Job summary
Are you an inspiring clinical leader with a passion for delivering exceptional community nursing care?
We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Lead to join our Adult Community Nursing service, providing visible leadership and driving service excellence across the Guildford and Waverley.
As Clinical Lead, you will be responsible for delivering a safe, high-quality and efficient community nursing service within a defined locality. You will provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership to District Nursing teams and locality-based services, ensuring care is responsive to the needs of our patients, carers, and local population.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and influence community nursing, working at the heart of integrated neighbourhood teams and collaborating closely with GPs, Social Care, Mental Health, and other professional partners. You will be part of our senior leadership team, championing innovation, driving service transformation, and ensuring high standards of care, governance, and workforce development.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the senior leadership team with direct responsibility for East Waverley District Nursing, District Nursing Unscheduled Care, Phlebotomy and Night Response. Working with service lines Operational Team Leads, District Nurse and the SLT to ensure service delivery across Guildford and Waverley, 7 days a week.
Key Responsibilities
o Lead the delivery of safe, evidence-based and high-quality community nursing services.o Ensure seamless patient pathways from referral to discharge, promoting dignity, involvement, and person-centred care.o Chair monthly locality meetings and drive service improvement, quality monitoring, and KPI performance.
o Work clinically for 20% of the week to maintain competence and visibility in practice.
o Line manage Band 7 District Nurses and Operational Team Leads, including Night Responseo Line manage District Nursing Urgent Community Response team and phlebotomy.o Oversee workforce planning, off-duty management, training compliance, sickness absence, and recruitment for defined locality and portfolio.o Manage locality budgets, contribute to cost improvement plans, and ensure equitable use of resources.
About us
The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.
With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.
We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work.
Why Join Us?
A supportive senior leadership team committed to staff wellbeing and development All senior leadership roles are held by clincla staff Opportunities to drive genuine transformation in community nursing Highly collaborative working across the Guildford & Waverley system Strong focus on professional development, leadership growth, and career progression
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact on community nursing and lead committed teams delivering outstanding patient care, wed love to hear from you.
We are looking for someone who is:
A registered nurse with strong community nursing experience. A confident leader able to inspire teams and manage complex operational services. Skilled in problem-solving, communication, and collaborative working across organisational boundaries. Passionate about high-quality patient care, innovation, and improving population health. Able to balance strategic leadership with hands-on clinical practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work.
Why Join Us?
A supportive senior leadership team committed to staff wellbeing and development All senior leadership roles are held by clincla staff Opportunities to drive genuine transformation in community nursing Highly collaborative working across the Guildford & Waverley system Strong focus on professional development, leadership growth, and career progression
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact on community nursing and lead committed teams delivering outstanding patient care, wed love to hear from you.
We are looking for someone who is:
A registered nurse with strong community nursing experience. A confident leader able to inspire teams and manage complex operational services. Skilled in problem-solving, communication, and collaborative working across organisational boundaries. Passionate about high-quality patient care, innovation, and improving population health. Able to balance strategic leadership with hands-on clinical practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
- Evidence of level 7 / masters level study, or equivalent experience
- Completion of DN SPQ
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Management / Leadership course
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Clinically competent in areas relevant to adult community nursing as 40% of this post is clinical
- Extensive experience at Band 7+ in the community healthcare setting
- Knowledge and understanding of budget and financial controls at minimum band 7
- Proven evidence of implementing local change with positive effect
- Proven evidence of implementing local change with positive effect E
- Experience of working effectively between operational activities and urgent patient / staff issues
- Experience and understanding of recruitment processes
- Experience of people management, including appraisals and managing sickness / performance
- Experience of leading and teaching and ability to give presentations to groups
- Experience of chairing meetings / MDTs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
- Evidence of level 7 / masters level study, or equivalent experience
- Completion of DN SPQ
- Teaching / Assessing / Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Management / Leadership course
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Clinically competent in areas relevant to adult community nursing as 40% of this post is clinical
- Extensive experience at Band 7+ in the community healthcare setting
- Knowledge and understanding of budget and financial controls at minimum band 7
- Proven evidence of implementing local change with positive effect
- Proven evidence of implementing local change with positive effect E
- Experience of working effectively between operational activities and urgent patient / staff issues
- Experience and understanding of recruitment processes
- Experience of people management, including appraisals and managing sickness / performance
- Experience of leading and teaching and ability to give presentations to groups
- Experience of chairing meetings / MDTs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
