Group Clinical Manager – Midlands Based

Overview of the Role

The Group Clinical Manager provides clinical leadership, oversight, and support across five care homes, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality, and person-centred care. The role focuses on clinical governance, compliance, staff development, and continuous improvement in line with NMC standards, CQC regulations, and company policies.

Key Responsibilities

 Clinical Leadership & Oversight

• Provide visible clinical leadership across all five care homes, including working 1 shift on the floor each work to support the nursing team
• Ensure high standards of nursing and clinical care are consistently delivered.
• Act as a clinical role model, promoting best practice and evidence-based care.
• Support Home Managers and clinical leads in managing complex clinical issues.

 Clinical Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with CQC standards, NMC Code, and relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, safeguarding).
• Lead and support clinical audits (e.g. medicines, care plans, infection control, pressure ulcers, falls).
• Complete root cause analysis for pressure ulcers and falls causing injury
• Monitor clinical risks and implement action plans to address concerns.
• Support homes during CQC inspections and follow-up actions.

 Quality Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in clinical quality and resident outcomes.
• Analyse incidents, complaints, and safeguarding concerns to identify trends and learning.
• Support implementation of quality improvement initiatives and best practice guidance.
• Ensure lessons learned are shared across all homes.

Medicines Management

• Oversee safe and effective medicines management across all services.
• Ensure compliance with medication policies, MAR charts, and controlled drugs procedures.
• Support investigations and learning following medication errors.
• Provide guidance on complex medication regimes.

 Staff Support, Training & Development

• Support the recruitment, induction, and ongoing development of nursing staff.
• Identify training needs and support delivery of clinical training and competencies.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and professional guidance to nurses.
• Support revalidation requirements for NMC-registered staff.
• Support the development of student nurses to obtain their qualification and NMC PIN.

Care Planning & Clinical Documentation

• Ensure person-centred care plans are accurate, up to date, and reflective of assessed needs.
• Support high-quality record-keeping and clinical documentation.
• Promote holistic assessments and regular reviews of residents’ needs.

Safeguarding & Risk Management

• Act as a safeguarding lead or support safeguarding processes across the homes.
• Ensure timely reporting, investigation, and management of safeguarding concerns.
• Promote a culture of openness, safety, and duty of candour.

 Multidisciplinary & External Liaison

• Build effective working relationships with GPs, community nurses, hospitals, and allied health professionals.
• Support effective communication with residents, families, and external stakeholders.
• Represent the organisation in clinical meetings as required.

Management & Reporting

• Provide regular reports on clinical performance, risks, and improvements.
• Support Home Managers with clinical decision-making and escalation processes.
• Contribute to policy development and review.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong clinical knowledge and leadership skills
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities
• Organised, proactive, and solution-focused
• Ability to work autonomously across multiple sites
• Commitment to high-quality, person-centred care

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN/RNLD) with active NMC PIN
• Significant experience in care homes or elderly care
• Mentorship qualification to support student nurses
• Experience of clinical governance and CQC compliance
• Leadership or management experience desirable
• Full UK driving licence (multi-site role)