Clinical Development Nurse - South

About the role

As a Regional Clinical Development Nurse at Barchester, you'll lead, support and continually improve the clinical governance and quality of care for residents in seven of our care homes in Kent and surrounding areas. You will be expected to support the performance of each home to the highest clinical standards, review the clinical governance database and KPIs every month, analyse the results and identify practical strategies to ensure all regulations are met and that care delivery continually improves. Working closely with the Regional Director, improvement specialists and senior clinical staff in each home, you will support the continual improvement of standards, help implement key actions to address any arising issues, organise new training, attract key senior clinical staff and deliver clinical investigations. Your leadership skills and passion for delivering the best will make a real difference to the residents. Due to the regional nature of this role, a willingness for regular travel is essential.

About you

You must be a Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration, provide evidence of continued professional development and have a strong understanding of current regulatory requirements. You must be an experienced nurse who has worked in a care home environment, be a confident clinical mentor-including with newly-qualified nurses-and possess leadership skills, a sharp analytical mind, and the ability to share knowledge, build relationships, and deliver on your action plans to achieve impressive results.

Rewards package

As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits include:

• Company car, mobile phone and laptop
• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes
• Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses

If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, we would welcome your application. Terms and conditions apply.