Band 8a Clinical Lead Nurse

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality healthcare in the community? We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Clinical Lead, a developmental role for an experienced District Nurse or Community Matron to join our senior leadership team within Adult Community Services in Surrey.

As a Clinical Lead, you will provide outstanding professional leadership, with a strong focus on patient safety and the quality of care. You will bring expert knowledge in Community Nursing to support your team, drive service improvement, and lead on clinical excellence, research, education, and the advancement of community nursing practice. Your work will align with both local priorities and national healthcare strategies.

This role is based at Farnham Hospital, covering the Surrey Heath locality, and requires travel across the area as needed.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and policies.
• Provide expert clinical advice across services and the local health economy.
• Identify and respond to the health needs of the local population, supporting public health strategies.
• Hold clinical and managerial responsibility for the on-call service within a defined area.
• Engage in management supervision, one-to-ones, and coaching for staff development.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate services.
• Participate in research and audits to improve service delivery.
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards and lead clinical governance.
• Monitor and evaluate service performance and capacity.
• Lead service redesign and strategic change using project management methodologies.
• Develop business cases and manage financial planning within the service.

Please refer to the full job description attached for a comprehensive list of responsibilities.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK, working with commissioners and communities to improve outcomes. We deliver adult and children’s community health services, primary care, urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, adult social care, and wellbeing services, supporting millions across England annually. Our values are : we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer, providing inclusive facilities and adjustments.

Roles may close early if highly subscribed, so apply promptly. For more about HCRG Care Group, visit our website .

Job responsibilities

As a Band 8a Clinical Lead Nurse, you will receive benefits including :

Person Specification

General Requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975, with necessary disclosures made accordingly.

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