Job Description

Welcome to Caroline House at The Colman Centre in Norwich.



We have the pleasure in recruiting an experienced nurse to the post of Clinical Lead Nurse.



Someone who is committed to nursing and attaining to the highest standards of assessment, treatment and support to our brain injury rehabilitation patients.



If you read the job description and specification you will see that the role requires you to have expert clinical knowledge to guide and support staff in the team to provide the best care and support.



The Colman Centre is one of only seven level 1 neuro-rehabilitation centres in England. This exciting post offers the opportunity to lead and develop the provision of specialised nursing care to our patients, who are referred to us form across the East of England. You will work closely with the ward manager and therapy leads, as well as forming strong working relationships with Trust peers and service leads.



You will provide leadership to the nursing team, ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered, as well as supporting the development of new and existing staff. As someone who loves change, you will ensure the team are delivering evidence based care to very high standards.



If you are passionate about brain injury rehabilitation, this is the post for you.



To lead an interdisciplinary team to provide high quality specialist rehabilitation to patients following Acquired brain injury or trauma in the hospital ward environment, in order to allow patients to achieve their optimal level of independence and maximum rehabilitation potential.

To develop innovative and efficient service delivery that meets locally and nationally agreed standards of care.

To work with the pathway co-ordinator to ensure a seamless provision of tier 1 neurological services across the acute hospital, inpatient rehabilitation and supported discharge teams and contribute to service wide developments.

To ensure clinical effectiveness of the inpatient team is proven and maintained via robust outcome measures and service data.

To be involved with research, with the Trust research team and UEA.

To work with professional leads to ensure the implementation and evaluation of treatment programs delivered by the team are evidence based and clearly documented to ensure relevant care is delivered 24/7.



Provide expert advice to relevant personnel on the management of patient care, ensuring a seamless service across inpatient rehabilitation and the relevant community service to support the discharge element of the pathway. Provide clinical leadership, demonstrating a strong clinical presence and ensuring the provision of a safe, effective and evidence-based service to patients.

Take the lead as specialist nurse in roles such as tracheostomy lead nurse.

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Maintain clinical credibility by working closely with multidisciplinary team members as a clinical practitioner within the service.

To work within defined specialist, department and national protocols/policies for the service such as the NICE clinical guidelines. To also work within the professional code of conduct as outlined by appropriate Professional Bodies.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and to ensure that work is within professional standards and clinical guidelines.

To adapt practice to meet individual patient and families' circumstances, including due regard for specific clinical conditions related to communication, cognitive, emotional and physical impairments resulting Acquired brain injury and /or trauma.

To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their rehabilitation care plans.

To participate in the senior clinical rota to facilitate discharge from the acute and inpatient rehabilitation ward, and to use clinical reasoning skills to identify appropriate referrals, prioritise referrals and provide therapeutic resources as appropriate. This will include attending case conferences and multi-disciplinary meetings.

To work collaboratively with other services that may be involved in the care of the patients for instance, social services, continuing care teams and the volunteer sector.

To be lead expert and contribute to relevant multidisciplinary meetings and client reviews as appropriate. To lead the case conference meetings weekly to ensure robust processors in place focused on clinical challenges and discharge planning.

To participate in the patient's multi-disciplinary rehabilitation goals which may include aspects of personal care, ensuring a functional approach to rehabilitation, support the team to problem solve challenging cases.

To provide supervision, specialist advice and support to more junior members of nursing staff and rehabilitation assistants within the team, ensuring practice is commensurate with the appropriate professional standards.

To use appropriate methods of communication with patients, families and carers, to maximise rehabilitation and understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a variety of patients, using a variety of communication methods.

To be responsible for ensuring that there are adequate staffing levels and appropriate skill mix of staff to meet the needs of the service on a daily basis. Anticipate and identify staff shortages and relocate staff as appropriate.

To backfill for the ward manager in their absence