Head of Clinical

Location

Lancashire | United Kingdom

Job description

Head of Clinical, Heywood, Lancashire

Job details

Job Ref
JL-0324-10444

Annual Salary
Up to £70,000 per annum, plus benefits

Location
Heywood, Lancashire

Work Patterns
Full Time, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays,

Driver Required
Yes

Job description

Up to £70,000 Basic, Plus Car Allowance (£4,800) 

Annual Bonus  

Apollo Home Healthcare deliver a highly clinically complex service in the home across adults and children. Our service transforms the lives of many and allows our clients to live at home independently creating a personalised care plan and staff team to support their clinical and social needs.  

To deliver this specialist robust service, we are looking to recruit a Head of Clinical.  

The Head of Clinical will report directly to the Board of Directors and hold overall responsibility for clinical governance, risk management and care delivery across the organisation.

 Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Developing and influencing clinical strategy, policy, and procedures whilst ensuring a robust and effective clinical quality management system is in place and operating effectively.
• To contribute to the achievement of the company strategy and objectives by providing advice and guidance on clinical, operational, and regulatory matters.
• Providing management, mentorship, and clinical leadership across our nursing teams. 
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically safe care.
• Managing and undertaking of clinical audits processes, ensuring effective collaboration to address issues and improve care.
• To ensure CQC regulatory standards are adhered to in a consistent manner across the company.
• Represent the organisation in lead roles, such as Safeguarding, Prevent and Mental Capacity.
• Playing a key role in the management of complaints and incidents, especially those that meet safeguarding thresholds including the company Serious Untoward Incident framework.
• Ensuring high levels of clinical training are in place to support the operational teams in delivering care.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to support the growth of complex care within the community.
• Building relationships with Integrated Care Board’s, Local Authorities and end users in relation to the delivery of care.

 Essential Requirements:

• A Registered Nurse with NMC PIN, ideally with experience within high acuity care.
• Extensive leadership and management experience
• Experience of coaching and mentoring nursing teams
• Significant post qualification management, leadership, and clinical experience
• Passionate about the delivery of specialist care.
• Ideally an experience of working within community care.

 Benefits include:

• Private medical insurance
• Additional Car allowance £4,800 per annum
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional annual bonus scheme in line with personal and business objectives
• A day off for your birthday*

This is a hybrid role which offers you a mixture of 1-2 home based days per week, alongside working at your local operational office.

At times you will be required to travel across our network of six office locations that cover Central England.

Our ideal candidate will be based within a commutable distance of our office locations in Wolverhampton, Albrighton, Peterborough, Heywood, St Helens or Doncaster.

We recognise that people are the most important part of our organisation at every level. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the service we deliver and like-minded to our company values and culture. 

Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare?

We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users.

We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this. In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Working for growing healthcare company in a niche sector
• Excellent opportunity to progress and develop

Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on [email protected] to find out more.

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£70k per annum