Clinical Lead Nurse (ICELS)
Posted 4 hours 56 minutes ago by NHS
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the ICELS clinical team. The role is suitable for an existing Band 7 or for a Band 6 with the relevant skills and experience.
You will need excellent knowledge of a wide range of pressure relieving equipment and its use within pressure ulcer prevention strategies. Experience of working within a tissue viability environment would be desirable.
You will provide highly specialised nursing support to the ICELS team and to health and social care professionals using the service. The clinical team aims to improve evidence-based practice, knowledge and skills, leading on improvements and efficiencies to enhance the provision of equipment across LLR. Working closely with commissioning partners, we manage demand, promote a consistent approach to equipment provision, offer cost effective equipment solutions and achieve value for money.
The role also includes management of the ICELS Review and Equipment Triage Team, including day-to-day supervision and planning.
This is a permanent full-time position (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday) and will be based at the Medequip depot in Glen Parva, however the team does take a hybrid working approach.
For further information about this post please contact: Lynn Spencer, ICELS Clinical Lead Nurse on or email ; Roger Glithero, ICELS Partnership Manager on or email
Main duties of the job- To provide highly specialist nursing support for the ICELS and health and social care professionals using the service
- To lead on improvement and efficiencies around provision of pressure care and nursing equipment in community settings
- To ensure the delivery of a clinically safe and effective service which meets the needs of individual, families and communities and commissioners in line with local and national development plans
- To be responsible for specialist equipment pathways to support and monitor the equality of equipment provision and to identify and promote areas for service improvement
- To improve the use of recycled equipment across the LLR health and social care system
- To work with suppliers to deliver efficiencies and value for money in purchase of equipment for the LLR system
- Improve prescribing practice and knowledge of equipment across services areas in both health and social care
- To support delivery of training for relevant equipment for ICELS staff, health and social care professionals and the Equipment Providers staff
- To work collaboratively with senior practitioners across LLR
- To co ordinate review procedures for specialist pressure care equipment
- To support and develop policy and procedures for provision of equipment
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.