District Nurse Team Leader

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sutton Coldfield is seeking a District Nurse Team Leader to provide leadership within the Community Nursing Team. You will manage patient assessments, implement care plans, and facilitate educational programs. The ideal candidate will have significant nurse leadership experience and a Specialist Practice District Nurse Course. This role offers a chance to lead innovative research practices in line with healthcare objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience of nurse leadership and management.
• Previous experience of team management and multidisciplinary working.
• Clinical Governance & Risk Management agenda experience.
• Experience of appraisal and clinical supervision.
• Sound knowledge of current issues and legislation within the NHS.
• Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership within the Community Nursing Team.
• Manage assessments and care planning, and prescribe appropriately.
• Lead patient-focused, innovative research-based practice.
• Plan cover and ensure adequate staffing and skill mix.
• Maintain clear records according to procedures.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection, and retention of clinical staff.

Skills

Fully developed leadership skills

Critical analysis skills

IT skills and timely data entry

Ability to assess and deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care

Ability to prioritise

Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner

Education

Specialist Practice District Nurse Course

Job description

District Nurse Team Leader

The closing date is 01 December 2025

To provide leadership within the Community Nursing Team and be responsible for the assessment of needs of the patient and the development, implementation and evaluation of a programme of care within agreed standards.

To undertake continued responsibility for the management of a corporate team. The post holder will undertake facilitation of educational programmes for basic, post basic and in-service training, in close liaison with the Learning and Development Team.

To lead and facilitate patient focused, innovative research based practice, in line with Sutton Health and Care objectives.

Main duties of the job

Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model to all staff, both internal and external on behalf of Sutton Health and Care, working as part of a team taking the lead and developing services in line with the needs of the patient.

Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times.

Be accountable for assessments and care planning, and prescribing appropriately for the patient group involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers.

Promote the health of patients and the provision of support and advice.

Be responsible for planning cover, appropriate staffing and skill mix ensuring adequate cover at all times.

Provide specialist knowledge and advice to influence the Sutton Health and Care strategic agenda.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model to all staff, both internal and external on behalf of Sutton Health and Care, working as part of a team taking the lead and developing services in line with the needs of the patient.

Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times.

Be accountable for assessments and care planning, and prescribing appropriately for the patient group involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers.

Promote the health of patients and the provision of support and advice. Be responsible for planning cover, appropriate staffing and skill mix ensuring adequate cover at all times.

Provide specialist knowledge and advice to influence the Sutton Health and Care strategic agenda.

Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to procedures.

Identify workforce planning issues and actively participate in the recruitment, selection and retention of clinical staff.

Provide support and an appropriate learning environment for both pre and post registration students as required.

Be responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures and standards of care, are adhered to at all times.

Manage effectively and efficiently any budget that is within the remit of this post.

Participate in research and development opportunities as appropriate.

Provide assistance with the resolution of complaints within the clinical specialty, or sphere of responsibility.

Have the ability to negotiate and work effectively across all agencies for the maximum effectiveness of care.

Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals.

Lead and implement the SHC Clinical Governance Strategy within your practice area, facilitating and instigating clinical audit and monitoring of care.

Lead and implement the SHC Risk Management Strategy within your practice area, ensuring that all processes are adhered to. Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.

Undertake any other such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post.

Be responsible for individual timely data entry and responsible for the corporate team's data entry.

This post holder is employed to work within Sutton Health and Care localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs.

Qualifications

• Specialist Practice District Nurse Course

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of nurse leadership and management
• Previous experience of team management and multidisciplinary working
• Clinical Governance & Risk Management agenda
• Experience of appraisal and clinical supervision
• Sound knowledge of current issues and legislation within the NHS
• Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies

Skills

• Fully developed leadership skills
• Critical analysis skills
• IT skills and timely data entry
• Ability to assess and deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner

Other

• Car owner with clean UK Licence
• Innovative and flexible

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.