Deputy Team Lead Nurse | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A Healthcare Provider in Watford is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead and manage community nursing teams. The role involves setting care standards, evaluating nursing services, and ensuring effective communication across healthcare teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in community settings and strong leadership skills. This role offers flexible working options and career development opportunities. Applications close on 21 Dec 2025.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Experienced in community nursing and patient care in a community setting.
• Ability to coordinate and supervise nursing teams effectively.
• Strong communication skills with a focus on teamwork and patient engagement.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain care standards for the nursing team.
• Provide leadership to community nursing staff across localities.
• Assess, plan, and implement individualized nursing care.

Skills

Leadership and management

Effective communication

Empathy and reassurance skills

Job description

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services – CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Divisionis recruiting!

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain standards of care and deploy, coordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
• Provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
• Be responsible for the team’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8am‑8pm.
• Be responsible for the team’s maintenance of patient and other records.
• Participate in the long term management of patients within the locality.
• Have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
• Demonstrate discretion and respect when communicating with patients, colleagues and other agencies.
• Use tact and diplomacy to provide and communicate complex, sensitive information where motivational negotiating empathetic and reassurance skills are needed, where barriers exist to understanding, maintaining confidentiality within Trust Policies.
• Communicate effectively with all members of Primary Health Care teams. Develop networks for effective communication between health, statutory and voluntary services including patient forums.
• Communicate and work together with other teams within Adult Community Services, and other providers, to ensure optimum patient‑centred care. Use various methods of communication including oral, written, electronic or other verbal or nonverbal methods.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning of care programmes and encourage self‑management where appropriate.

Benefits

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up).
• Flexible working options.
• Annual travel card loan.
• Training, support and development in your career.

Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025.