Job Purpose:
The post holder will be the clinical lead for governance in Folds Housing with Care Schemes.
This role is of pivotal importance to ensure clear lines of clinical accountability across our Care Services.
Main Responsibilities Exercise high levels of judgement, discretion and guidance in the delivery of housing with cares service within a clinical governance framework.
Ensure safe practice in medication management, promoting effective care and preventing, detecting, communicating and learning from adverse incidents and near misses.
Monitor and improve standards through residents feedback, scheme audit, evidence-based practices, teaching and supporting the senior care team and the provision of skills and knowledge development.
Complete annual medication supervisions as requested by the Director of Care Services Perform clinical audits in accordance with HIQA requirements.
Clinical Governance Provide nursing service/clinical input to the development and implementation of strategies and systems for the continual improvement of services including clinical governance, risk management, health and safety and resident care and the resident experience.
Communication Communicate effectively with residents, colleagues and other related personnel face to face, by telephone and using virtual systems when appropriate.
Team Development Provide customised training courses to the Senior Care Workers team and Care Assistant on HIQA requirements and best practices in clinical care.
Review and update policies in line with changes to statutory requirements or as instructed by the Director of Care Services and Housing.
Develop and implement systems to monitor the quality of medication practice through audit and measurement of clinical risk, complaints, benchmarking and ensure changes to practice are introduced and monitored where appropriate.
General Colleagues are required to be flexible in their work and attitude and to co-operate with their colleagues to ensure the efficient, effective and economic operation of the service.
FOLD Housing has a responsibility to ensure that employees are not treated less favourably on the grounds of their sex; marital status; religious belief; political opinion; race; disability; sexual orientation; age or any other statutory legislation.
This job description is not definitive or restrictive and may be amended to facilitate changes in the better organisation of FOLD Housings activities and business objectives.