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Clinical Nursing Manager
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Manages the nursing team and clinical operations across multiple veterinary practices, ensuring high standards of patient care, surgical efficiency, and adherence to group policies while mentoring nurses and coordinating training.
About this role
Job Title: Clinical Nursing Manager
Salary: Up to £35,000
Location: Abbeydale
Hours: Full Time – 40 hours per week over 5 days, plus 1:6 weekends and no OOH, Part Time also considered
Your role and responsibilities
We are looking for a full-time Clinical Nursing Manager (CNM) to join our well-established practice and lead our team of highly skilled nurses. Prior experience would be preferred but not essential if one has RVN experience.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive CNM, who will be mainly working at our Abbeydale branch but will be required to travel to our other branches as necessary to keep in touch and train/work with the RVNs in those sites.
The Clinical Nursing Manager (CNM) role is key to the business’s ability to provide a high level of clinical standards. This will include strategic, professional, and operational leadership to the nursing team across the practices and provide a nursing voice at a senior level.
You will ensure that patients are managed as effectively as possible from a nursing perspective whilst ensuring practice policies and group policies are always adhered to whilst providing outstanding patient and client care. The CNM will be responsible for 80% of the clinical workload, plus 20% of the non-clinical workload on a non-clinical day each week.
Key Responsibilities
Managing the nursing teamand supporting whennecessarywith general nursing duties,ensuring efficient running of all surgical areasat all times
Demonstrating an excellent work protocol in all nursing duties including theatre practice, lab techniques,assistingveterinary surgeons with anaesthesia, witha high levelof hygiene and the ability to recognise and undertake relevant actions with regards to infection control.
Dispensing drugs safely and managing pharmaceuticals with accordance to legislation, able to calculate drug doses and dispense and prepare drugsas prescribed bythe veterinary surgeon whilstmaintainingappropriate drugrecords.
Ensurethat all surgical cases are dealt within a timely manner, and thatunnecessary delays areprevented at all times
Work closely with thevets and non-surgical teamincluding attending regular meetingsto ensureallareas are workingtogethereffectively and efficiently.
Ensure that patient records are being completed accurately and that all patient care instructions are followed by thenursing team
Ensure all members ofthe nursing teamare aware of their rolesand job descriptionsand are clear on theobjectivesthey are working towards.
Provide the support and training necessary to achieve the standardsrequired ofthem at all times. Either personally by mentoring/discussions/provision ofCPD, andobserving processes or by organising external CPD asappropriate.
Support the Clinical Coaches with the planning of student tutorials and trainingwhere necessary
Demonstrate an understanding of staff motivation, team working, different learning styles and different methods of assessing an employee's performance.
Carry out regular performance reviews and updatetraining documents or competency checklists asappropriatetoensureallofthe nursing teamare competent in the performance of their duties
Promote the practice and grouppolicies and guidelines that apply to allemployeesand effectively manage any performance issues
Ensure efficient rota management to ensure adequate coverwith regard toholiday and CPD requests, Public Holidays, scheduling of in-house training and rota amendments due to unforeseen absence, including shift changes whereappropriate.
Managethe daily planners to ensureoptimumuse ofemployeesduring both busy and quiet periods, including ad hoc training.
Manage and monitor overtime requests and claims to minimise unnecessary expenditure for the business and excessive hours for any given individual.
Assistwith practice marketing initiatives e.g. Open Evenings, Open Days etc.
Participate in external CPDappropriate toyour role plus any training in-house, ensuring post-training feedback forms are completed/cascade of relevant information toappropriate teammembers.
Ensure effective stock rotation/replenishment where applicable.
Report and summarise critical incidents as part of Practice Clinical Governance Policy
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- RCVS & VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Childcare vouchers
About us
We are a multi-site, RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) accredited, primary care practice based in the southwest county of Gloucestershire. For over 25 years we have dedicated our services to the care of small animals keeping them happy and healthy. Each of our practices offers a range of services with strengths in medicine, surgery, and radiology, which means our patients can be treated for most conditions locally and efficiently with the support of our friendly and caring team. Our practices are conveniently located for city or Cotswold country life, with easy access to the motorway network and various airports.
The Team
Come and join our super friendly and supportive team of around 10 nurses, 4 receptionists, and 6 vets! We have an external orthopaedic surgeon who comes to us for our more advanced orthopaedic cases.
We have a strongly bonded team and regularly hold social events/team building days several times a year.
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered.
Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
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Salary Value: £35,000 per annum;
Salary Description:Depending on experience;
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