Director of Clinical Services/Matron/Team Lead/Clinical Lead

Join an inpatient hospital team for adults with eating disorders in High Wycombe. This is a 14 bedded, specialist eating disorder service for mixed gender adults Reporting into the Hospital Director, the Clinical Lead forms part of the hospital Senior Management Team and is wholly responsible for the clinical services operations (nursing and therapy) within the hospital. The post holder will ensure the highest level of patient care is provided to all patients. Your role as the DOC's will be to work closely to support the HD with the running of the Hospital. You will also oversee the much valued nursing team, with the support of full MDT team including a Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager. This role is close to Matron/Team Lead/Clinical Lead within the NHS. The job holder must currently hold a full clean driving licence and have been qualified for 3 years. Responsibilities Leadership: * The Clinical Lead play a key part in developing and delivering the hospital strategy, providing operational and clinical leadership to the team. * Deputises for Hospital Director in their absence. * Overall responsibility for all clinical departments’ performance and governance. * Acts as a highly visible role model, mentor and leader, creating a culture that promotes learning, development, inquiry and professionalism, celebrates achievements and shares learning to the benefit of the ward, hospital and wider division. * Manages the delivery of the clinical services business plan ensuring the effective and efficient management and control of staffing, budgets, materials and equipment. * Promotes an effective working relationship across the multidisciplinary teams. * To ensure relevant staff work within the standards and frameworks of professional codes of conduct and to take remedial action as appropriate * As part of the Senior Management team will carry out on-call duties as directed by the Hospital Director. * Ensure site objectives are being met and encouraging a high quality of service. Staff Management: * Manages the ward and resources effectively, taking steps to ensure that appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills is in place including effective rota management (12 weeks in advance), annual leave/training arrangements and sickness and absence management * Reviews staffing on a daily basis, ensuring compliance against the staffing ladders and reviews trends, under or over staffing and puts in place actions to remedy. * Responsible for ensuring the staffing models are adhered to in the clinical services team, maintaining safe staffing levels. * Ensures that all members of the nursing team receive clinical supervision, complete mandatory training, appraisal, and have the opportunities to further develop their careers and encourages and supports CPD applications. * Responsible for delivering site career pathways for clinical staff, including talent mapping and succession planning * Responsible for ensuring that sound recruitment processes and retention plans are in place to drive down turnover and raise engagement. * Ensures effective management of the relationship with Higher Education Institutes to support placements for all learners. Clinical Governance: * Provides leadership, organisation and co-ordination to ensure effective clinical governance. * Responsible for the implementation of effective clinical interventions and ensures that treatment is designed to enhance the operation and quality of clinical services and is aligned to best practice. * Ensures that Incident reporting is completed promptly and takes corrective action where required, engaging colleagues in the process, where appropriate. * Leads Team reviews of incidents; makes sure that staff receive incident debriefs in a timely way. * Deliver coaching and training as necessary in relation to developing and improving quality and practice. * Contributes to the development of Priory policies, procedures, processes and initiatives. * You will be expected to provide cover and support to the wider team and site as and when needed. * Liaise with the ward pharmacist and acts promptly regarding items identified by pharmacist audits, or other requirements. * Undertakes and completes clinical investigations and complaints and also HR investigations, ensuring these are completed thoroughly, promptly and to a high standard. Experience * Experience of working at a supervisory or managerial level within a relevant clinical setting; minimum 2 years working as a Ward Manager or equivalent. * Experience of managing a clinical budget. * Strong background within leadership and people management. * Experience of leading, implementing and reviewing quality initiatives in a related environment. * Strong track record of innovation Responsibility Leadership Full managerial responsibility for the effective operation and delivery of clinical services through a large team of permanent colleagues and bank workers providing clinical care and treatment 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Budgets & Equipment Delegated authority for the clinical services budget and for the care, security and maintenance of equipment and other consumables within the hospital. Information Responsibility for the confidentiality, security and accuracy of patients records, data and information. Ensuring that good quality patient documentation which meets regulatory guidelines and statutory requirements. Safeguarding All colleagues have a responsibility to protect and safeguard vulnerable individuals at risk (whether children or adults). Colleagues must be aware of local child and adult protection procedures and who to contact within the Local Authority Safeguarding team for further advice. All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and to undertake additional training appropriate to their role