District Nurse Team Lead / Community Nursing Team Lead- SDH&C

NHS; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider seeks a Band 7 Community Nursing Team Lead at Leatherhead Community Hospital. This full-time role involves leading a nursing team, ensuring high-quality care, and participating in staff development. Candidates must have NMC registration and significant nursing experience. The position offers a salary from £50,008 to £56,908 per annum, reflecting expertise and commitment to patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience as a mentor at pre and post registration level.
• Demonstrated nurse leadership and management skills.
• Ability to assess and evaluate quality care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a community nursing team.
• Participate in workforce planning and recruitment.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a role model.

Skills

Critical analysis

Conflict resolution

IT skills

Education

NMC Registration

Educated to Level 6

Nurse prescribing qualification

Advanced physical assessment course

Evidence of continued professional development

Teaching Qualification

Job description

Overview

Surrey Downs Health & Care invites applications for a Band 7 Community Nursing Team Lead role (full-time 37.5 hours/week), permanent, based at Leatherhead Community Hospital. The successful candidate will join the Leatherhead PCN team and work within a multidisciplinary group across the PCN and Surrey Downs Health and Care. The organization emphasises staff development and removing traditional boundaries to bring care to patients where they need it.

We are looking for an employer that supports staff development and enables motivated, passionate and visionary colleagues to deliver care close to home.

Responsibilities

Summary of Band 7 roles for Leatherhead PCN: District Nurse Team Lead and Community Nursing Team Lead are Band 7 leadership positions responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred care in the community. Core duties include leading and managing a community nursing team, over viewing assessment, planning and implementation of care, staff development, maintaining professional standards, contributing to clinical governance and risk management, promoting integrated care, workforce planning, change management, managing resources and participating in KPIs and audits. Roles emphasise respect, collaboration, safeguarding and high delivery of care to patients and staff.

• Provide leadership within the District Nursing Team; assess patient needs and develop, implement and evaluate a programme of care within agreed standards.
• Lead educational programmes for basic, post-basic and in-service training in liaison with Learning and Development.
• Lead and facilitate patient-focused, innovative research-based practice aligned with SDH&C objectives.
• Be accountable for assessments, care planning and prescribing appropriate for the patient group; involve, support, inform and educate family/carers.
• Plan staffing and skill mix to ensure adequate cover; supervise and manage resources and budgets within remit.
• Provide specialist knowledge to influence the SDH&C strategic agenda; support workforce planning and change management.
• Maintain clear, signed, contemporaneous records; participate in clinical governance, risk management, audits and clinical audits.
• Identify workforce planning issues; participate in recruitment, selection and retention of clinical staff; provide support and learning environment for students (pre and post-registration).
• Ensure adherence to policies, procedures and care standards; contribute to research and development opportunities; resolve complaints within the clinical specialty as required.
• Collaborate across agencies to maximise effectiveness of care; protect vulnerable individuals; promote clinical governance and risk management strategies; maintain professional integrity per NMC guidelines.
• Undertake other duties consistent with the post and ensure timely data entry for the post and corporate teams.
• This post holder may be required to move base temporarily or permanently to meet service needs.

About us

Surrey Downs Health and Care delivers care closer to people’s communities through Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and partnerships with local NHS organisations. Our collaboration includes:

• GP federations: GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network
• CSH Surrey
• Epsom and St Heliers University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey County Council

We aim to provide care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to meet patients’ needs and to improve access to appropriate support and treatment.

Details

Date posted: 15 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £50,008 to £56,908 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 343-SDH&C-6851841-L

Job locations

Leatherhead Community Hospital, Poplar Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SD

Job description and responsibilities

• Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model to all staff, working as part of a team and developing services to meet patient needs
• Treat all patients with privacy and dignity; accountable for assessments, care planning and appropriate prescribing; involve and educate families/carers
• Promote patient health and provide support and advice; plan staffing and skill mix to ensure adequate cover
• Provide specialist knowledge to influence SDH&C strategic agenda; maintain clear, contemporaneous records
• Participate in workforce planning, recruitment, and retention; support learning for students
• Ensure adherence to policies and standards of care; manage budgets within remit
• Participate in research and development; assist with complaint resolution; collaborate across agencies
• Lead and implement the SDH&C Clinical Governance Strategy and Risk Management Strategy; ensure professional integrity per NMC guidelines
• Undertake other duties consistent with the post; ensure timely data entry for the post and corporate teams
• May be required to move base as service needs dictate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Educated to Level 6
• Nurse prescribing qualification appropriate to role
• Advanced physical assessment course / District Nurse qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development with relevant courses
• Teaching Qualification

Desirable

• Management qualification/courses or willingness to work towards

Experience

• Essential: Experienced mentor at pre and post registration level; nurse leadership and management; appraisal and clinical supervision
• Desirable: Experience developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies

Skills

• Critical analysis; ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
• Conflict resolution; IT and timely data entry
• Desirable: Project management skills

Other

• Car owner with clean UK Licence

• Desirable: Innovative and flexible; team player

Policies and compliance

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS): This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a DBS disclosure will be required.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration; for more information see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Leatherhead Community Hospital, Poplar Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SD

Employer's website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us

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