Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced nurse looking to take the next step in your career?
Join Paragon Home Healthcare, a nurse-led, award-wining provider of complex homecare, and help shape the standards of care that truly changes lives.
Role- Clinical Lead Nurse
Location- Richmond Head Office & Client Homes
Employment - Full-time, Permanent
Salary- £45,000 per annum
Main duties of the job
As our Clinical Lead Nurse, you'll provide professional nursing leadership and clinical expertise across our homeware services, supporting individuals with spinal cord injuries and complex needs to live independently at home.
You'll lead on clinical training, supervision and quality assurance- ensuring that all care delivery meets CQC, NMC, NICE, and Skills for Care standards.
Working closely with our Director of Nursing & Clinical Governance, and other members of the Clinical team, you'll guide and mentor Care Managers and Care teams, validate clinical procedures, and ensure the highest standards of safety and compassion.
This role involves regular travel to conduct supervisions and clinical training in client's homes, ensuring best practice is maintained across the field.
You'll also participate in our on-call rota, which means being available to accept calls during evenings and weekends for one week (Wednesday to Wednesday) approximately every seven weeks, for which time off in lieu is offered.
About us
About Paragon Home Healthcare
We are proud to be the trusted homecare provider for individuals with spinal cord injuries and complex needs, recognised for delivering safe, compassionate, and person-centred care.
At Paragon, our mission is simple to help people live independently and with dignity in their own homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide visible nursing leadership and clinical oversight across homecare services
- Develop, review, and validate clinical procedures and competency frameworks
- Deliver and assess advanced clinical skills training (e.g. tracheostomy, ventilation, enteral feeding)
- Lead audits, governance reviews, and clinical quality assurance
- Support safeguarding, medication governance, and infection control
- Conduct clinical supervisions and training visits in clients homes
- Mentor and support Care Managers, Supervisors, and Registered Nurses
- Participate in the on-call rota as part of the wider Clinical Team
- Deputise for the Director of Nursing when required in governance matters
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide visible nursing leadership and clinical oversight across homecare services
- Develop, review, and validate clinical procedures and competency frameworks
- Deliver and assess advanced clinical skills training (e.g. tracheostomy, ventilation, enteral feeding)
- Lead audits, governance reviews, and clinical quality assurance
- Support safeguarding, medication governance, and infection control
- Conduct clinical supervisions and training visits in clients homes
- Mentor and support Care Managers, Supervisors, and Registered Nurses
- Participate in the on-call rota as part of the wider Clinical Team
- Deputise for the Director of Nursing when required in governance matters
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You're a confident and compassionate Registered Nurse (Adult) with a strong background in community or complex care. You thrive on ensuring high standards and empowering others through leadership and training.
Experience
Essential
- NMC Registration (Adult)
- Significant post-registration experience in community or complex care
- Proven ability to lead clinical training and supervision
- Strong understanding of CQC, NMC, NICE, and Safeguarding frameworks
- Excellent communication, mentorship, and organisational skills
- A full UK driving licence and confidence travelling to client homes
- A proactive, accountable, and team-focused approach
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You're a confident and compassionate Registered Nurse (Adult) with a strong background in community or complex care. You thrive on ensuring high standards and empowering others through leadership and training.
Experience
Essential
- NMC Registration (Adult)
- Significant post-registration experience in community or complex care
- Proven ability to lead clinical training and supervision
- Strong understanding of CQC, NMC, NICE, and Safeguarding frameworks
- Excellent communication, mentorship, and organisational skills
- A full UK driving licence and confidence travelling to client homes
- A proactive, accountable, and team-focused approach
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).
