession, are required to comply with their code of conduct

and requirements of their professional registration at all times.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

All staff have a responsibility to understand and adhere to the requirements of company policy and protocols when dealing with Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults. All employees must share the companys commitment to protect, safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Information Governance

All staff have a responsibility to ensure full compliance with Information Governance at all times which includes data protection, confidentiality and information security. Staff need to understand and make themselves fully aware of all company policies and procedures related to information governance.

Travel

Must be willing to travel nationally when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Nurse and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration as a Registered Nurse (Sub part 1 of the NMC register)/Registered Midwife
• Up to date knowledge and experience of working in a sexual health/TOP/gynae service.

Desirable

• Theatre certificate or qualified by experience
• Management/Leadership Qualification.
• Professional nurse education teaching qualifications.
• Faculty of Reproductive Sexual Healthcare (FSRH Letter of Competence in intrauterine techniques i.e IUS/IDU fitter)
• Recognised qualification in Independent/Supplementary Prescribing

Experience

Essential

• Experience managing and developing operational clinical services.
• Experience of having lead changes in clinical practice and driving improvements.
• Experience managing safeguarding.
• Experience Managing incidents
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Ability to communicate effectively,
• Ability to identify and quickly defuse challenging situations.
• Ability to understand boundaries, and work in a sensitive, confidential and non-judgemental way.
• Able to work effectively as a member of a team and contribute effectively with internal/external multi professional teams, demonstrating effective leadership skills.

Desirable

• Experience working to Patient Group Directions
• Experience of using IT systems to input, store and retrieve client data
• Experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Personal Attributes.
• Commitment to aims and values of NUPAS.
• A passion to make a difference.
• A can do attitude
• Strategic thinker
• Resilient and able to work under pressure.
• Specific requirements
• A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check
• Commitment to the aims, values of NUPAS
• Able to work to the service rota, to meet the needs of the service, including weekend working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

NUPAS Ltd

Address

Rutland Lodge Medical Centre

Scott Hall Road

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS7 3DR