Band 6 Deputy Team Manager Swanshurst Team | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Birmingham is looking for a District Nurse Deputy Team Manager to deliver essential nursing care in patients' homes and support operational management of community nursing. The ideal candidate will possess a District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification and demonstrate strong leadership and clinical judgment skills. This role involves supervising junior staff and offering care to vulnerable patients. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Registered as a District Nurse with NMC.
• Proven ability to lead and support junior colleagues.
• Demonstrated communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing interventions to patients in their own homes.
• Support team manager in operational aspects.
• Provide care to complex and vulnerable patients.
• Lead and supervise junior colleagues.

Skills

Leadership

Change management in clinical practice

Communication

Teamwork

Independent judgement

Supervisory skills

Education

District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification

Job description

Overview

This post is for a District Nurse Deputy Team Manager with the Swanshurst Team based at Moseley Hall Hospital. The role requires nursing interventions delivered to clients in their own homes. The post holder will work multi-professionally, support other team members, 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 while also being a senior specialist District Nurse providing care to our most complex and vulnerable patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing interventions to patients in their own homes.
• Support the team manager with operational aspects of managing a community nursing team.
• Provide senior specialist District Nurse care to complex and vulnerable patients.
• Lead and supervise junior colleagues; manage workload and contribute to service development.
• Work flexibly within the Trust’s policies regarding shifts.

Qualifications and requirements

• Essential: District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification.
• Be able to demonstrate good leadership, change management in clinical practice, and independent clinical and leadership judgement.
• Ability to supervise and support junior colleagues regularly.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to travel across Birmingham City boundaries to provide care as part of integrated community services.
• For international recruits, apply via the Trust’s alternative route and ensure an active NMC pin is held for this post.

Additional information

• Consideration will be given to the Trust’s flexible working policy regarding shifts.
• Please check your TRAC account regularly as this is how communication will take place during shortlisting and selection.
• Ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully, including full details of referees with business email address, telephone contact details, and postal address.
• Be Part of Our Team – Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) employs over 5,000 staff across Birmingham and the West Midlands, delivering a wide range of community and clinical services.

Advert closing note: This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025.