Clinical Lead - Care Home

Kingsley Healthcare; Lymore; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsley Healthcare Limited is seeking a Clinical Lead to work closely with nurses and carers to uphold the highest clinical standards across our care homes. You will be supported by the management team to deliver excellent nursing care and governance, ensuring resident needs are met through outstanding clinical delivery.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will lead the nursing team, promote best practice, mentor staff and drive compliance with safeguarding, DOLS and CQC requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership to guide the nursing team.
• Experience leading a small team or managing others.
• Calm under pressure with sound clinical decisions.
• Commitment to best nursing practice and mentoring others.
• Knowledge of audits, safeguarding, DOLS, CQC and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of clinical care and governance in our homes.
• Collaborate with nurses and carers to meet residents' needs through strong clinical delivery.
• Lead and support the nursing team, ensuring quality governance and compliance.
• Report to Home Manager on clinical delivery and issues.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team management

Clinical decision making

Mentoring & training

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Audits & compliance

Education

NMC registered nurse

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.