Band 7 Nurse Team Lead Maternity Cover

TN United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Band 7 Nurse Team Lead for a maternity cover role in Leicester. This position involves leading a multi-disciplinary home intervention team focused on delivering high-quality care to young people affected by eating disorders. The successful candidate will play a vital role in clinical oversight, team management, and ensuring effective service delivery. With a commitment to compassionate care and collaboration with stakeholders, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community. If you are passionate about improving lives and have the necessary qualifications, we encourage you to apply soon!

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a multi-disciplinary team in healthcare.
• Strong understanding of eating disorders and therapeutic models.

Responsibilities

• Lead a home intervention team providing care for young people with eating disorders.
• Manage financial resources and ensure quality service delivery.
• Conduct assessments and maintain clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Oversight

Team Management

Assessment Skills

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Specialization in Mental Health

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Band 7 Nurse Team Lead Maternity Cover, Leicester

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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Nurse to take on the role of Home intervention Team (HIT) Lead and become part of the well-established CAMHS Eating Disorder Service. This post is for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave from August 2025 and is for 15 hours per week. The role requires a driving license and access to a vehicle as the service operates in the community in family's homes and at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

The HIT offer intensive intervention to young people and their families who are currently receiving support through our core eating disorders team. The aims of the team are to prevent admission to inpatient care, facilitate early discharge from inpatient care, support patients with complex co-morbid needs and ensure safe and effective monitoring of patients who are deemed high risk due to their physical or psychological needs.

You will work within a diverse MDT alongside external stakeholders such a local paediatric teams in UHL.

You will be integral in maintaining and promoting a compassionate, responsive, and enthusiastic team which is made up of Nurses, an Occupational Therapist and Assistant Practitioners. The role will consist of many duties, including the clinical and operational supervision of the team, providing clinical oversight and ensuring a high quality and effective service is maintained. You will be integral in leading on the HIT service development plans and connecting with wider stakeholders.

You will be key in representing the service in key forums and ensuring the reputation of the team and quality of service we provide is upheld.

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

• To clinically lead and manage a multi disciplinary home intervention team in providing high quality and responsive treatment and care for young people and families impacted by an eating disorder, using clinically informed therapeutic models and established guidelines
• To perform and monitor comprehensive assessments of clients/service users needs. Take continuous management responsibility for the delivery of care needs of young people with eating disorders in their homes and on paediatric wards
• To lead on the continuing development of the home intervention team in providing and coordinating robust supervision, support, and CPD.To liaise with internal and external stakeholders and maintain a progressive vision for the team; to ensure a collaborative and close working relationship with the wider Eating Disorder Team.
• Responsible for effectively managing the financial resource, including budget management for the relevant service area, including alerting managers to resource issues and the effect of these on service delivery
• To ensure robust processes and clinical governance is in place to uphold a quality, effective and safe service
• To hold a small caseload of patients to support alignment with the evidence base and to support the cohesion of the core eating disorder service and HIT.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.