District Nurse Team Lead

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader to lead a community nursing team from Romford Clinic. The role includes clinical leadership, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and managing a complex caseload in patients’ homes.

You will work with GPs, therapists and social care colleagues, maintain high standards of care, and drive audits and quality improvements across the service.

Qualifications

• NMC Registration is required for all applicants.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel to multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations and workflows of community nursing teams.
• Conduct line management, appraisals, clinical supervisions and sickness absence handling.
• Delegate tasks to nurses, nurse associates and health care assistants.
• Be accountable for a highly complex caseload and clinical leadership in home care.
• Participate in audits, ensure devices are serviced, and maintain accurate records.
• Undertake holistic assessments and plan, implement, evaluate care.
• Deliver nursing interventions including wound care, long-term conditions, and end-of-life care.
• Support hospital discharge and avoidance of unnecessary admissions.
• Act as a key worker coordinating care across health and social services with GPs and therapists.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical leadership

Community nursing

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Line management

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader, to join our Community Nursing Team in Romford Clinic.

As a band 7 district nurse team leader you will manage a community nursing team and hold accountability for a complex patient caseload. You will provide clinical leadership, co-ordinate multidisciplinary care and act as a specialist resource for patients in their own homes.

Main Duties

Clinical Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations and workflows of the community nursing teams.
• Conduct line management, staff appraisals, clinical supervisions and sickness absence management.
• Delegate tasks appropriately to nurses, nurse associates and health care assistants
• Be accountable for a specialised, highly complex caseload
• Participate in clinical audits, complete timely audits for service, ensure medical devices are serviced, logged in and out. Track any misplaced equipment.
• Undertake holistic assessments of patients with complex health needs in community settings
• Plan, implement, and evaluate care, ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
• Deliver a range of nursing interventions including wound care, long-term condition management, and end-of-life care
• Support hospital discharge and admission avoidance pathways

Caseload & Care Coordination

• Manage and prioritise a defined caseload, ensuring high standards of care delivery
• Act as a key worker, coordinating care across health and social care services
• Monitor and review care plans, adapting interventions as required

Leadership & Team Support

• Contribute to daily team coordination and workload allocation
• Support the Team Leader in service delivery and development

Multidisciplinary Working

• Work closely with GPs, therapists, social services, and other agencies
• Participate in integrated team meetings and joint care planning
• Build strong relationships with patients, families, and carers

Quality & Governance

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Adhere to Trust policies, clinical standards, and professional guidelines
• Participate in audits, service improvement, and quality initiatives

  Applicants will have NMC Registration and demonstrate the ability to innovate and motivate. Applicants are required to evidence a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel to a variety of sites (This criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant). This position involves working weekends & some bank holidays.

  Starting with NELFT

  NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

  Probationary Period

  This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

  High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

  This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

  Working for Us

  Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

  The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

  Supporting Documents

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  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/