Band 6 Deputy Team Manager Swanshurst Team

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a DN Specialist Practitioner. Responsibilities include providing nursing care in clients' homes, supporting team management, and supervising junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a DN Specialist Practitioner Qualification, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work independently. This role offers full NHS terms including flexible working options and various benefits.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions

Extensive holidays

Wellbeing services for employees

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate nursing interventions delivered to clients' homes.
• Requirements include leadership, teamwork, and clinical judgement.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality community nursing care.
• Act as a deputy team manager to support operational management.
• Supervise junior colleagues.

Skills

Leadership skills

Ability to work independently

Clinical knowledge

Education

DN Specialist Practitioner Qualification

Job description

Overview

Applicants must demonstrate they have the essential to role DN Specialist Practitioner Qualification. The post will require nursing interventions to be delivered to clients in their own homes. The post holder will be expected to work multi professionally, support other team member's roles and contribute to the future development of the service. As a deputy team manager you will support the team manager in operational aspects of managing a community nursing team whilst also being a senior specialist District Nurse providing care to our most complex and vulnerable patients.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include providing high quality community nursing care, acting as a deputy team manager to support operational management, and supervising junior colleagues. You will be a senior nurse who can demonstrate good leadership, manage change in clinical practice and processes, and make sound clinical and leadership judgements. You will regularly supervise workload and contribute to service development.

Qualifications and Requirements

The role requires a DN Specialist Practitioner Qualification and ability to deliver care in clients\' homes. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Consideration will be given to the trust\'s flexible working policy with regards to shifts. In addition, if you are an international recruit, the trust offers a different route and you will require an active NMC pin for this post.

Application and Process

Please check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during shortlisting and selection. Ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully and provide full details of referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

About BCHC

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services in people\'s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities, including services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe\'s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We are committed to integrated, personalised care rooted in local communities and strive to deliver outstanding, integrated care as a key NHS provider in the West Midlands.

We are looking for people who are innovative, forward thinking, flexible and have strong leadership qualities. Enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses are welcomed to join our teams; we provide integrated care to patients throughout Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, so the ideal candidate must be highly mobile and able to travel throughout the City\'s boundaries. The ideal candidate must be a good communicator, a team player and have sound clinical knowledge, able to work independently and as part of a team.

Visa and Sponsorship

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship. The majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3-6) will not meet the minimum requirements for sponsorship, with exceptions listed by the Trust. All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7-9) that meet prescribed skill levels (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship. The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme: BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to candidates who are Disabled, Neurodiverse, or have a long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, provided they meet the essential criteria. We encourage applicants to request reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We foster a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and to supporting career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles. We are committed to flexible working practices where possible, including hybrid patterns of working to enable a balance of home/base working. We will discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns at interview.

Flexible Working

The Trust supports flexible working where possible and will actively consider requests, dependent on role requirements. We are committed to the NHS People Promise and to facilitating a healthy work/life balance.

Using Artificial Intelligence

The Trust acknowledges AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini) can assist in the application process. Further information on acceptable use is available on our internet pages.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays and Agenda for Change pay with enhancements. Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area. Discounts for local and national retailers. Dedicated wellbeing services for all employees. Flexible working where possible.