Clinical Team Lead

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Band 6 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 6 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

• keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
• ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
• ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
• We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising other Band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants/ support workers and students to ensure they
  are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
• As a band 6 nurse we expect you to role model these values and contribute to ensuring that they are
  embedded in the practice of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experienc

Patient Safety
Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as
  safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk
  from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns
  when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who us our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can
  be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
• The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

• Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to
  patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including
  less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification
• Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and
  procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including
  assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others
  to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically
  effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to
  patients but also work as team members
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits
  or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes

Patient Experience

• Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
• Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
• Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing
  College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector
• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
• Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or
  other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated
  with kindness and respect and the trust’s values are embedded in all practice
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy Supporting yourself and others
  All services and teams in the Trust should be able to demonstrate that they are meeting the Care
  Quality Commission (CQC) standards of care. Band 6 nurses are expected to be Clinical Leaders
  and play an active role in ensuring that the team understands the CQC standards and what individual
  team members do to help achieve those standards by:
• Taking a lead role in gathering and recording evidence which demonstrates that CQC and locally agreed standards are being met: assessing the performance of the whole team by using audit and benchmarking exercises and often contribute to the implementation of quality
  improvement initiatives.
• Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culture in which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve
• Deputising for the team leader / ward manager and ensuring that there is no fall in performance in their absence. This may include managing the team and coordinating shifts.
• Engaged staff are more productive and Band 6 nurses play a role in engaging in other staff members in the Trust and the work we do by:
• Providing supervision and annual appraisals to individuals and giving constructive, regular
  feedback which helps those individuals reflect on their work, understand their objectives and
  the CQC standards and monitor their progress towards achieving them
• Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes
• Using continuing professional development funds to develop a relevant clinical specialism,
  gain sign-off mentorship skills or undertake accredited leadership or management modules.

Clinical Leadership

Service Specific Responsibilities
The service specific responsibilities attached to this Band 6 nurse post are explained in the Service Specific Section attached to this Job Description and the attached Person Specification.
The following responsibilities are applicable to all Band 6 nurses and most other staff
members:
Professional registration
As a Band 6 nurse you are expected to maintain your registration with the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) and comply with the NMC Code of Conduct. Your employment depends on you doing this and failure to remain registered or to comply with the NMC Code of Conduct may result in temporary downgrading, suspension from duty and/or disciplinary action which may result in the termination of
your employment. You are required to advise the Trust if the NMC in any way limits or changes the Clinical Team Leader, terms of your registration. Throughout your employment with the Trust, if requested you are required to provide your manager with documentary evidence of your registration with the NMC.