Job Description: Lead Nurse
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Organisation: Young Crisis Hub
Reports to: Terry Whinnett and the senior clinical leadership team
Responsible for: Support workers within the allocated package
Grade: Equivalent to NHS Band 6/7
Location: Allocated home/package (England-wide)
Hours: [To confirm], including on-site shifts during the first week of each placement
Role purpose
The Lead Nurse is the clinical link between Young Crisis Hub and the staff team on the ground. They take real ownership of a package for young people with complex and challenging needs, from setup through to ongoing delivery.
Young Crisis Hub is a nurse-led service. Rather than placing a senior-grade nurse in every home, we develop capable nurses and give them the authority to lead, with senior clinical leadership around them. The Lead Nurse leads the package; they do not carry it alone.
The postholder will have a view of the whole package, not just their own shifts. They will keep care safe, consistent and therapeutic, and make sure standards meet CQC and Ofsted expectations.
Key responsibilities
Setup
- Join setup discussions once a home is identified, so you understand the young person's needs, risks and environment, and what the Local Authority (LA) expects, from day one.
- Contribute to staffing decisions, bringing a clinical view on the right fit for the young person and the team.
- Support the practical setup of the home and develop the support and care plan before the package goes live.
- Work on-site for your shifts during the young person's first week, to build relationships early and resolve issues quickly. Clinical leadership
- Act as the day-to-day clinical leadership point for the package.
- Make sure all staff understand and consistently follow the care plan and risk management plan.
- Promote trauma-informed, relational and therapeutic practice, adapted to each young person.
- Build effective relationships with the young person, their family and the professionals around them. Risk and safeguarding
- Spot risks and emerging concerns early and act on them, reviewing care plans and risk assessments regularly and after incidents.
- Follow safeguarding procedures and make sure staff understand their responsibilities. xgikmsk
- Escalate to senior clinical leadership when more support is needed, especially for complex risk decisions. Team leadership
- Provide regular supervision to support workers in your...
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