Clinical Lead Community Nursing

Integrated Care System; Chester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chester seeks a Clinical Lead for their Community Nursing Team. This role involves leadership, collaborative patient care, and ensuring high standards in a multidisciplinary environment. The candidate will be responsible for managing a caseload while promoting independent living and quality care for the community.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction program

Support for professional development

Inclusivity in recruitment practices

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with evidence of teaching and assessing.
• Experience in community healthcare settings is significant.
• Demonstrated ability for caseload management and community profiling.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight of the Care Community caseload.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare partners to ensure patient-centered care.
• Manage and monitor care standards for the defined population.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Education

First level registered general adult nurse

SPC qualification in District Nursing or equivalent

Job description

Go back Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Community Nursing

The closing date is 22 July 2025

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Clinical Lead to join Chester Central Care Community Team. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team including but not limited to; team manager, enhanced clinical practitioner, clinical leads, community nurses, AHP's and many other specialist professionals who visit the team.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and who provides confident support and leadership to clients and clinicians. Has excellent communication skills and an ability to work in partnership with clients and their families/carers and when necessary, act to safeguard individuals who are at risk from harm and abuse.

This vacancy is fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave), 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

* Provide a highly visible clinical profile with leadership and clinical oversight of a designated Care Community caseload

* Working collaboratively with the wider health, social care and the third sector partner agencies to meet the needs of patients

* Ensure patients receive the right care, by the right person at the right time and the right place

* Placing the patient at the centre of all decisions, reinforcing the concept of a more streamlined patient journey, with minimal avoidable delays, and an emphasis on people achieving independence whilst improving quality of care

* To provide direction within the caseload in consideration of the impact of current health and social care agendas and local initiatives

* To be aware of local public health community profiles and how this influences the required care for the population

*According to community profiles: understand the skills required from the Community Care Team

*To focus on the delivery of person centred care

* To provide effective, evidence based care to a defined population through case load management and monitoring of care standards

* Provide clinical leadership.

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.We also offer up to three weeks' induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level registered general adult nurse
• Evidence of teaching and assessing
• SPC qualification in District Nursing or equivalent; demonstrating robust evidence of caseload management, community profiling and application of health needs assessment

Knowledge and Expertise

• Proficiency in delivering high quality evidenced based care
• To be able to demonstrate continuing professional development
• Ability to work and communicate effectively within a MDT setting

Experience

• Significant experience of working within a community healthcare setting
• Experience of making autonomous decisions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum pro rata