Complex Care Clinical Lead Nurse

Empower individuals with complex clinical needs to receive exceptional, person-centred care in the comfort of their own homes. Sentra Care is recruiting a Complex Care Clinical Lead Nurse on behalf of a client providing dedicated complex homecare services in Sussex. This permanent, full-time hybrid role in the offers an experienced nurse the opportunity to balance working from home with vital community visits across the region, delivering clinical oversight that transforms daily lives. You will serve as the clinical expert and leader for adult clients managing profound physical disabilities, long-term neurological conditions, and high-dependency needs, ensuring community delivery meets the highest standards of safety and clinical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide robust clinical leadership and oversight for adults living with complex physical disabilities, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and complex genetic disorders.
• Conduct comprehensive community clinical visits, holistic client health assessments, and regular care reviews throughout Sussex.
• Oversee advanced respiratory care protocols, ensuring the safe management of tracheostomies, suctioning, and both invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
• Manage and monitor complex enteral nutrition regimes, maintaining clinical governance for PEG and jejunostomy feeding systems.
• Support, train, and clinically supervise support workers and healthcare teams delivering daily care within the homecare setting.
• Ensure all clinical documentation, risk assessments, and personalised care plans adhere to NMC guidelines and relevant regulatory frameworks.

Required Skills & Experience

• Current Registered Nurse (Adult / RGN) qualification with an active, valid NMC PIN and up-to-date revalidation.
• Proven background as a Clinical Lead within a complex homecare service, or substantial clinical nursing experience within an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU).
• Demonstrated clinical competency in advanced airway and respiratory management, including tracheostomy care and mechanical ventilator care.
• Practical clinical expertise managing enteral feeds, including PEG and jejunostomy care administration.
• Strong understanding of neuro-disability management, spinal injuries, and acquired brain injuries in adult care.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid capacity, combining home-based planning and clinical administration with regular travel for community-based client visits.

Nice-to-have

• Prior experience delivering clinical skills training, competence sign-offs, and clinical delegations to community care staff.
• Familiarity with multidisciplinary discharge coordination and long-term community rehabilitation pathways.

Why Join

This position offers the chance to apply your critical care expertise in a person-centred community environment where your clinical decisions directly enhance client independence and well-being. By joining a dedicated complex care service, you will play an instrumental role in shaping high-dependency homecare delivery, enjoying autonomy across your week through a balanced hybrid structure of remote working and meaningful, face-to-face community clinical visits across Sussex. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this permanent role.