Complex Care Lead Nurse

Hiring: Complex Care Lead Nurse

Specialisms: Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Brain Injury & Challenging Behaviour

Location: Midlands (Predominantly Staffordshire & Wolverhampton)

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 DOE

We're recruiting an experienced Complex Care Lead Nurse (RNLD / RMH) or Allied Healthcare Professional to support individuals with highly complex needs in community settings. This is a rewarding, hands-on leadership role focused on clinical quality, staff development, and positive outcomes for people with learning disabilities, mental health challenges, brain injuries, and behaviours that challenge.

This role is ideal for:

• An experienced RNLD / RMH or Allied Healthcare Professional
• Someone confident working autonomously in community-based complex care
• A clinician passionate about positive behaviour support and least-restrictive practice
• A professional with strong coaching, mentoring, and clinical leadership skills
• An individual experienced in or keen to develop skills in ARC (Assessment, Risk Management & Crisis Intervention)

In this role, you will:

• Assess, plan, and deliver person-centred care for individuals with complex needs
• Provide clinical leadership across complex care packages
• Train, guide, and support care staff to competency sign-off
• Lead and embed ARC principles, including crisis prevention, risk management, and post-incident debriefing
• Support positive behaviour strategies and behaviour support planning
• Work closely with families, carers, and multidisciplinary professionals
• Ensure care delivery aligns with best practice, safety, and quality standards

Client groups you'll support include:

• • Learning Disabilities
• • Mental Health Conditions
• • Brain Injury
• • Challenging Behaviour

What we're looking for:

• • Current NMC registration (RNLD / RMH) or HCPC registration (AHP)
• • Experience supporting individuals with complex health and behavioural needs
• • Strong clinical assessment and care planning skills
• • Excellent communication and multidisciplinary working abilities
• • Experience with ARC or willingness to complete ARC training
• • Full UK driving licence (community-based role)

Desirable:

• • Experience managing challenging behaviour
• • ARC Trainer experience or crisis intervention delivery
• • Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• • Experience training or coaching care staff and families

What's on offer:

• • Salary £45,000 - £50,000 DOE
• • Meaningful, community-focused clinical leadership role
• • Ongoing professional development and training
• • Supportive, forward-thinking clinical environment
• • Flexibility and autonomy with strong work-life balance