Clinical Lead Nurse - Pediatric Complex Care (Community)

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

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.