Clinical Lead

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Lead to join our dedicated team and help shape the future of children's palliative care. This is an exciting opportunity for a registered healthcare professional who is passionate about delivering outstanding care whilst providing visible clinical and operational leadership across our hospice services. Working closely with the Head of Care, multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners, you will play a key role in ensuring children, young people and their families receive safe, effective and compassionate care. You will also help lead service development, quality improvement, workforce planning and clinical governance activities across the organisation., This unique leadership role combines approximately 50% clinical practice and 50% leadership, management and service development responsibilities, ensuring you remain closely connected to frontline care whilst influencing and developing services at a strategic level.,

• Provide visible clinical, professional and operational leadership to nurses, clinical support workers and allied health professionals.
• Lead and support the delivery of safe, effective and responsive hospice services.
• Champion excellence in clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety.
• Support workforce development, supervision, education and staff wellbeing.
• Deputise for the Head of Care when required.
• Maintain a regular clinical presence, delivering direct care to children and young people with complex and life-limiting conditions.
• Work collaboratively across inpatient, community and multidisciplinary services to ensure joined-up care for families.
  
  If you are an experienced clinician ready to take the next step in your leadership journey and help deliver exceptional palliative care, we'd love to hear from you.
  
  At Helen & Douglas House, we believe every child, young person and family deserves exceptional care, compassion and support., Why Join Helen & Douglas House?
We are the world's first children's hospice and remain at the forefront of children's palliative care. Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive, innovative and values-driven organisation where you can genuinely make a difference.