Deputy Head of Clinical Services

About Us:

Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation – or Willow Burn Hospice as we are known locally - is currently seeking a Deputy Head of Clinical Services to join our dedicated clinical team. We are an independent charity delivering palliative and end of life care services to adults and their families across Derwentside and County Durham.

To provide support to and deputise for the Head of Clinical Services (HoCS) through providing day to day management functions and direct support to clinical delivery.
 

Role Includes:

- Perform job role as per RGN job description (see attached) for 1 x 12.5 hour shift per
week.
- Production and management of the completed work duty rota including sickness and holiday cover.
- Undertake HCA Annual appraisals and 121s.
- Undertake staff return to work interviews and sickness reviews.
- Monitor Clinical Link roles – TOTM/Resource centre updates.
- Support staff in positive decision making/solving problems.
- Undertake allocated clinical audits.
- Support CQC compliance and standards monitoring.
- Support the production of reports (e.g. CQC/ICB/Other relevant bodies).
- Support the development and review of relevant clinical polices.
- Support to manage electronic records (eg EMAR, S1, etc)
- Support in identifying and leading staff in the development of initiatives – e.g. EMAR, SIRMS, EPR, etc.
- Support the recruitment of clinical staff.
- To deputise for the Head of Clinical Services including attendance at relevant meetings, if required.

Salary band: is pro-rata, the hourly rate is £20.58p/h
25 per week including 1 x 12.5 hour clinical shift

Closing Date: Noon Friday 28 February
Interviews: Tuesday 11 March