Clinical Lead Nurse

Secure Healthcare; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40k–£44k

Wider leadership support

Career progression opportunities

Autonomy and flexibility

Impactful community care

Job summary

Secure Healthcare Solutions is expanding its Complex Care division and seeks a Clinical Lead Nurse to provide clinical leadership across children’s and adults’ complex care packages in the community. The role combines community visits, clinical oversight and staff support in a hybrid working model.

Key responsibilities include supervising field teams, performing clinical assessments and governance tasks, attending MDT meetings, and ensuring accurate care plans and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Paediatric experience essential
• ICU/HDU experience preferred
• Experience with tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG/NJ, stoma care and high-acuity interventions
• Community complex care experience desirable but not essential
• Ability to lead, supervise and support clinical and non-clinical staff
• Strong communication with families and MDT professionals
• Flexibility according to service demands

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight for children’s complex care packages (priority caseload) and involvement in adult packages
• Support and supervise field staff, nurses and care teams
• Complete clinical assessments, competency checks and observations of practice
• Attend family meetings, MDT reviews and case management meetings
• Conduct audits, spot checks, incident reviews and governance tasks
• Ensure care plans and risk assessments are accurate and safe
• Mobilise new packages including assessments and onboarding
• Identify training needs and support clinical skill development
• Escalate safeguarding matters when required

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

MDT collaboration

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse (RSCN or RGN)

Job description

Clinical Lead Nurse (Children and Adults)

Location: North West (community-based )

Salary: £40,000-£44,000 per annum (DOE)

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Driving licence required

Secure Healthcare Solutions is expanding its Complex Care division and we are looking for a Clinical Lead Nurse with strong complex care experience. The role involves supporting children and adults with high-acuity needs in the community and providing clinical leadership across multiple packages.

We deliver 24-hour community complex care to individuals with tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG/NJ feeding, stomas, oxygen therapy, neurological conditions, ABI, spinal injuries and long-term health needs. This is a hybrid role combining community visits, clinical oversight and staff support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical oversight for children’s complex care packages (priority caseload), with additional involvement in adult packages
• Support and supervise field staff, nurses and care teams
• Complete clinical assessments, competency checks and observations of practice
• Attend family meetings, MDT discussions, CCG reviews and case management meetings
• Conduct audits, spot checks, incident reviews and clinical governance tasks
• Ensure care plans, risk assessments and documentation remain accurate and safe
• Support the mobilisation of new packages including assessments, introductions and onboarding
• Identify training needs and support ongoing clinical skill development
• Escalate risks, concerns and safeguarding matters when required

Requirements:

• Registered Nurse (RSCN or RGN)
• Paediatric experience essential; ICU or HDU experience preferred
• Experience with tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG/NJ, stoma care and high-acuity interventions
• Community complex care experience desirable but not essential
• Ability to lead, supervise and support clinical and non-clinical staff
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with families and MDT professionals
• Ability to work flexibly according to service demands

What We Offer:

• £40,000-£44,000per annum (depending on experience)
• Support from the wider Complex Care leadership team
• Opportunities for career progression into regional or senior clinical roles
• Autonomy and flexibility within a structured, supportive environment
• The opportunity to influence high-quality care delivery for children receiving complex care in their own homes