Location: Peripatetic across Lewisham (with Lambeth cover on Thursdays)
Hours: Part-time – 28 hours per week (7 sessions)
Reporting to: Medical Director
Join One Health Lewisham and help transform healthcare for care home residents
One Health Lewisham (OHL) is an innovative integrated community healthcare provider delivering high-quality services across South East London. Working closely with GP practices, Primary Care Networks and system partners, we develop and deliver integrated services that improve patient outcomes and support the wider NHS.
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Clinical Lead to provide strategic and clinical leadership for our Enhanced Care Home Service. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of care for older adults by leading service improvement, championing high-quality, person-centred care, and working collaboratively across health and social care.
About the role
As Clinical Lead, you will provide visible clinical leadership across care home services in Lewisham, supporting the delivery of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework and ensuring residents receive safe, effective and compassionate care.
Working alongside GPs, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, care home teams, community services and local authority partners, you will lead quality improvement initiatives, drive innovation, and support integrated models of care that improve outcomes and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
This is a varied leadership role where you'll influence strategy while remaining close to clinical practice and service delivery.
Key responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational clinical leadership for care home healthcare services.
- Lead clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement programmes.
- Support the implementation of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes framework.
- Chair multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and foster collaborative working across organisations.
- Develop innovative, integrated models of care for older adults living in care homes.
- Support improvements in frailty, dementia, end-of-life care and medicines optimisation.
- Monitor service performance, analyse data and present findings to senior leaders.
- Develop and deliver education and training programmes for healthcare professionals and care home staff.
- Build strong relationships with residents, families, carers and partner organisations.
About you
We're looking for someone who combines strong clinical expertise with outstanding leadership skills.
You’ll be:
- A registered healthcare professional (Nurse, GP, Pharmacist, Allied Health Professional or equivalent) with current professional registration.
- An experienced senior clinician with a background in older adults, frailty, long-term conditions or care home services.
- An inspiring leader with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Skilled in clinical governance, quality improvement and service transformation.
- An excellent communicator who can build productive relationships across organisational boundaries.
- Passionate about improving outcomes and delivering person-centred care.
A Master's degree (or equivalent experience), evidence of continuing professional development and leadership training are desirable. Independent prescribing (where applicable) and experience working within the Lewisham health economy would also be advantageous.
Why join One Health Lewisham?
At One Health Lewisham, you’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation committed to innovation, collaboration and delivering exceptional care in the community. We offer the opportunity to shape services, influence system-wide change and work alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary teams who are passionate about making a difference.
Whether supporting care homes, developing new models of care or leading quality improvement initiatives, your work will have a direct and meaningful impact on some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
If you’re ready to lead, innovate and improve healthcare for care home residents, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of our mission to deliver outstanding integrated care across Lewisham.
Closing date for applications: 1st August, 2026
Clinical Lead - One Care Lewisham The Jenner Practice Clinical employer: One Health Lewisham Ltd
One Health Lewisham is an exceptional employer dedicated to transforming community healthcare in South East London. With a strong focus on innovation and collaboration, we offer a supportive work environment that values professional development and provides opportunities to shape new services. Our flexible, community-based approach allows you to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while enjoying generous benefits, including 30 days of annual leave and access to wellness resources.
