Community Nursing Team Leader

Nottinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Stapleford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Team Leader on a 12‑month secondment in the Community Nursing team in Eastwood, Nottingham West. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop services in local community settings.

You must be a first level NMC Registered Nurse with supervisory experience, able to work in a multidisciplinary team, drive standards, and support staff development while enhancing patient care in the locality.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with first-level NMC registration.
• Mentorship/Preceptorship qualification.
• Experience in supervisory or management roles.
• Experience in multi-professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deputise for Heads of Service within Community Nursing.
• Support service development, governance and high-quality patient care in the locality.
• Manage a team within the locality and develop staff in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Promote best practice and equity of service provision across the locality.
• Guide staff in skills development and participate in audits/research to inform service improvement.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Team leadership

IT literacy

Communication skills

Teaching and assessing

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) – First Level with NMC

Mentorship/Preceptorship

Job description

Job summary

Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) is at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our systems partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities, and interventions in local communities, which need the needs of our patients in the places they call home.

If you are an established leader looking for a change or an aspiring leader looking for the next step in your career development, our Directorate of Planned and Proactive Care: Community Nursing is seeking you. We currently have a unique and exciting opportunity as we seek a Clinical Team Leader to fill a secondment opportunity for 12 months in our Community Nursing team in Eastwood, Nottingham West.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical lead will support and deputise for the Head of Service in the operational management and service development within the Nursing service providing strong leadership and ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care to patients within the community alongside the development of services, performance capability and governance initiatives.

We are passionate about the delivery of good quality care and a progressive service. This is your chance to be a Team Leader in one of our south-Notts Locality teams and to help support the delivery of care and to motivate and develop staff as they progress in their career within a Trust where we want to continuously improve and learn.

We are highly committed to providing the best possible experience to the people we serve. To do that, we will support you to be the best that you can be in your role and will support your continued development and career progression. You will have access to the NHS Leadership Academy alongside the Trusts own Leadership programmes, providing opportunities for continued development, research, supervision and mentoring.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Details

Date posted: 16 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Contract: Secondment

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 186-935-26-GH

Job locations: Nottingham west, Church Street, Stapleford, NG9 8DB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

You must be a first level NMC Registered General Nurse with an SPQDN qualification (District Nurse), with experience of working in a supervisory or management role and experience of working in a multi professional team. You will join a leadership team which covers Nottinghamshire in exciting times for community services.

The successful post holder will support the Community Nursing service in delivering excellent care to their local population as well as contributing to shaping our future Community Nursing services in the locality. We are looking for a professional of high calibre who can drive forward excellence and high standards across the team and wider primary care networks.

As a Clinical Lead you will;

• Manage a team within the locality.
• Develop and sustain a positive staff culture and way of working in a multidisciplinary way.
• Be lead contact for clinicians and managers on professional issues relating to the respective service daily.
• Promote best practice to enable equitable levels of service provision across the locality.
• Demonstrate and maintain clinical credibility through the provision of high standards on clinical care using current evidence-based practice.
• Support and guide staff in the development of their skills and knowledge base.
• Undertake or delegate audit and research activities in relation to service development within integrated teams and make recommendations to Heads of Service.
• Be accountable for the performance management and essential training requirements of staff.
• Work in partnerships with patients and their families to develop and agree tailored health plans to address their needs.
• Actively participate in service development/quality improvement activities.
• Work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN), first level with a valid NMC registration
• Mentorship/Preceptorship

Desirable

• Clinical Practice Educator Qualification
• Nurse prescriber
• Chronic disease management

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working closely with other agencies
• Experience of carrying out complex health and social care assessments

Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary primary health care team

Evidence of knowledge and experience of Case Management Participation in research, audit and evaluation

Experience In the management of staff

Previous team leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working and Case Management models
• Experience of multidisciplinary working Budget/financial management experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
• Knowledge of implementation of evidence-based practice
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable

• Knowledge of current local/ national policies
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an understanding and good working knowledge of IT
• Proven team working, management and leadership skills
• Excellent communication/ interpersonal skills
• Teaching and assessing

Desirable

• IT and data management. Negotiation and influencing skills

Contractual

Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Head of Service Pro-active Care, Nicola Zurawliw, [e-mail], 07747476507

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