Croydon
Location: Croydon (CR2 area) Salary: £57,267 per annum Hours: 43 hours per week | Full-time | Permanent Start: Immediate start available An established care provider is seeking an experienced and driven Clinical Lead to provide strong clinical leadership within a well-established care home in Croydon. This key leadership role focuses on delivering safe, effective, and person‑centred care, supporting nursing teams, and ensuring the highest standards of clinical governance and compliance. • Provide visible clinical leadership to nursing and care teams, • Oversee and ensure delivery of high‑quality, person‑centred care, • Lead on care planning, risk assessments, and clinical decision‑making, • Monitor and improve key clinical indicators (falls, wounds, infections, weight loss), • Manage medication systems and clinical audits, • Support residents with complex needs, including dementia, frailty, and palliative care, • Ensure full compliance with CQC standards and regulatory requirements, • Lead clinical supervision, appraisals, and competency assessments, • Support inspection readiness and drive continuous improvement, • Registered Nurse (RGN) with an active NMC PIN, • Strong clinical experience within elderly care settings, • Previous experience in a Clinical Lead or Senior Nurse role, • Strong knowledge of CQC standards, safeguarding, and clinical governance, • Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills, • Ability to lead and support multidisciplinary teams, • Sponsorship not available, • Experience managing inspections and achieving positive outcomes, • Knowledge of clinical audits and quality assurance frameworks, • Understanding of resource and budget management, • Salary of £58,000 per annum, • 43‑hour working week, • Leadership role within a supportive and structured environment, • Opportunity to influence clinical standards and service improvement, • Ongoing professional development and training, • Immediate start available Commutable areas: Croydon, South Croydon, Purley, Sanderstead, Coulsdon, Caterham, Bromley, Beckenham, West Wickham, Sutton, Wallington, Mitcham, Warlingham #J-18808-Ljbffr