Job Introduction
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced nurse looking for a change?
Come and join the Agincare family as a Clinical Lead!
Where you'll be working
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
- £24.75 per hour
- Refer a friend scheme up to £1000*
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
- Blue Light care discount package
- Company pension scheme
- On demand pay
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
- A valid, in date NMC pin without restrictions to practice
- Evidence of recent clinical CPD
- Experience working as a Registered Nurse in a supervisory capacity (band 6 equivalent)
- Experience working in a care home setting is preferable, but not essential
- Available to work 36 hours per week including alternate weekends
A day in the life of a Clinical Lead
As a Clinical Lead, you will be ensure outstanding clinical leadership of the team, and high quality care delivery to the care home residents, ensuring the care delivered promotes choice, dignity and individuality whilst meeting clinical governance and compliance targets.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Liaising with care home management, family members, social workers, medical professionals and the resident themselves in ensuring the care provision meets their individual requirements and making, and implementing changes in care plans as needs change
- Conduct clinical audits in line with legislative, regulatory and local policy requirements to ensure continued safe practice.
- Administering and recording medication safely in line with company policy
- Monitoring resident nutrition and hydration and taking steps to update nutrition plans with any revised dietary requirements.
- Monitoring residents for risks around pressure wounds and any abnormalities regarding toilet output
- Taking a hands on approach with care delivery
- Conducting supervisions and other line management responsibilities of nurses and care assistants
- Participating in, and promoting resident activities.
About Us:
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
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