Registered Nurse - Clinical Care Coordinator

Registered Nurse - Clinical Care Coordinator

We are looking for a passionate and proactive Registered Nurse to deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care to young people with complex needs within our specialist college and residential settings. The successful candidate will provide strong clinical leadership across the service, supporting safe, effective practice and working collaboratively with Education, Care and Therapy teams to promote student wellbeing and independence.

They will work closely with the Clinical Team, Head of Care and Registered Manager to ensure regulatory compliance, oversee assessment and care planning, and contribute to continuous quality improvement across the college.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to Nursing Associates and Nursing Assistants.
• Lead the development, implementation and review of holistic, person‑centred care plans.
• Oversee medication management systems and delegated health tasks in line with CQC and legal requirements.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, EHCP processes and pre‑entry assessments.
• Support training, competency assessment and ongoing professional development across the workforce.

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register
• Recognised Nursing qualification
• Recent experience of working with individuals with complex health needs within a health, education or care setting
• Experience of medication administration and delegated clinical tasks
• Knowledge of safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and CQC regulatory standards
• Experience of supervising, mentoring or supporting junior staff
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate.

Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants.

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• Provide clinical nursing leadership, guidance and support across the college workforce, ensuring professional knowledge and skills remain current and evidence‑based.
• Supervise, mentor and develop junior staff, ensuring appropriate oversight, safe practice and professional development.
• Ensure clinical practice aligns with the college Quality Improvement Plan and service objectives.
• Oversee assessment and care delivery for students with complex needs, ensuring appropriate staff allocation.
• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of training for delegated health tasks, including competency assessment, including action plans where appropriate, ensuring all staff receive appropriate induction, mandatory training and role‑specific clinical training to meet standards and legal requirements.
• Take overall responsibility for students physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
• Develop, implement and review holistic, person‑centred care plans incorporating student views and wishes.
• Promote student independence, dignity, choice and high standards of care.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, infection prevention and control, and relevant legislation.
• Identify and elevate safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policy.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality assurance, audits and service improvement.
• Undertake essential nursing duties including medication administration and other clinical interventions, supporting training and service delivery.
• Work with College Managers to ensure Care Leaders oversee and monitor medicine administration systems effectively and in accordance with CQC and legal requirements.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, reporting systems, audits and action plans.
• Communicate…