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Location: Wimbledon

Are you a nurse looking to develop your leadership skills? Are you a nurse already in a leadership/senior position but looking for a new challenge? Come and join our team where you have the chance to make a real impact not only on our clients lives but also the growth of the business. With a mixture of office and community work, you will feel like every day is different. If you thrive in working in a fast paced, busy and fun environment, then HFH is for you!

Overview

The Lead Nurse is responsible for ensuring the quality of care and safety of our clients and carers. Reporting to the Head of Clinical Services and working closely with fellow Lead Nurses and Regional Care Manager, the Lead Nurse will lead and support the Nurse Case Managers within the region to ensure all care is safe and quality driven. The Lead Nurse will hold a small caseload whilst supporting the growth of the business with the assessing and onboarding of new clients and delivering clinical training when required. You will be expected to work 3 days in our Wimbledon office and 2 days out in the community. You will need to have Trachy/Vent and/or Spinal experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the Nurse Case Managers within the region to ensure care is safe and quality driven.
• Hold a small caseload while supporting growth of the business through client assessment and onboarding and delivering clinical training when required.
• Work 3 days in Wimbledon office and 2 days in the community.
• Engage in regional service delivery, quality, and governance activities.
• Ensure onboarding processes for new clients meet operational, clinical, and financial contract parameters.
• Attend the HFH Virtual Care Round (VCR) review for all clients within the region at least once a month and address issues as needed.
• Ensure actions from Virtual Care Round are followed through.
• Support and coach Nurse Case Managers in investigating and addressing issues to reduce formal escalation where possible.
• Escalate and intervene when situations cannot be resolved by Nurse Case Managers, in conjunction with the Regional Care Manager where appropriate.
• Assist with reviewing clinical policies and procedures and ensure all clinical SOPs are implemented and followed.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary of £50,000 PA
• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday off
• Support with NMC revalidation
• Regular training
• Development opportunities and mapped career paths
• Mileage and expenses paid
• Childcare vouchers
• Social events
• Company pension scheme
• Generous “Refer a Friend” scheme
• Blue Card membership giving discounts in many stores
• Free confidential wellbeing and support telephone line
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Free help and support line

Qualifications and Requirements

• Nurse with leadership/senior experience or seeking leadership development
• Trachy/Vent and/or Spinal experience required

HFH Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and we expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment by following all Company Safeguarding policies and procedures. HFH Healthcare is committed to providing equality of opportunity for staff and to encourage diversity in the workplace. Staff are expected to uphold the key principles of equal opportunities across their work and in accordance with business policies. Undertake such other duties, specific tasks and projects as may be delegated from time to time.