Clinical Team Leader

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Castleford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust is seeking a Community Nursing Team Leader to join its Integrated Care Team in Wakefield. The role involves providing operational and clinical leadership to ensure high standards of patient care and supporting nursing staff. Candidates should demonstrate effective leadership skills and a commitment to professional development within a compassionate healthcare environment. Benefits include access to NHS pension, generous holiday allowance, and ongoing career development opportunities.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Access to employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in managing nursing teams and providing clinical leadership.
• Strong background in palliative care and safeguarding.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the Integrated Care Team in Wakefield.
• Ensure high standards of care and compliance with professional guidelines.
• Manage complaints and incidents effectively.

Skills

Leadership in nursing

Clinical expertise

Communication skills

Ability to drive service development

Ability to manage complex cases

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Overview

Join Our Team as a Community Nursing Team Leader Wakefield Integrated Care Team Are you a passionate and driven nursing professional looking for a new challenge? An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join the Integrated Care Team (ICT) within Wakefield Community Services, part of the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. Were seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and innovative leader to help shape the future of adult community nursing. This is a unique opportunity to provide both operational and clinical leadership to a dedicated team of nurses and healthcare support workers.

What Youll Do

• Lead by example, inspiring your team through compassionate care and professional excellence.
• Provide line management and support to qualified and unqualified nursing staff.
• Offer clinical expertise in complex situations and support staff during challenging visits.
• Drive service development and team innovation, always keeping patient care at the heart of everything we do.
• Collaborate closely with nursing and therapy colleagues across Adult Community Services. Provide visible leadership and line management for the Integrated Care Team (ICT), supporting other teams when required.
• Offer clinical expertise and advice in the management of complex cases, palliative care, and safeguarding, ensuring high standards of care at home.
• Ensure all team members are clinically competent, well-supported, and working within professional guidelines.
• Maintain oversight of record-keeping standards, including medication charts and documentation audits, ensuring compliance with NMC and organisational policies.
• Work closely with the Hospital Discharge Team and wider system partners to support safe, timely discharges and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
• Promote and embed clinical supervision, staff development, and evidence-based practice across the team.
• Support and lead service development, using audits and performance data to drive improvements and meet local and national targets.
• Manage complaints, incidents, risks, and staff concerns, escalating appropriately and ensuring lessons are learned.
• A grounded yet forward-thinking nursing professional with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to positively represent the Trust.
• A role model who supports lifelong learning and contributes to the teams development.

About the Organisation

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Benefits and Support

• A supportive and dynamic working environment.
• Access to our Professional Development and Education Unit with excellent facilities.
• Opportunities for ongoing learning and career progression.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and lead with compassion, wed love to hear from you.