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Willing Care Recruitment Limited; Pennington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS

Annual leave progression

Training & development

Growing care group

Job summary

Willing Care Recruitment Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse for a care home providing residential, nursing and dementia care. Your 40-hour week will mix hands-on nursing with supervision, driving clinical standards and supporting the nursing team.

You will lead on medication management, care planning, governance and audits, while building a compassionate, hands-on clinical leadership culture within the home.

Qualifications

• Active nursing registration with NMC (RGN or RMN)
• Senior nursing experience within a nursing/care home environment
• Strong knowledge of older adult and dementia care
• Good safeguarding, clinical governance and regulatory understanding
• Experience with medication management, care planning and risk assessments
• Experience conducting clinical audits and quality improvement
• Strong communication and decision‑making skills
• Compassionate, hands‑on clinical leadership style

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership across the home
• Mix of clinical and supernumerary hours
• Support, guide and develop nurses and care colleagues
• Oversee residents' nursing needs and ensure safe, person-centered care
• Review care plans, medications, risk assessments and clinical documentation
• Support residents with nursing and dementia care needs
• Lead clinical audits and contribute to quality assurance and continuous improvement
• Identify areas for improvement and drive high standards
• Maintain safeguarding, infection control and clinical governance
• Collaborate with residents, relatives and external healthcare professionals
• Support clinical development of the home with the management team
• Foster a positive, confident nursing culture as the home grows

Skills

NMC registration (RGN/RMN)

Senior nursing experience

Older adult & dementia care

Safeguarding & governance

Medication management & care planning

Clinical audits & quality improvement

Communication & decision-making

Hands-on compassionate leadership

Job description

£50,000 per year | 40 Hours per Week | Clinical & Supernumerary Hours

Strong clinical leadership means being able to support the team, maintain high standards and still stay connected to the residents receiving the care.

This beautifully designed home is the newest addition to a growing care group, providing high-quality residential, nursing and dementia care for older adults. The environment has been thoughtfully created to provide comfort and familiarity while supporting residents’ changing needs, independence and quality of life.

As Clinical Lead Nurse, your 40-hour week will include a mixture of clinical and supernumerary hours, giving you time to provide hands‑on nursing care while also overseeing clinical practice, supporting the nursing team and driving consistently high standards across the home.

What We’re Looking For

Active

NMC registration as an RGN or RMN

Senior nursing experience within a nursing or care home environment

Strong clinical knowledge across

older adult nursing and dementia care

Confidence leading and supporting nurses and care colleagues

Strong knowledge of medication management, care planning and clinical risk assessments

Good understanding of

safeguarding, clinical governance and regulatory requirements

Experience with clinical audits and quality improvement

Strong communication and decision‑making skills

A compassionate, hands‑on approach to clinical leadership

What You’ll Receive

£50,000 per year

Mixture of clinical and supernumerary hours

Paid enhanced DBS check

Annual leave increasing with length of service

• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunity to join the newest home within a growing care group
• Scope to continue developing your clinical leadership career

Your Role

• Provide visible clinical leadership across the home
• Work a combination of hands‑on clinical and dedicated supernumerary hours
• Support, guide and develop nurses and care colleagues
• Maintain oversight of residents’ nursing needs and ensure care remains safe and person‑centred
• Review care plans, medication management, risk assessments and clinical documentation
• Support residents living with nursing and dementia care needs
• Lead clinical audits and contribute to quality assurance and continuous improvement
• Identify areas for improvement and support the team to maintain consistently high standards
• Maintain excellent safeguarding, infection control and clinical governance practices
• Work closely with residents, relatives and external healthcare professionals
• Support the wider management team with the clinical development of the home
• Help build a positive and confident nursing culture as the home continues to grow

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, verification of the right to work in the UK, NMC registration checks and any other pre‑employment checks required for the role.