Community Team Lead - Mountbatten

Mountbatten Isle of Wight; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Newport is seeking a Community Team Lead to manage services and lead a team focused on delivering exceptional end-of-life care. Responsibilities include driving quality care, inspiring team development, and ensuring resource management aligned with organizational values. Candidates should have advanced clinical knowledge and experience in a healthcare setting. This role offers flexibility with some weekend and night shifts, allowing impactful contributions to palliative care.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams in a healthcare setting.
• Strong communication skills to foster partnerships in local health care.
• Ability to thrive in a palliative care environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality care ensuring excellent patient and carer experiences.
• Inspire team development and innovative practices.
• Manage resources effectively to meet patient needs.
• Live and model organizational values of compassion and respect.

Skills

Advanced clinical knowledge

Leadership

Team management

Collaboration

Care ethics and compassion

Job description

Are you ready to make a real difference? At Mountbatten, we believe that every person deserves dignity, compassion, and exceptional care at the end of life. We are seeking a passionate and visionary individual to manage our Community Services and lead our dedicated team in delivering Mountbatten’s end-of-life strategy for patients and their families.

As our Community Team Lead, you will:

• Drive quality care and ensure excellent patient and carer experiences through your advanced clinical knowledge and leadership.
• Inspire and innovate your team to develop best practice, as well as smart and effective ways of working, which helps to achieve the vision and aims of Mountbatten.
• Build a supportive and caring team culture which recognises the challenges of 24/7 service provision and ensures the wellbeing of your team while delivering consistently high-quality care for patients.
• Lead with impact – manage resources effectively and ensure excellence within agreed resources, working with other Mountbatten teams and external partners to help meet the needs of patients.
• Live our values – be a role model for Mountbatten’s ethos of compassion and respect

You will provide professional guidance and motivation to your team, empowering individuals to build resilience and thrive in a specialist palliative care environment. Collaboration is key – you’ll forge strong partnerships with providers in the local health and social care sector, ensuring seamless, holistic support for those who need it most. This role offers flexibility, variety, and the chance to work alongside some of the most committed professionals in healthcare. Some weekend, occasional nights, and bank holiday shifts are part of the rota, with allowances provided.

If you are ready for a new challenge and wish to make a lasting impact on the future of palliative care, we’d love to hear from you.

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