Clinical Lead - Holy Cross Nursing Home

St Cuthbert's Care; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Enhanced employer pension kontribu-?ns

Free life assurance

Savings scheme and on-demand pay

Tech Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme

Blue Light and Charity Workers’-discc?

Job summary

St Cuthbert’s Care’s Holy Cross Nursing Home in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead. You will lead clinical practice, support our nursing and care teams, and ensure safe, person‑centred care across the home.

As part of the leadership team, you will oversee admission/discharge, contribute to governance, and work with residents and families to plan care, while maintaining high standards in line with NMC and CQC requirements.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and post‑registration experience.
• Proven clinical leadership experience in a care home or similar setting.
• Knowledge of care planning, risk assessment and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership across the home and support nursing and care teams.
• Assess residents' needs and make clinical decisions using professional judgement.
• Oversee care planning, risk assessments and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with residents, families and health professionals to coordinate care.
• Provide supervision and development to staff to foster best practice.

Skills

Clinical leadership

NMC registered nurse

Experience in older people’s care

Regulatory compliance (NMC/CQC)

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

We are looking for an experienced nurse with proven clinical leadership experience to join us as Clinical Lead.

Working alongside our Registered Manager, you will provide clinical leadership across the home, supporting our nursing and care teams to deliver safe, responsive and consistently high standards of care.

Holy Cross Nursing Home, part of St Cuthbert’s Care, has achieved the Gold Standards Framework, reflecting our commitment to high-quality, person-centred care, including a proactive and compassionate approach as residents’ needs change and towards the end of life.

Our approach is centred on knowing each resident as an individual, respecting their choices and ensuring they are treated with dignity, compassion and respect.

As Clinical Lead, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership and promote excellent nursing practice across the home
• Assess and review residents’ clinical, health and social care needs, using your professional judgement to make appropriate clinical decisions
• Oversee care planning and risk assessment, ensuring care remains safe, effective and responsive to individual needs
• Work closely with residents, families and other health and social care professionals to plan and coordinate care
• Provide professional guidance, supervision and support to nursing and care colleagues, helping them develop their skills and confidence
• Maintain high clinical standards, ensuring practice meets NMC, CQC and organisational requirements
• Work alongside the Registered Manager to support the safe and effective day-to-day running of the home, including residents’ admission and discharge

About you

You will be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration, bringing the experience, confidence and professional judgement needed to lead clinical practice and make sound decisions.

You will bring:

• Strong clinical knowledge and decision‑making skills
• Experience of nursing within older people’s care, ideally within a nursing or care home environment
• Strong knowledge of care planning, assessment and risk management
• A good understanding of clinical governance and regulatory requirements
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop colleagues and promote best practice
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with residents, families and other professionals
• A genuine commitment to treating people with compassion, dignity and respect

St Cuthbert’s Care is a values‑based, not‑for‑profit registered social care charity, providing care and support to people across the North East. Our focus is on the people we support and providing high‑quality care that enables people to reach their personal potential.

We are proud to be the first regional charity in the North East delivering adult social care as part of its work to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation. This reflects our commitment to valuing the people who provide care as well as those who receive it.

We invest in our people and support colleagues to develop and build their careers with us. Many of our senior colleagues have progressed within St Cuthbert’s Care, bringing valuable frontline experience into management and leadership roles.

Why join St Cuthbert’s Care.

We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including:

Time away from work

• 27 days’ annual leave, including a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave
• Christmas bank holidays paid at double time

Financial benefits

• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Free life assurance
• Savings scheme and on‑demand pay
• Tech Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light and Charity Workers’ discounts
• Free on‑site parking

Your professional development and wellbeing

• Annual NMC registration fee paid
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Confidential staff counselling service