Clinical Lead Nurse

NHS; Lewes; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lewes is seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse to lead an established community nursing team. This role involves coordinating patient care for individuals unable to leave their homes, delivering high-quality health outcomes, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will possess significant nursing skills, a patient-centered approach, and leadership abilities to manage diverse care needs effectively.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Advanced Physical Assessment course Masters Module required.
• Non Medical Prescriber or willing to work towards.
• Mentoring Course or equivalent / Practice assessor needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex care and manage long term conditions.
• Provide advice and support to the nursing team.
• Manage and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Post graduate level degree or equivalent

Community specialist practice qualification (District Nurse)

RN first level nurse

Job description

Job summary

Foundry Healthcare Lewes Primary Care Network (PCN) team are looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic community nurse who is able to lead, coordinate and support an established community nursing team in the provision of care for patients unable to leave their homes.

Our patients' care is organised around their individual identified needs through collaborative working by service providers resulting in the delivering of excellent patient care at the heart of the community

Working in the Lewes team is rewarding, and if you are patient-centred, committed to delivering high quality care, and have excellent nursing care skills, a "can do" attitude and a desire to be the best, then this is the job for you. We cover Lewes and the surrounding areas

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to achieve excellence then we would love to hear from you.

Car driver essential - please include this on your application.

Main duties of the job

The post of Clinical Lead Nurse is for an experienced and qualified community specialist practitioner who has advanced practice qualifications including clinical and leadership skills.

You will be expected to coordinate complex care and the assessment and management of long term conditions. Case management skills are required to enable self-management of health, independent living in the home/community, and reduction of hospital admissions through robust contingency plan provision.

The post holder will also be responsible for staff management, supervision and development, including appraisals and supervision of junior staff. As an educator, mentor and preceptor working with others, you will take the lead in the development and supervision, particularly for the community nurses, as well as promoting self-care management principles with patients using innovative patient activation strategies.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-KB1778-CC

Job locations

Sackville House

Brooks Close

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Job description Job responsibilities

The focus of this role is to provide safe, effective and quality clinical care using advanced qualifications to support clinical practice along with strong clinical leadership, advice and support to the team.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential in order to effectively liaise with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team as well as an ability to reflect upon and where needed challenge the status quo.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information.

Job description Job responsibilities

The focus of this role is to provide safe, effective and quality clinical care using advanced qualifications to support clinical practice along with strong clinical leadership, advice and support to the team.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential in order to effectively liaise with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team as well as an ability to reflect upon and where needed challenge the status quo.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information.

Person Specification Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
• Evidence of ability to identify and manage risk
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/leadership role
• Evidence of ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health
• Ability to work in a flexible way and respond positively to change
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Understanding of local and National policies
• acknowledges limitations to practice
• Awareness of own development needs
• Evidence of long term condition management
• Evidence of complex case management
• Evidence of compassionate leadership
• Awareness of resilience

Other requirements Essential

• Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes

Qualifications Essential

• RN first level nurse
• Post graduate level degree or equivalent
• Advanced Physical Assessment course Masters Module
• Non Medical Prescriber or willing to work towards
• Mentoring Course or equivalent / Practice assessor
• Community specialist practice qualification (District Nurse) or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

• Masters qualification
• Public Health Module or willing to work towards

Experience Essential

• Advanced physical assessment
• Independent or supplementary prescribing medication review and administration
• Evidence of ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary.
• Evidence of the ability to identify and manage risk.
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/ leadership role
• Evidence of ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of working between acute and Primary Care settings
• Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
• Evidence of effective team leadership and organisational skills
• Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
• Evidence of the ability to champion patient issues
• Evidence of the ability to work in a changing, stressful situation.
• Ability to appropriately challenge a variety of professionals about an individual's care.
• Ability to resolve or diffuse conflict
• Evidence of ability to identify training needs of self and team to provide relevant and appropriate experience to all learners
• Evidence of one to one mentoring skills
• Evidence of teaching patients and carers
• Evidence of communication skills
• Assertive and able to negotiate in complex situations.
• IT and ability to use Microsoft suite
• Ability to work in flexible way and respond positively to change.
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify personal limitation and shows openness to address them

Person Specification Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary
• Evidence of ability to identify and manage risk
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/leadership role
• Evidence of ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health
• Ability to work in a flexible way and respond positively to change
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Understanding of local and National policies
• acknowledges limitations to practice
• Awareness of own development needs
• Evidence of long term condition management
• Evidence of complex case management
• Evidence of compassionate leadership
• Awareness of resilience

Other requirements Essential

• Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes

Qualifications Essential

• RN first level nurse
• Post graduate level degree or equivalent
• Advanced Physical Assessment course Masters Module
• Non Medical Prescriber or willing to work towards
• Mentoring Course or equivalent / Practice assessor
• Community specialist practice qualification (District Nurse) or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

• Masters qualification
• Public Health Module or willing to work towards

Experience Essential

• Advanced physical assessment
• Independent or supplementary prescribing medication review and administration
• Evidence of ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary.
• Evidence of the ability to identify and manage risk.
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/ leadership role
• Evidence of ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of working between acute and Primary Care settings
• Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
• Evidence of effective team leadership and organisational skills
• Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
• Evidence of the ability to champion patient issues
• Evidence of the ability to work in a changing, stressful situation.
• Ability to appropriately challenge a variety of professionals about an individual's care.
• Ability to resolve or diffuse conflict
• Evidence of ability to identify training needs of self and team to provide relevant and appropriate experience to all learners
• Evidence of one to one mentoring skills
• Evidence of teaching patients and carers
• Evidence of communication skills
• Assertive and able to negotiate in complex situations.
• IT and ability to use Microsoft suite
• Ability to work in flexible way and respond positively to change.
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify personal limitation and shows openness to address them

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sackville House

Brooks Close

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sackville House

Brooks Close

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)