At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage complex care packages and provide clinical leadership in community settings.
- Company: Specialist healthcare provider focused on high-quality community care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, mileage reimbursement, flexible hours, and professional development.
- Other info: Supportive environment with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and adults with complex needs.
- Qualifications: Active NMC Registration and experience in complex community care required.
The predicted salary is between 48000 - 48000 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Complex Care Nurse to join a growing specialist healthcare provider delivering high-quality complex community care services to both adults and children. Based from the Wakefield office, you'll manage a varied caseload of approximately 14 complex care packages, with the majority supporting children with complex clinical needs. Most packages are located across Wakefield, Huddersfield and Holmfirth, with occasional travel to Nottingham (typically once per week) as required. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring outstanding clinical governance, supporting care teams, and delivering safe, person-centred care that enables individuals to live independently within their own homes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of approximately 14 complex care packages, predominantly paediatric
- Complete clinical assessments, care plans, risk assessments, monthly audits, and care package reviews
- Provide clinical leadership and ongoing support to care teams delivering specialist care
- Investigate incidents and support quality improvement initiatives
- Recruit, train, mentor, and develop complex care staff alongside operational teams
- Deliver competency assessments and clinical training programmes
- Work collaboratively with MDTs, commissioners, hospitals, and community professionals
- Attend regular case management and multidisciplinary meetings
- Participate in a rotational on-call service, providing out-of-hours clinical support (additional payment provided)
- Promote best practice and ensure high standards of clinical governance and compliance
Requirements
- Active NMC Registration
- Degree in Nursing
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Minimum of one year's post-registration experience supporting Tracheostomy and Ventilator care
- Previous experience within Community Complex Care
- Teaching, mentorship, or clinical training experience
- Excellent clinical assessment, communication, and organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
- Leadership or management experience is desirable
What's on Offer
- £48,000 pro rata salary
- Mileage and business expenses reimbursed
- Additional payment for on-call duties
- Part-time role (3 days per week), with full-time considered for an exceptional candidate
- Flexible diary management across Monday-Friday
- Opportunity to work within a growing specialist complex care provider
- Supportive clinical leadership and ongoing professional development
- Excellent long-term career progression opportunities
If you're a passionate Registered Nurse with experience in Complex Community Care and are looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to children and adults with complex needs, we'd love to hear from you for a confidential conversation.
Complex Care Nurse employer: SKU Recruitment
As a Community Care Lead with our growing provider of Complex Community Care services, you'll enjoy a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises quality client engagement over administrative tasks. With the autonomy to manage your own diary from home, you will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships while contributing to the continuous improvement of care standards. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through future leadership opportunities and a dedicated operational support team that allows you to focus on what you do best—delivering outstanding care.
