Clinical Lead Nurse – Complex Care

Location: Winsford, Cheshire

Salary: £24.00 per hour (Equivalent to £49,920 per annum based on 40 hours per week)

Hours: Full-Time

Are you an experienced and passionate Senior Nurse looking to lead with compassion, expertise, and purpose? A well-established complex care service is recruiting for a Lead Nurse to support our complex care provision in Winsford.

This role combines hands-on clinical excellence with strong leadership, allowing you to shape high-quality, person-centred care and mentor a dedicated team. You will oversee the delivery of specialist support tailored to adults presenting with complex needs.

The Role & Responsibilities

• Clinical Leadership: Provide clinical guidance to the nursing and support teams, ensuring the people we support remain at the centre of everything.
• Care & Risk Management: Manage complex clinical needs, oversee risk assessments, and ensure care plans and clinical documentation are accurate and up to date.
• Clinical Standards: Maintain safe clinical practices, medication management, and strong standards around safeguarding, governance, and CQC compliance.
• Team Development: Support staff development, conduct supervision, and assess clinical competency while working closely with the management team.

What We Are Looking For

• Qualification: Valid Registered Nurse qualification with an active NMC PIN.
• Experience: Proven experience working confidently within a complex care environment.
• Specialist Knowledge: Previous experience supporting people with Acquired Brain Injuries, mental health needs, or complex behaviours is highly desirable.
• Leadership Skills: A confident decision-maker who can take ownership, make sound clinical choices, and lead by example to maintain exceptional standards.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay rate of £24.00 per hour.
• Paid training and qualifications to support your ongoing development.
• Shift Perks: Free meals on 12-hour shifts and double-time pay for allocated Christmas hours.
• Extra Benefits: Free Blue Light Card and modern care/rota technology with full training provided.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must have the permanent right to work in the UK.