Clinical Lead Nurse

Clinical Lead Nurse (Days)
Deanwood Manor, Wigan

33 hours per week - Days - 7am - 7pm - Real Living Wage (Premium pay on Care Workers)

£1500 Welcome Bonus!

Looking for a rewarding leadership role where your clinical expertise, decision-making, and ability to inspire others are genuinely valued?

At Dovehaven, we don’t just fill shifts, we build supportive teams that deliver exceptional care together. This is an opportunity to join a friendly, experienced care team within a home where residents are treated with dignity, respect, and kindness every day.

As a Clinical Lead Nurse, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining outstanding clinical standards across the home, supporting the Home Manager, and providing leadership and guidance to the nursing and care teams to ensure residents receive safe, effective, and person-centred care.

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Why People Choose This Role

• £1500 welcome bonus after qualifying period
• 12-hour shifts = more full days off
• Supportive, experienced care teams
• Fully paid induction and ongoing training
• Paid NMC renewal fee
• Accredited training towards NMC revalidation
• Career development through Dovehaven Training Academy
• A rewarding leadership role with real responsibility and autonomy
• Opportunity to influence and improve clinical practice across the home

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About Deanwood Manor

Dean Wood Manor is a care home that provides long-term facilities for up to 50 elderly residents, as well as specialising in meeting the needs of dementia sufferers, who are able to maintain as interesting and active a lifestyle as possible under the home's care and guidance.

Take a look at the home:

https://dovehaven.co.uk/our-homes/dean-wood-manor  

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What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work closely with the Home Manager and wider care team to maintain exceptional clinical standards and ensure every resident’s individual care plan is delivered with professionalism and compassion.

This includes:

• Leading and delivering high-quality, person-centred nursing care
• Providing clinical leadership, supervision, and support to nurses and care staff
• Supporting the Home Manager with clinical governance and compliance requirements
• Monitoring and auditing care practices to ensure high standards are maintained
• Administering medication safely and accurately and overseeing medication management processes
• Monitoring residents’ nutritional and dietary needs
• Supporting wound care, infection control, and pressure area care management
• Reviewing care plans, risk assessments, and clinical documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Investigating incidents, accidents, and safeguarding concerns where required
• Supporting staff development through coaching, mentoring, and competency assessments
• Leading by example to promote a safe environment for residents and staff
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, healthcare professionals, and external agencies
• Supporting quality improvement initiatives and preparing for inspections and audits

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What Matters Most

We’re looking for a Clinical Lead Nurse who is passionate about delivering exceptional care, developing others, and driving high clinical standards.

The right candidate will be:

• Calm, dependable, and compassionate
• A confident clinical leader with excellent communication skills
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and highly organised
• Skilled at motivating and supporting multidisciplinary teams
• Able to work independently and make sound clinical decisions
• Passionate about delivering high-quality elderly and dementia care
• Adaptable and able to work well under pressure
• Committed to continuous improvement and best practice
• Dedicated to maintaining outstanding clinical and regulatory standards

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Essential Skills & Experience

For this role, it is essential that you:

• Are currently registered with the NMC for the appropriate client group (valid PIN required)
• Have previous care home experience
• Have experience in medication administration and clinical oversight
• Have knowledge of wound care, infection control, and pressure area care
• Have experience leading, supervising, or mentoring nursing and care teams
• Have strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• Have experience completing audits, care plan reviews, and clinical documentation
• Have a good understanding of CQC standards and clinical governance processes

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What You’ll Get

• £1500 welcome bonus after qualifying period
• Fortnightly pay
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Company pension scheme
• Paid DBS check
• Paid NMC PIN renewal fee
• Uniform provided
• Fully paid induction training
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• 4 days accredited training per year towards NMC registration
• Career progression through Dovehaven Training Academy
• Opportunities to develop your leadership and management skills

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Important Information

• Day shifts available
• 7am–7pm - rota basis
• Alternate weekend availability required
• Enhanced DBS required
• No sponsorship available

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice

If you feel you have the right values for our family-run company, you will be supported through a programme of induction, training, and development throughout your career with us.

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