Clinical Lead - Care Home

Kingsley Healthcare Group; Chickerell; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider seeks a Clinical Lead to oversee nursing and clinical care standards. You will support residents’ needs, lead the nursing team, and ensure compliance with care governance. Ideal for NMC registered nurses with management experience. Located in Chickerell, this permanent role offers £23.50 per hour plus benefits, including a £2000 welcome bonus and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training programme

Opportunities for career development

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card Scheme

Loyalty Bonus for additional holiday days

Full DBS disclosure paid

Uniform provided

Enhanced pay for bank holidays

Paid breaks

Annual NMC PIN renewal paid

£2,000 Welcome bonus

Responsibilities

• Maintain highest standards of clinical care and governance
• Ensure residents receive the best care and meet their needs
• Contribute to clinical delivery and nursing excellence

Skills

Strong clinical skillset

Prior management experience

Clinical decision-making

Passion for nursing practice

Team relationship skills

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of audits and compliance

Education

NMC registered nurse with relevant post-registration experience

Job description

About The Company

At Kingsley Healthcare, we are more than just a care home group – we are a proud, family‑run business driven by a passion to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives every single day. Our dedicated teams transform care into a calling, delivering excellence with compassion, integrity, and respect.

As the UK’s only large care home provider to achieve B Corp certification, we continue to lead the sector in responsible, values‑driven care. In 2024 and again in 2025, we were honoured to be named Health Investor’s Residential Elderly Large Care Provider of the Year, a testament to our commitment to quality and innovation.

For eight consecutive years, we’ve been recognised among the Top 20 Large UK Care Home Groups by carehome.co.uk, reflecting consistently high standards and resident satisfaction.

We are also proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that the dedication of our team members is valued and fairly rewarded.

Our commitment to people‑first values has earned us outstanding workplace recognition, including a 4.7 rating on Glassdoor, a 4.5 rating on Indeed, and the No.1 ranking in the UK for wellbeing at work (Indeed’s Better Work Awards 2023).

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional care and want to be part of a forward‑thinking organisation that puts both its residents and people at the heart of everything it does, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

As a Clinical Lead, you will work closely with our nurses and carers to maintain the highest standards of clinical care and governance in our homes. Supported by our management team, you will ensure our residents receive the best care, meet their needs through excellent nursing and clinical care, and actively contribute to all clinical delivery.

Reports to: Home Manager

Skills and attributes

• Strong clinical skillset and confidence to lead the nursing team.
• Prior management experience, or experience of leading a small team.
• Ability to make clinical decisions and remain calm under pressure.
• A passion for promoting best nursing practice and able to train, support and mentor others.
• A desire to encourage positive working relationships within the team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A good working knowledge of audits, safeguarding, DOLS, CQC and compliance.

Education and qualification

• NMC registered nurse with relevant post‑registration experience.

What will you gain?

You will have the satisfaction of working with and being supported by an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You will have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes in place to help you at every step.

• Queen Charlotte Nursing Home, Weymouth, Dorset
• Pay: £23.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• Type: Permanent
• Shift: Days
• £2000 Welcome bonus

Benefits

• Comprehensive induction and training programme.
• Opportunities for career development and progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue Light Card Scheme. We’ll reimburse the enrolment fee of this fantastic scheme that offers discounts on holidays, days out and over 15,000 national brands.
• Loyalty Bonus: Accrue up to 5 additional holiday days depending on length of service.
• We’ll pay for your full DBS disclosure.
• Your uniform will be provided – this is another cost that we think it’s essential that we cover for you.
• Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays.
• Paid breaks – we think it’s essential that all staff can take breaks without fear of losing money, so we pay for you to have a break during working hours.
• Annual NMC PIN renewal paid.
• £2,000 Welcome bonus

Location

This magnificent Georgian mansion in Chickerell, on the outskirts of Weymouth, offers nursing, residential and dementia care in an elegant setting. The beautiful decor and furnishings complement the home’s period features and residents love the comfortable, spacious environment and wonderful garden.

432 Chickerell Road, Weymouth DT3 4DQ

Your right to work in the UK

In accordance with the Asylum and immigration Act 2006 you will need to demonstrate your eligibility for employment in the United Kingdom.