Are you a passionate registered nurse looking for the next step in your career?
Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for a Clinical Manager to join our award-winning team at Marula Lodge.
Marula Lodge, is a 42-bed service providing high quality care across 4 specialised units supporting residents with varying complex care in a comfortable and safe living environment. Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole person and their unique challenges, rather than just the diagnosis. We are proud to be rated Good with CQC.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for:
- An experienced Clinical Manager seeking a new challenge
- A dedicated nurse ready to take the next step into leadership
Essential experience
- Registered Nurse in a care setting or similar (minimum 5 years)
- Experience supporting individuals with dementia or neurodegenerative conditions
- A passion for leadership and improving care quality
- A leadership or management qualification, or evidence of further training in this area
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Experienced in a minimum of a 25-bed service
Hours of work
Monday to Friday between 09.00 and 17.00 (40 hours per week)
On-call will be required on a rolling rota so flexibility outside of these times will be required as well as occasional weekends to meet the needs of the business.
Role of a Clinical Manager
- Act as an expert practitioner with a particular emphasis on specialist care offering support and guidance to the nursing team as appropriate and ensuring that all members of the team are actively engaged in delivering resident care in accordance with the agreed care plan
- Direct Line Manager to the Nursing team
- Working with the Learning and Development Manager to provide a positive learning environment
- Provide mentoring and coaching to the Nursing team and potential students.
- Ensure the nursing team assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans involving other relevant agencies as appropriate
- Ensure all current and newly referred individuals are properly assessed and that high quality, person-centred support is provided throughout
- To be a part of the Governance Committee overseeing clinical practice including audits, training and safeguarding incidents
- Participate in the On-Call system on a rota
- To undertake investigations in line with relevant organisational policy
- To deputise for the General Manager as required and lead on agreed areas of work for both the team and wider area
We offer you a great range of benefits worth up to £5,000, which include:
- Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Subsidised lunch available daily
- Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
- Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
- Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
- Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
- Paid for e-learning training
- Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
- Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000 (depending on role)
- Paid for company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700* including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out, meaning everyone is able to focus on caring for our residents
- Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
- Reimbursement of CPD fees for revalidation (up to £1,000 over 3 years) and we pay your NMC registration fee (subject to conditions)
- Management Incentive Scheme