Clinical Nurse Lead

Priory Group; Bury; Sur place; GBP 41 000 - 51 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits (gym, IT devices)

Leadership development

Sponsorship of professional quals

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Résumé du poste

Priory Highbank Centre in Highbank, England, is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Lead to lead our busy neuro-rehabilitation MDT. This permanent full-time role offers 37.5 hours per week and a salary of £46,000 per year.

You will provide clinical leadership, manage the nursing team, and work with consultants, GPs, therapists and external professionals to deliver person-centred care and evidence-based practice. The post requires registered nurse with post-qualification experience in neurological or

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with post-qualification experience in neurological or complex care settings.
• Experience in leadership or management roles.
• Experience with tracheostomy and long-term ventilation is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop the site clinical team, promoting evidence-based, person-centred care.
• Supervise nursing staff, mentor colleagues, and conduct appraisals.
• Coordinate with MDT members and external professionals to meet service goals.
• Oversee admissions assessments and plan interventions with the MDT.
• Lead clinical governance, audits and maintain standards.
• Provide on-call leadership as needed.

Connaissances

Leadership

Nursing

Clinical leadership

Formation

Registered Nurse registration

Description du poste

Clinical Nurse Lead

Application Deadline: 20 October 2026

Department: Nursing

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Highbank AC

Compensation: £46,000 / year

Description

Priory Highbank Centre

£46,000 per annum

Full Time - 37.5 hours

Highbank has an opportunity for a Clinical Lead to join our team.

The Priory Highbank Centre is a 19 bedded facility for Neuro-rehabilitation and complex neuro-disability. Service users are referred mainly from NHS funders across the country for slow stream neuro rehabilitation or specialist assessments like PDoC assessments by experienced clinicians. The team also manages those people with complex tracheostomy and/or mechanical ventilation for specialist assessments or slow stream neuro-rehabilitation.

What you'll be doing

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.

If successful, you would become part of and be the Lead of our dedicated multidisciplinary Clinical team who offer an evidence-based approach to person-centred care and therapy.

You will be working in conjunction with other experienced members of the MDT, including a Consultant, GP, nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapist, neuropsychologist, and external professionals, with excellent communication and organisational skills to promote team goals.

• To promote, monitor and implement standards for service provision within the clinical environments, evaluating through clinical governance and audits as per company guidance and standards.
• Provide clinical leadership, positive role modelling to the whole team, ensuring effective communication across the multidisciplinary team, through supervision, mentoring and appraisals.
• Develop close working relationships with external professionals and clinical colleagues, ensuring clinical practice is in line with Priory policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards
• Be the leader for the clinical team at site, directly supervising the nursing team and supporting other clinicians as a senior clinical colleague.
• Be the main contact and liaison person for commissioners, families and other external professionals who supports our service users at site
• Conduct and organize pre- admission assessments following referrals from external stakeholders and consultants, working with the whole MDT.
• Carry out nursing and neuro assessments alongside other clinical colleagues to identify service user needs, before planning and delivering the appropriate interventions.
• Compose Nursing reports and attend / lead on multidisciplinary team meetings / reports with other senior clinicians.
• Lead the implementation of new innovations within their site and sharing best practice with colleagues within the service.
• Undertake on-call duties as part of the leadership team at site to advise and support team as required.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

You will be an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Nurse with post qualification experience. You will have managerial or leadership experience, preferably working in a neurological or complex care service in a mixture of physical, sensory, cognitive, emotional & psychological difficulties e.g. prolonged disorders of consciousness, long term medical conditions, tracheostomy and long term mechanical ventilation etc.

Applicants will be subject to recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasis the Unit's commitment to the safeguarding of its service users.

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Designated supernumery hours to do leadership and managerial duties
• All mandatory training provided at site
• Support and opportunities for continuing professional development and specialist training relevant to the speciality
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.