Nursing Team Leader - Qualified /Registered Nurse

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews, is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Nursing Team Leader.

Location: Ipswich

Hours: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £40,000 - £42,607.50 per annum.

Benefits:

• 35 days’ holiday including bank holidays
• Pension contributions
• Blue Light Card: offers discounts online and in-store for NHS, emergency services, social care sector, and armed forces personnel
• Perkbox membership
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free uniform
• Free parking

Main Duties:

• Lead and support the nursing team to enhance care quality, providing guidance and advice to both colleagues and families. Effectively delegate tasks and assess team performance to ensure safe and high-quality care.
• Manage the care of a specific group of service users, coordinating with the multi-disciplinary team, service users, and their families to develop and oversee care plans. Monitor and evaluate the impact of policy changes on care practices.
• Work in partnership with the Head of Clinical Services/Ward Manager to evaluate and admit new service users, collaborating with Health and Social Services commissioners. Design, implement, and review customised care plans based on the latest research and best practices.
• Maintain precise and up-to-date records of service user interactions, adhering to legal and procedural standards in both digital and paper formats.
• Ensure that all clinical staff, including yourself, receive regular supervision and professional development according to our clients' standards. Uphold clinical excellence through consistent competency assessments.
• Identify staff training needs and foster a learning environment that promotes knowledge sharing and the adoption of best practices.
• Educate and support patients, their families, and colleagues through structured and informal teaching. Mentor students and evaluate their performance as needed.
• Adhere to our clients' policies and procedures to ensure a safe and compliant working environment. Undertake additional reasonable duties as required to ensure the smooth operation of services.

Requirements of the Nursing Team Leader:

• Registered Nurse or degree-level qualification
• Experience in specialist palliative or neurological care, depending on service requirements
• Proven skills in leading, building, and influencing in a clinical setting
• Knowledge of current legislation within the independent care sector
• Demonstrable experience of practising in a self-directed and highly motivated manner
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey difficult messages to service users and their families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Ability to effectively manage change and performance
• Capability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting

Contact:

This Nursing Team Leader job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant role in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well as being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.