Community Nursing Clinical Lead (Internal Only) in Honiton

The Band 7 Community Nursing Clinical Lead provides visible, clinically focused leadership to community nursing teams, including Community Matrons, to ensure safe, effective and person-centred care. The post holder works autonomously and is responsible for oversight of clinical caseloads, triage, complex assessment, care planning, direct patient care and escalation of clinical risk. They support safer staffing, rostering, supervision, appraisal, workforce development and staff wellbeing, while maintaining professional, safeguarding and clinical governance standards.

The role includes leading audits, incident and complaint investigations, quality improvement and service development, alongside monitoring performance and the effective use of resources. Working collaboratively with operational managers, multidisciplinary colleagues, primary care, partner agencies, patients and carers, the Clinical Lead promotes integrated neighbourhood working, evidence-based practice, high-quality documentation and continuous learning. Approximately 80% of the role is clinically focused, with 20% allocated to non-clinical leadership and management responsibilities.

Clinical Leads roles focus on the case management of the patients within the service, ensuring the right care, for the right time and with the right clinician. In addition, the role has an enabling focus on the knowledge, skills, competence and confidence of the teams by working alongside the teams and the patient. This role is perfect for those leaders that want to maintain direct clinical contact with the patient whilst also be given the opportunity to drive clinical change through excellence. The Clinical Lead role is a locality based role, with the base of Honiton. The role includes 8-8 on a roster basis alongside other leads in the locality. The role will include participation in locality triage.

Working Pattern: 37.5 Hours Participation in an 8-8, 7 day working on a locality roster.

Please note, this is an internal vacancy for Royal Devon employees. As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities. Our values are at the heart of everything we do.

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey. Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies. If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit. You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter.
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme.

These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.