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<h3>Lead Nurse – Primrose Lodge, Guildford</h3>Salary: £38,000 – £40,000 (depending on experience) Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm (37.5 hours per week)Are you a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to take the next step in your career? Primrose Lodge, part of the UK Addiction Treatment Group (UKAT), is seeking a Lead Nurse to join our experienced clinical team and play a key role in delivering exceptional detox and recovery care.As Lead Nurse, you’ll clinically lead our support teams, ensuring that every client receives safe, effective, and person-centred care throughout their detox and treatment journey. You’ll take pride in upholding high standards, providing clinical supervision, and supporting the development of others all within a caring and collaborative environment.<h3>What You’ll Do:</h3><ul><li>Provide clinical leadership to the support teams, ensuring safe, high-quality care.</li><li>Oversee daily clinical operations and step into centre management duties when required.</li><li>Assess, plan, and implement detox programmes while managing clients’ physical and mental health needs.</li><li>Respond effectively to clinical and medical emergencies.</li><li>Maintain accurate care records, conduct clinical audits, and support quality improvement initiatives.</li><li>Work closely with doctors, therapists, GPs, and external healthcare professionals to deliver integrated recovery plans.</li><li>Mentor and develop support workers, ensuring continuous learning and best practice across the team.</li></ul><h3>What We’re Looking For:</h3><ul><li>NMC-registered nurse (RGN/RMN) with post-registration experience.</li><li>Strong clinical leadership and communication skills.</li><li>Experience within substance misuse, mental health, or a similar clinical environment (desirable).</li><li>A proactive, compassionate professional who thrives in a multidisciplinary setting.</li></ul><h3>What We Offer:</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary of £38,000 – £40,000 (DOE).</li><li>Monday to Friday schedule – no regular weekend or night shifts.</li><li>Opportunities for professional development and training.</li><li>Supportive team culture with a focus on staff wellbeing and clinical excellence.</li><li>The chance to make a real difference in people’s lives every day.</li></ul>If you’re ready to lead with care and help shape the future of addiction treatment at Primrose Lodge, we’d love to hear from you.Apply today and become part of a team that changes lives.

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Lead Nurse Application Deadline: 5 December 2025 Department: Nursing Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Elton Compensation: £21.00 / hour Description Priory Elton Unit is looking to recruit a Clinical Lead to join the team. This is a full time, 37.5 hour role. The Elton Unit is located on the outskirts of Bury, Greater Manchester. It is a 28-bedded specialist care home which provides residential and nursing support to adults aged 18 years and older who have a brain injury. The brain injury service is aimed at those whose disability requires management by a specialist team of practitioners who work together to maintain the person's wellbeing and quality of life. The Elton Unit offers specialist care for a wide range of complex support needs, including people with a prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC). What you'll be doing You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our residents wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of residents<ul> <li> Provide specialist clinical knowledge, expertise and support to the nursing team and wider MDT</li> <li>Ensure that proactive clinical risk assessment and management are at the centre of planning care and interventions with service users and colleagues</li> <li>Provide education and development of Registered Nurses and HCAs and ensuring that the baseline needs of everyone to practice safely and effectively are met</li> </ul> You can find additional information in the attached job description. What you'll bring to the role Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows. You will be a Registered Nurse with a minimum of three years experience within a similar, clinical setting. You will have experience within a management or clinical leadership role and have experience of leading on service development projects. What we will give you in return We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us. <ul> <li>Contributory pension scheme</li> <li>Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)</li> <li>Access to development opportunities</li> <li>Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel</li> <li>Leadership &amp; management development</li> <li>Long service award </li> <li>Refer a friend bonuses</li> <li>Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)</li> </ul> Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

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