Clinical Nurse Lead | Community NHS Foundation Trust

Welcome to Rural North Chichester Community PCN Team

We have the pleasure in recruiting an experienced nurse who has the Specialist Practitioner Qualification. The post will be based in Pulborough and will also provide cover at Midhurst and Petworth surgeries.

Someone who is committed to nursing and attaining to the highest standards of assessment, treatment and support to our community patients and their carers.

If you read the job description and specification you will see that the role requires you to have expert clinical knowledge to guide and support staff in the team to provide the best care and support. To be energised in the role to encourage staff to develop and patients to engage in their treatment plans.

The post of Clinical Nurse Lead is for an experienced and qualified community specialist practitioner who has advanced practice qualifications including clinical and leadership skills.

You will be expected to coordinate complex care and the assessment and management of long term conditions. Case management skills are required to enable self‑management of health, independent living in the home/community, and reduction of hospital admissions through robust contingency plan provision.

The post holder will also be responsible for staff management, supervision and development, including appraisals and supervision of junior staff.

As an educator, mentor and preceptor working with others, you will take the lead in the development and supervision, particularly for the community nurses, as well as promoting self‑care management principles with patients using innovative patient activation strategies.

The focus of this role is to provide safe, effective and quality clinical care using advanced qualifications to support clinical practise along with strong clinical leadership, advice and support to the team.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential in order to effectively liaise with members of the wider multi‑disciplinary team as well as an ability to reflect upon and where needed challenge the status quo.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi‑time, annualised hours, and flexi‑retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost‑effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

• To lead the processes for delivering, monitoring and improving the quality of care provided to patients. This includes risk management, complying with and contributing to CQC requirements, incidents and clinical audit.
• Delivers effective skilled, case management including care coordination, care planning and treatment for complex patients.
• Identify risks to service delivery and problem solve to ensure resources are allocated across the team/teams to appropriately prioritise care
• Ensure clinical research is conducted in line with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust protocols and in liaison with the research team, ensuring that the research has had ethical approval.
• Ensure that patients receive the information they need and are treated with dignity and respect for their privacy.
• Carry out risk assessments and adhere to safe systems of work. This includes understanding and adhering to the reporting procedures for clinical and nonclinical incidents/near misses. Employees must attend relevant courses and mandatory updates, take a pro‑active role in contributing to risk…