Duties and responsibilities

Specific to the Regional Nurse Manager role:

• Maintain strong personal values and high level of integrity.
• Conducts 1:1 meetings and Performance Development Reviews (PDRs) with members of the clinical nurse team, in-line with the company policy.
• Carries out regular field visits with members of the nurse team, providing constructive feedback on all areas of their clinical work.
• Be included on the on-call rota for out of hours service issues following required training.
• Coordination of nurse visit scheduling according to nurse clinical competency.
• Participates in the investigation and resolution of Complaints and Incidents where they specifically involve nursing services.
• Performs regular audits of completed nursing documentation in conjunction with the Nursing Services Co-ordinator Team and Lead Nurses; providing feedback to the Head of Nursing.
• Development, maintenance and delivery of Nurse Induction programme and participation in Company Induction for other departments.
• Participates in the training and assessment of clinical competencies for new nurses and ongoing annual assessment for all nurses.
• Ongoing review of clinical practices to ensure they are evidence based and in line with current practice.
• Supports team members in registration revalidation.
• Liaises with Head of Nursing to support clinical nurses to be an effective ‘link nurse’ for specific hospitals and services.
• Providing support to nurse team colleagues who are undertaking a support and mentoring role with new starters.
• Development and reviewing of clinical training packages for nurses ensuring there is a recognized sign-off process. This may involve working with outside agencies.
• Deliver Pharmacovigilance, Information Governance and Complaints & Incidents training to nurses, as required.
• Participate in Professional Development Reviews for self and provide timely performance feedback on clinical homecare nurses, as requested by the Head of Nursing.
• Participates in Clinical Pathway Meetings to ensure specific service requirements and protocols are disseminated to the clinical nurse team.
• Participate in national and regional tenders providing expert knowledge of disease area and requirements for excellent homecare services, as required.
• Provides internal and external reports as requested.
• Reviews and identifies current clinical processes seeking “Clinical Excellence” in the delivery of services proposing new methodology and working with internal stakeholders to deliver change management.
• ​Deputises for the Head of Nursing during absence and when requested.
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To continuously update nursing knowledge ensuring in line with current legislation and best practice:

• To continuously update knowledge of specialty and disease areas and relevant publications.
• To ensure continued professional development (CPD) is updated to ensure fitness for revalidation.
• Contribution to the development and maintenance of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and protocols to ensure they are fit for purpose and accurate.
• To ensure their practice is compliant with the company’s policies and procedures.
• To complete additional projects and tasks, short term or long term, and will be guided by the company value “Can it be better?”
• Attend and participate in all team meetings.

​Administration of prescribed medicines to patients either in a clinic or out of hospital setting, predominantly the patient’s home:

• ​To ensure all patient care and administration of prescribed medicines are provided to first class clinical and ethical standards and demonstrates best practice.
• Support for clinical homecare nurses in clinical procedures across all services.
• To provide education for patient/carers in the out of hospital environment as required.
• To provide support and advice to patients, as appropriate.
• Develop strong working relationships with the patients’ clinical teams within the secondary and primary healthcare settings, as appropriate.
• To manage the interface between hospital services and other agencies in order to meet patients’ needs.
• Ability and willingness to travel within an agreed area / distance from their home base.

Record Keeping:

• ​To maintain accurate records of care and completion in a timely manner.
• To assist in the recording/reporting of adverse events/incidents, including side-effects of therapy.
• To report to and work closely with the Head of Nursing providing all appropriate communication in an agreed and timely manner.
• To maintain your Outlook calendar in the agreed format ensuring clear visibility of activity.
• Excellent time management skills providing a flexible service that meets company and patients’ needs.

Clinical Competency:

• Experience in administration of a variety of suitable therapies for the clinical homecare setting.
• To identify development needs with the Head of Nursing and ensure that these are addressed in agreed timelines.
• To maintain all relevant clinical skills and attend regular updates.
• To ensure continued professional registration, including meeting revalidation requirements.
• To maintain self, nurse team and patient safety through the appropriate use of policies, protocols and guidelines.
• To support and mentor new nurse team colleagues and provide feedback to the Head of Nursing to allow for the compilation of appropriate development plans.
• To undertake appropriate training and participation in clinical trials work, where required.

Overall

• ​To embrace the Company Values and incorporate in your daily actions and decisions:
• Where Patients Come First
• Can it be Better?
• Our Commitment to You
• Is there more to learn?
• To adhere to Company Policies and follow Standard Operating Procedures.
• To attend study days and updating courses as are deemed necessary for the development of self, nurse team and services.
• To be able to adapt and work appropriately in situations not outlined by the job description.
• To undertake any duties as required by the Head of Nursing to meet the needs of the business.
• Commitment to participate in any extended hours or Bank Holiday rotas where requested.
• Location: Field Based with travel across South/South West

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The post holder will be required to be flexible and take on projects and responsibilities as the company grows.

​​In return we offer rewards and benefits including:

• ​Annual salary: £48,000 to £50,000 (depending on experience)
• Car allowance up to £6,465 per annum or entry to a salary sacrifice scheme
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Annual company bonus scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Pension – you will be auto-enrolled after 3 months of employment at 5% (with an employer contribution of 4%). You can also opt to increase your contribution to 6% to which the employer will contribute 8%.
• Life assurance 10 x salary with a max of £300,000
• Private medical insurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and virtual GP service
• Reimbursement of NMC fees
• Uniform provided
• Ongoing training and support with revalidation
• Opportunity to be SACT trained and assessed

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