Paediatric Clinical Lead

Leaders in Care; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

33 days annual leave

Company pension

Laptop and mobile phone

Paid mileage

Ongoing clinical training and PD

Career progression opportunities

Growth of service

Job summary

Leaders in Care is seeking a Paediatric Clinical Lead to join an outstanding, nurse‑led community complex care provider. You will initially oversee up to five packages across Dorset and help expand the service, with a hybrid pattern (two days from home, three days in the community) and a 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday schedule.

You will lead clinical governance, provide training and support, and build strong relationships with families, schools and multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration.
• At least three years' UK paediatric nursing experience.
• Recent hands-on care for children with complex needs in the last two years.
• Clinical skills in tracheostomy care, ventilation, CPAP/BiPAP, feeding and airway management.
• Experience supervising or leading clinical teams.
• Excellent assessment, communication and decision‑making skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across Dorset.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight of paediatric complex care packages across Dorset.
• Initially manage up to five packages with growth alongside service expansion.
• Complete clinical assessments, care plans, risk assessments and reviews.
• Deliver training, supervision and ongoing support to Healthcare Assistants and Nurses.
• Support mobilisation of new complex care packages across Dorset.
• Build relationships with families, case managers, commissioners and MDTs.
• Maintain clinical governance, safeguarding and compliance across packages.
• Participate in clinical reviews, QA visits and service development.
• Support recruitment, retention and development of care teams.
• Promote outstanding clinical outcomes and person-centred care.

Skills

NMC-registered Children's Nurse

Leadership / team supervision

Clinical assessment and decision‑makin

Education

NMC registration as Children's Nurse (RSCN/RN Child)

Job description

Outstanding-rated provider | Growth opportunity | Hybrid working | Paediatric complex care | Monday to Friday | Career progression

Are you an experienced Children's Nurse looking to step into a leadership role where you can genuinely influence the growth of a high-quality community complex care service?

We are recruiting for a Paediatric Clinical Lead to join an Outstanding CQC-rated, nurse-led complex care provider delivering specialist care to children with complex clinical needs in their own homes. Covering community complex care packages across Dorset, this is a genuine growth opportunity where you'll initially manage a small caseload of up to five community packages, allowing you the time to build strong clinical relationships while supporting the continued expansion of the service.

This hybrid role offers two days working from home and three days in the community, providing an excellent work-life balance while remaining closely connected to children, families and clinical teams.

The Role

As a Paediatric Clinical Lead, you will:

• Provide clinical oversight of paediatric complex care packages across Dorset.
• Initially manage a caseload of up to five packages, with responsibility growing alongside service expansion.
• Complete comprehensive clinical assessments, care plans, risk assessments and regular package reviews.
• Deliver clinical training, competency assessments, supervisions and ongoing support to Healthcare Assistants and Nurses.
• Support the mobilisation of new complex care packages across Dorset.
• Build strong relationships with children, families, case managers, commissioners, schools and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure clinical governance, safeguarding and compliance standards are maintained across all packages.
• Participate in clinical reviews, quality assurance visits and service development initiatives.
• Support the recruitment, retention and development of high-performing care teams.
• Promote outstanding clinical outcomes and person-centred care at every stage of the patient journey.

About You

To be successful in this Paediatric Clinical Lead position, you will have:

• Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN or RN Child) with a current NMC registration.
• At least three years' UK paediatric nursing experience.
• Recent hands-on experience caring for children with complex clinical needs within the last two years.
• Clinical experience with tracheostomy care, invasive or non-invasive ventilation, CPAP, BiPAP, enteral feeding and airway management.
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring or leading clinical teams.
• Excellent assessment, communication and clinical decision‑making skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to community complex care packages across Dorset.

Package & Benefits

• Salary of £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experience.
• Hybrid working with two days working from home and three days in the community.
• Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
• 33 days annual leave.
• Company pension.
• Laptop and mobile phone.
• Paid mileage.
• Ongoing clinical training and professional development.
• Genuine opportunities to progress into Senior Clinical Lead and Regional Clinical Leadership positions.
• The opportunity to play a key role in the growth of an Outstanding-rated complex care service.

About the Company

Our client is an Outstanding CQC-rated, nurse-led provider specialising in paediatric community complex care. They support children with a wide range of complex clinical needs, enabling them to remain safely at home with their families while receiving exceptional, personalised care.

Following continued growth and increasing demand across Dorset, they are expanding their clinical leadership team. This role has been created to support that growth, making it an excellent opportunity for a Paediatric Clinical Lead who wants to help shape and develop services while maintaining the highest standards of clinical care.