Paediatric Clinical Lead

Manageable caseload | Make a genuine difference | Clinical autonomy and leadership | Long-term progression

If you're a children's nurse who enjoys building meaningful relationships with families and making a lasting impact, this Paediatric Clinical Lead role offers the opportunity to lead highly complex care packages while retaining clinical autonomy within a supportive, nurse-led organisation.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Children's Nurse, Community Children's Nurse, Paediatric Nurse Case Manager, Senior Paediatric Nurse or clinician with recent experience supporting children with highly complex healthcare needs who is looking to step into a leadership role.

As a Paediatric Clinical Lead, you'll oversee a well-structured caseload of complex care packages across Hampshire, all located within approximately one hour of Southampton. You'll help children with highly complex healthcare needs remain safely at home while supporting families through some of the most challenging periods of their lives. You'll also have the opportunity to shape service development and be supported by an experienced clinical and operational leadership team.

Package & Benefits

• £50,000 to £54,000 per annum plus bonus entitlements.
• Achievable profit-related bonus scheme.
• Birthday off work and enhanced annual leave with service.
• Company sick pay scheme and wellness programme.
• Paid charity days and company events.
• Structured and shared on-call rota with leadership support and enhanced payments.
• Blue Light Card discounts.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Supportive leadership team with long-term progression opportunities.
• All packages located within approximately one hour of Southampton.

About the Company

This nurse-led complex care provider has more than 10 years' experience delivering specialist community services to children and adults with complex healthcare needs. Known for its strong clinical governance and supportive culture, the organisation continues to invest in its people and services while maintaining a family-oriented and values-led approach, making it an excellent environment for a Paediatric Clinical Lead to develop and progress.

The service supports children and young people with highly complex clinical needs, including tracheostomy care, ventilation management, enteral feeding, epilepsy management, neurological conditions and complex physical disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• As a Paediatric Clinical Lead, manage a caseload of paediatric complex care clients and oversee the safe delivery of highly complex care packages.
• Complete clinical assessments and support the mobilisation of new care packages and transitions home.
• Oversee care plans, risk assessments, clinical documentation and competency assessments for care staff.
• Work closely with families, commissioners and multidisciplinary teams while supporting quality improvement initiatives and service development projects.

About You

• Active and unrestricted NMC registration.
• Essential experience caring for children with highly complex healthcare needs, including exposure to tracheostomy care, ventilation management, BiPAP, CPAP, enteral feeding or similar interventions.
• Paediatric complex care experience is desirable and community healthcare experience is desirable but not essential.
• Full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle.

Interested?
If you are interested in applying for this Paediatric Clinical Lead position, please click apply or contact Ehsan at Leaders in Care on 07533 113393, quoting the reference number below. An informal, confidential conversation is welcomed.

Reference: LICEA