Clinical Lead
Pay: Competitive Salary
Contract: Full-Time and Permanent
Location: Leicester
Are you an experienced care professional looking for your next step?
Do you have strong clinical experience, enjoy supporting teams, and want to take a leading role in delivering excellent care?
At Kara Healthcare, we're looking for an experienced and compassionate Clinical Lead to join our team in Leicester.
As Clinical Lead, you'll be an important part of the leadership team within the home. You'll combine your clinical knowledge with strong leadership skills to make sure our residents receive safe, compassionate, and person-centred care.
You'll work closely with the Home Manager, care team, residents, families, and healthcare professionals to maintain high standards and support the team to provide the very best care.
About Kara Healthcare
At Kara Healthcare, we provide high-quality dementia, nursing, residential, and respite care.
We believe every resident deserves to be treated with dignity, kindness, and respect. Our approach is centred around the individual, making sure their choices, preferences, health, and wellbeing are always at the heart of the care we provide.
Our clinical and care teams play a vital role in making this happen, and we're looking for a Clinical Lead who can provide strong leadership while also being a visible and supportive member of the team.
What You'll Be Doing
As Clinical Lead, you'll take responsibility for supporting the clinical delivery within the home while working alongside the Home Manager and wider leadership team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing strong clinical leadership and support to the care team.
- Ensuring residents receive safe, effective, and person-centred care.
- Supporting colleagues with clinical decision-making and day-to-day care.
- Assessing, monitoring, and reviewing residents' health and wellbeing.
- Ensuring care plans and clinical records are accurate, up to date, and reflective of residents' needs.
- Supporting safe medication management and medicines practices.
- Identifying changes in residents' health and ensuring appropriate action is taken.
- Liaising with GPs, district nurses, pharmacists, hospitals, and other healthcare professionals.
- Supporting the management of clinical incidents, safeguarding concerns, and complaints.
- Leading and supporting clinical audits and quality improvement activity.
- Monitoring clinical standards and identifying areas where improvements can be made.
- Supporting the Home Manager with CQC compliance and inspections.
- Ensuring relevant clinical policies and procedures are followed.
- Coaching, mentoring, and developing care colleagues.
- Supporting new members of the team as they settle into the home.
- Promoting best practice and sharing your knowledge with the wider team.
- Supporting staff training and development where appropriate.
- Building positive relationships with residents and their families.
- Helping create a culture where high-quality care, dignity, and compassion come first.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an experienced care professional who is confident taking on clinical leadership responsibilities.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in a senior clinical or care role.
- Experience working within adult social care, nursing homes, hospitals, or a similar healthcare environment.
- Experience working with older people and/or residents living with dementia or complex care needs.
- Strong clinical knowledge and decision-making skills.
- Experience supporting or supervising care teams.
- A good understanding of safeguarding and clinical governance.
- Knowledge of CQC requirements and adult social care regulations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.
- Confidence dealing with clinical situations and making appropriate decisions.
- A calm, caring, and professional approach.
- A genuine passion for providing high-quality care.
Previous experience as a Clinical Lead, Deputy Manager, Senior Carer, Unit Manager, or similar senior position would be advantageous.
Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is passionate about care and wants to make a genuine difference to the lives of our residents.
Why Join Kara Healthcare?
At Kara Healthcare, we understand the difference that good clinical leadership can make.
As Clinical Lead, you'll have the opportunity to use your experience to support your colleagues, improve standards, and make sure residents receive the care they deserve.
You'll be supported by the Home Manager and wider leadership team while having the opportunity to take ownership of clinical standards within the home.
In Return, We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Full-time, permanent employment
- A key clinical leadership role within a growing healthcare organisation
- Supportive and approachable management
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunities for career progression
- The opportunity to develop your leadership and clinical skills
- A supportive and friendly working environment
- The chance to make a genuine difference to residents and their families
- The opportunity to work alongside a dedicated care team
Ready for Your Next Step?
If you're an experienced care professional who is ready to take on more responsibility, support a team, and help drive high standards of care, we'd love to hear from you.
We're looking for someone who can lead with confidence, care with compassion, and use their experience to make a real difference every day.
Apply today and join Kara Healthcare as our next Clinical Lead in Leicester.