Regional Clinical Lead

Description:

Regional Clinical Lead – South West Region
Competitive salary + benefits

Are you an experienced clinical professional looking for your next challenge? Do you enjoy supporting teams, developing clinical skills and ensuring high standards of care?

We’re looking for a Regional Clinical Lead, ideally based around Exeter, to provide clinical oversight and training across our Truro, Plymouth, Exeter/Newton Abbot and Swindon branches. You’ll support complex care packages, deliver clinical training, complete competency assessments and help ensure consistently high standards of care and compliance.

The role is field-based, with regular travel across the South West and occasional travel to other regions, particularly Hampshire and Wiltshire.

Job Summary:

As a Regional Clinical Lead at Nurseplus, you will play a vital leadership role in maintaining and elevating clinical excellence across your assigned region. You will be responsible for overseeing clinical practice and clinical training across multiple branches, supporting branch teams, and ensuring that clinical standards, and compliance are consistently met. This is a dynamic, field-based position requiring regular travel and strong engagement with both internal teams and external healthcare bodies.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide clinical leadership and oversight to a defined group of branches within your allocated region.
Engage and build strong relationships with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to support Nurseplus’ presence on regional frameworks.
Support local branches in managing Nurses and Care Support Workers, ensuring their training, clinical competencies, and development needs are met.
Deliver clinical training (within your skill set) and complete clinical competency assessments and sign-offs.
Conduct field-based supervisions for both qualified and unqualified staff working in complex clinical care packages.
Actively contribute to the wider clinical team, offering support, guidance, and promoting best practices.
Ensure the consistent implementation of high-quality clinical care and compliance with governance standards.
Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and risk evaluations for new client referrals, developing bespoke, outcome-focused care plans.
Undertake regular reassessments for existing clients, ensuring care plans are up to date and reflective of current needs.
Monitor and evaluate clinical outcomes, identifying and addressing areas for continuous improvement.
Remain up to date with current clinical developments, guidelines, and best practices.
Carry out clinical audits in collaboration with the Clinical Governance Lead, ensuring quality assurance across your region.
Support safeguarding efforts in conjunction with local branches, ensuring robust protection and oversight for vulnerable clients.
Desirable Skills:

Tracheostomy care
Mechanical ventilation support
Cough assist techniques
Oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning
Nebuliser and oxygen therapy
Epilepsy management
Enteral feeding (NG, PEG, PEJ, PEG-J)
Bowel and stoma care
Catheter care
Medication management
Experience supporting complex and challenging behaviours.
Experience working with individuals with mental health needs.
Experience supporting individuals with ASD, ADHD, and learning difficulties
Personal Attributes and Requirements:

Willingness to travel frequently within your designated region and to other regions as needed
Excellent organisational and time-management skills
Proficient in IT systems and documentation
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Confident and proactive clinical decision-making abilities
Ability to work independently and remain calm under pressure
Join Nurseplus and play a key role in delivering compassionate, clinically excellent care across the UK.

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