Paediatric Nurse

Empowering U; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Paid time off

Performance bonuses

Employee development programs

Health & Wellbeing app access

Staff events

Job summary

Empowering U in the United Kingdom is seeking a Branch Nurse to assess, plan, implement and review high-quality care packages for adults living in the community, delivering person-centred care with clinical leadership and safeguarding. You will work with clients, families and professionals to ensure safe, dignified care.

This role covers complex needs across homecare settings; requires an NMC PIN, enhanced DBS, and strong English.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC PIN.
• Experience in clinical assessment, care planning and risk assessment.
• Supervising, supporting and developing care staff.
• Experience in community/homecare settings.
• Enhanced DBS required.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical assessments and plan personalised care.
• Oversee care package delivery and monitor outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervise staff.
• Ensure medication safety and infection control.
• Maintain high-quality documentation and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Community nursing

Education

NMC PIN registration

Job description

Full-Time | Part-Time | Bank | Permanent

Make a Real Difference Every Day

Empowering U Healthcare is a specialist provider of complex, person-centred care, supporting individuals to live fulfilling and independent lives in their own homes. We are a nurse-led organisation committed to compassion, dignity, and high-quality care.

About The Role

Job Purpose

As a Branch Nurse, you will play a key role in assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing high-quality care packages for adults living in the community. You will ensure that care is safe, effective, person-centred, and tailored to each individual's needs. Working closely with clients, families, care staff, and multidisciplinary professionals, you will provide clinical leadership, delegation, training, and support to maintain the highest standards of care delivery.

This role involves supporting adults with a wide range of needs, including complex health conditions, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs, neurological conditions, palliative care requirements, and age-related health conditions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Care Assessment and Planning

• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments to identify the health, social, emotional, and environmental needs of clients.
• Develop, implement, review, and update person-centred care plans tailored to individual needs, preferences, goals, and outcomes.
• Complete risk assessments and develop strategies to minimise identified risks while promoting independence and quality of life.
• Ensure all care plans reflect current best practice, safeguarding principles, and regulatory requirements.
• Assess adults with complex care needs, including those requiring specialist interventions, long-term condition management, and end-of-life care.

2. Care Implementation and Monitoring

• Oversee the delivery of care packages, ensuring care is provided in accordance with agreed care plans and clinical standards.
• Regularly monitor, evaluate, and review care outcomes, making recommendations and adjustments where required.
• Work collaboratively with service users, families, healthcare professionals, local authorities, and other stakeholders to ensure coordinated and holistic care.
• Support hospital discharges and transitions of care where appropriate.
• Ensure care delivery promotes dignity, choice, independence, and positive outcomes for adults receiving support.

3. Clinical Delegation and Oversight

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight to care staff delivering delegated healthcare tasks.
• Assess competency and safely delegate nursing interventions in line with NMC guidance and organisational policies.
• Provide ongoing supervision, guidance, and support to care teams undertaking clinical responsibilities.
• Ensure safe administration and management of medications and other clinical interventions.
• Promote best practice in infection prevention and control, safeguarding, moving and handling, and clinical governance.

4. Care Staff Training and Development

• Deliver, facilitate, and evaluate training on clinical skills, nursing procedures, and care-related topics.
• Support competency assessments and sign-off processes for delegated healthcare tasks.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to care staff.
• Identify learning needs and support continuous improvement through individual and team development plans.
• Promote a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous learning within the branch.

5. Documentation, Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely records of assessments, care planning activities, reviews, and clinical interventions.
• Ensure all documentation complies with CQC standards, NMC requirements, GDPR, and company policies.
• Participate in audits, quality assurance processes, investigations, and service improvement initiatives.
• Monitor incidents, accidents, and concerns, ensuring appropriate actions and learning outcomes are implemented.
• Support the branch in maintaining compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Excellent clinical assessment, care planning, and risk management skills.
• Strong knowledge of adult health conditions and complex care requirements.
• Ability to develop and maintain detailed, person-centred care plans and clinical documentation.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and staff development skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with clients, families, professionals, and colleagues.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a community setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), infection prevention and control, and clinical governance.
• Strong understanding of CQC regulations, NMC standards, and best practice guidance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN.
• Demonstrable experience in clinical assessment, care planning, and risk assessment.
• Experience supervising, supporting, and developing care staff.
• Experience working with adults in community, homecare, hospital, residential, or nursing care settings.
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Previous experience in a leadership, supervisory, mentoring, or clinical governance role.
• Experience supporting adults with:

  • Learning disabilities

  • Autism spectrum conditions
  • Mental health needs
  • Physical disabilities
  • Neurological conditions
  • Complex care requirements
  • Palliative and end-of-life care needs
  • Dementia and age-related conditions
• Experience in community nursing, complex care, ICU, ED, case management, or specialist clinical services.
• Experience completing competency assessments and delivering staff training.

This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults receiving care and support while helping to develop and maintain a highly skilled and compassionate workforce.

Required Criteria

• Compassionate, patient, and reliable
• Strong spoken and written English
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Enhanced DBS required
• Do you have a valid NMC Pin

Desired Criteria

• Experience with children or complex needs preferred but not essential
• Full UK driving licence & access to a vehicle preferred

Skills Needed

About The Company

Empowering U is dedicated to promoting dignity, choice, and independence through exceptional staffing and personalised support.

Our committed local teams work with compassion and expertise to empower individuals to re-enable, rebuild confidence, and lead fulfilling lives. Our person-centred approach focuses on creating a supportive environment where individuals feel valued, understood, and encouraged, helping to build confidence, improve communication, and enhance overall wellbeing. Through our innovative methods and commitment to excellence, we ensure our services enrich lives and help people enjoy a more independent and meaningful future.

Empowering U provides clear opportunities for progression, supported by in-house and specialist external training to give you the skills and confidence you need.

Company Culture

At Empowering U, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our teams work together to provide personalised, meaningful care that supports individuals and families to live with confidence, dignity, and independence. Every person we support has their own story, needs, and goals. While each journey is unique, our commitment to exceptional, compassionate care never changes.

We champion a culture of support, collaboration, and genuine connection. Whether it’s team days for our case management team, weekly designated hours for open conversations, or fun event days at the office, we make sure our people feel valued, heard, and part of something bigger.

We’re with you at every step. That means ongoing guidance, open communication, and always being just a phone call away. No one in our team or in our care ever has to feel alone.

At Empowering U, we celebrate growth, encourage curiosity, and create a workplace where every person can thrive. We’re proud to build teams who lift each other up, share ideas, and bring their passion for care into everything they do.

Company Benefits

• Vacation
• Paid time off
• Performance bonuses
• Employee development programs
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Wellbeing Scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Social Opportunities
• Culture of recognition
• On the job learning
• Progression opportunities
• Access to Health & Wellbeing app
• Staff celebration events

£40,000.00 per year