Clinical Lead - Care Home

Kingsley Healthcare; Pennington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsley Healthcare Limited is seeking a Clinical Lead to work closely with our nurses and carers to maintain the highest standards of clinical care and governance in our homes. You will be supported by our management team to ensure residents receive excellent nursing and clinical care, and actively contribute to clinical delivery.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will lead the nursing team, make clinical decisions under pressure, train and mentor staff, uphold audits, safeguarding, DOLS, and

Qualifications

• Strong clinical skillset with leadership capability.
• Experience in leading a small team or management role.
• Ability to make clinical decisions and stay calm under pressure.
• Promotes best nursing practice and can train, support and mentor others.
• Encourages positive working relationships within the team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good knowledge of audits, safeguarding, DOLS, CQC and compliance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Management

Decision making

Mentoring

Team relationships

Communication

Compliance knowledge

Education

NMC registered nurse with relevant post-registration experience

Job description

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.