Clinical Lead Complex Wound Care

Job summary

Specialist nursing and therapyroles are critical to the successful delivery of care within Accelerate. Theorganisation has a strong and determined focus on the core mission which is toimpact on and make a difference to the lives of those communities we serve,individuals living with wounds and/or lymphoedema.

The expectation is that the ClinicalLead for Complex Wound Care will lever their passion for their speciality andtheir expert skills in the care and management of complex patients for thedelivery of excellent outcomes for their patients and commissioners. It is alsoanticipated that the post holder will bring better understanding to theprinciples of patient flow, clinical systems and their organisation and staffeffectiveness and efficiency. Being an inspirational leader for a team iscritical to the success of a service. You will bring creative thinking andinnovation to complex issues, utilising expert skills, risk management andinsight in order to effectively manage a variety of situations borne out ofcomplex psychosocial, medical or organisational need. Knowledge about thehealth of your population and inherent inequalities should assist your contributionto the development of your service and the mission of Accelerate. The abilityto grasp the principles of clinical leadership, understand partnership workingacross a health economy and demonstrate a solution driven mentality areessentials of this role.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Lead is consideredthe expert and will take ownership for the operational delivery of the clinicalservice in the Centre of Excellence and Innovation; with an ability to take apopulation health view rather than a pure individual focus. The post holderwill lead their team to deliver excellent clinical care alongside themanagement of risk and successful deployment of the teams resources. This roleis designed to enable the post holder to take full end to end responsibilityfor the delivery of the outcomes and indicators for a defined contractualbusiness area. Clinical and operational delivery remains core to this role; thepost holder is accountable to the Director of Clinical services for themanagement of the key performance targets.

Working collaboratively with theDirector of Clinical Services for Wound Care to maintain high quality woundcare with a focus on extending reach to our patient cohort outside of ourcurrent geographical boundaries.

About us

Accelerate is an award-winning healthcare social enterprisethat works within the NHS to transform the lives of patients with chronicwounds and lymphoedema. Were passionate about delivering exceptional patientcare. We listen, we consult, we analyse and we care deeply about the people weare responsible for.

We work at all stages of need from earlyidentification to the most complex of case and in partnership with others. Wework in London and further afield and its in the realisation of thisexpansion that your experience could be invaluable.

We have made remarkable strides in our short history and weare deeply committed to upholding our values and uncompromising standards. Weunderstand our responsibilities and we take enormous pride in the positivedifferences we are making to our patients lives. We have shown that we canmake those lives better when all else has failed.

Accelerate is an exciting place to work and develop. We provide exceptional care to our patients which makes a great environment for staff development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Lead for Complex WoundCare (CEI) will provide expert skills and depth of knowledge to the populationwithin the CEI primarily in lower limbs but be knowledgeable in all areas ofwound assessment and management of differing aetiologies. This knowledge willbe the enabler to critique our wound care population and align to outreachprojects and quality improvements.

Specifically,this requires focus on:

Delivery of expert care to our population ofwound care patients within the CEI recognising different needs and skills ofmanaging patients with very complex needs

Responsible for the day-to-day resourcemanagement of the resources, both skills and time, in the team.

Lead on supporting and training of staff inrelation to the delivery of QI programmes and evaluations..

Delivery of expert care to our population ofwound care patients beyond the CEI recognising different needs and skills ofmanaging patients with complex needs through virtual pathways

Monitor monthly use of dressing spend within theCEI and ensure minimal wastage and cost effectiveness of products used

Networking and building relationships across localacute services such as dermatology, vascular and Haematology depts in order tosupport a seamless service to our patient population.

Highlight to the Patient Services Managerequipment for servicing/faults so that this can be dealt with in a timelymanner

Additional responsibilities focus on:

Analysis of footfall of patients via CEI inorder to stratify and identify those for repatriation back to the local area

Engagement in any related Academy programmes inthe UK as required

Decision making in partnership with the ClinicalLead for Community Wound Care on product evaluation across sites andformularies

Contribute to a multidisciplinary strategy ofcare and supported self-management plan that considers patients choices andabilities

Be creative in looking at ways that patients canmonitor behaviour change and meet specific goals

Maintain clear records using the Acceleraterecord keeping frameworks and ensure this within their team

Develop the nursing or therapy roles within yourservice area by

oEstablishing work boundaries and being clearabout role impact

oData collection which is specific to the rolewith an attention to agreed outcomes

oIdentification of themes and trends that willcontribute to future projects

oParticipation at key Accelerate events such asAway Days or Quarterly Reviews

This role will be embedded withina multidisciplinary clinical team. As such there will be an expectation thatthe inherent knowledge and skills will be used to:-

Facilitate reflection for clinical andorganisational growth; this will be within the clinical team and on occasionsthe Business support team

Contribute to patient engagement and empowermentinitiatives and projects. This will include tracking peoples journeys andcapturing key themes concerning experience and learning

Write articles and present at national conferencesas part of Accelerates strategy for reaching out into the wider healthcaresetting and for your professional growth

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First Level Registered Nurse

Current NMC Registration

University degree demonstrating specialist knowledge and/or Masters

Wound Management module

Desirable

Chronic oedema training

Teaching and assessing course

Prescribing course

Skills

Essential

Delivery of Clinical Leadership

Able to work with minimal supervision in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for patients

Experience of supervising and mentoring other health professionals

Experience of managing conflict within teams and patient delivery

Desirable

Experience of implementing root cause analysis

Personal Attributes & Aptitudes

Essential

Professional behaviour with good customer service skills

Evidence of being a reflective practitioner that delivers both insight and personal growth

Safe practitioner with attention to detail

Organised approach to work, ability to prioritise, good time management

Strong communication skills and fluent in English, written and verbal

Flexibility in approach to work and understands team working

Willingness to learn and implement new ideas, be creative and have the desire to progress with professional development

Commitment to facilitating learning in others

Circumstances

Essential

Holds valid UK work permit

Holds current drivers licence and is able and willing to drive

Desirable

Access to private transport

Experience

Essential

Minimum 3 years' nursing experience as a wound or leg ulcer specialist.

Community nursing experience

Complex leg ulcer related caseload responsibility

Expert in compression therapy and theory

Experience of working autonomously and in service development

Experience of implementing Quality Improvement initiatives

Knowledge of risk management

Experience of teaching in variety of settings

Line Management responsibility

Desirable

Publication

Delivery of clinical audit

Designed training packages

Experience of presenting at national conference

Multidisciplinary working