Job Description
Clinical Lead Nurse – RGN
£60,000 per year | 48 Hours per Week | Supernumerary Position | Complex Nursing Unit
We’re looking for an experienced Clinical Lead Nurse who can step confidently into a complex nursing environment and provide strong clinical leadership from day one.
Supporting individuals with complex health conditions, physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries, you’ll lead a team of Nurses and Healthcare Assistants while remaining hands-on with clinical care. This role requires an RGN with previous Clinical Lead experience within a nursing home, excellent practical nursing skills and the confidence to lead in a demanding clinical setting.
The Experience We’re Looking For
- Registered General Nurse (RGN) with active NMC registration – essential
- Previous Clinical Lead experience within a nursing home – essential
- Strong experience leading Nurses and Healthcare Assistants
- Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Experience supporting individuals with complex nursing needs
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, infection control and clinical governance
- Confidence with care planning, medication management and risk assessments
- Strong practical clinical skills, including PEG care, catheters, venepuncture, syringe drivers and wound care
- A confident, calm and organised leadership style
Hours & Benefits
- £60,000 per year
- 48 hours per week
- Days – mixture of long and short shifts
- Predominantly Monday–Friday with 1 in 4 weekends
- Paid breaks
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Benefits portal
- Training and development
- Monthly incentives
Providing Clinical Leadership
- Lead clinical standards across the complex nursing unit
- Provide visible, hands-on leadership to Nurses and Healthcare Assistants
- Assess and respond to residents’ changing and complex clinical needs
- Oversee care plans, medication management and clinical documentation
- Provide clinical guidance and support during complex situations
- Coach and develop nursing and care colleagues
- Maintain high standards across safeguarding, infection prevention and clinical governance
- Liaise with families, GPs and other healthcare professionals
All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, verification of the right to work in the UK, NMC registration checks, and any other pre-employment checks required for the role.
Reference: WILL262636/AP
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