Nurse Team Leader and Support Workers

ILS Case Management; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized care company seeks a dedicated Nurse Team Leader to provide clinical care and oversee a team of Support Workers. You will deliver effective nursing care in both home and community settings, ensuring excellent standards of care while monitoring the wellbeing of the client. Your leadership skills and clinical expertise will be vital in supporting the client’s daily needs. This rewarding role offers the chance to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals. Full-time position with a competitive pay rate, including flexible shifts.

Qualifications

• Deliver safe, effective nursing care in home and community settings.
• Lead and coordinate a team of Support Workers.
• Provide clinical interventions including PEG feeding and respiratory care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of care for the client.
• Monitor the client's health and respond appropriately.
• Work with the family and multidisciplinary team members.

Skills

Clinical interventions

Leadership

Communication

Monitoring health

Personal care

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Location: Fareham, Hampshire

Nurse Team Leader

Pay:

• Pay Rate 1: £22 per hour – Monday to Friday, Days, 8.00am to 8.00pm
• Pay Rate 2: £24 per hour – Monday to Friday, Waking Nights, 8.00pm to 8.00am
• Pay Rate 3: £24 per hour – Weekends and Bank Holidays, Days, 8.00am to 8.00pm
• Pay Rate 4: £25 per hour – Weekends and Bank Holidays, Waking Nights, 8.00pm to 8.00am

Hours: Full-time – approximately 40‑42 hours per week (e.g. 30 hours care per week and 12 hours admin, worked flexibly). Day shifts available.

Support Workers

Pay:

• £13.65 per hour – Monday to Friday, Days, 8.00am to 8.00pm
• £15.00 per hour – Monday to Friday, Waking Nights, 8.00pm to 8.00am
• £15.00 per hour – Weekends, Days, 8.00am to 8.00pm
• £16.00 per hour – Weekends, Waking Nights, 8.00pm to 8.00am
• £National Minimum Wage / National Living Wage – Monday to Sunday, Sleeping Nights, 10.00pm to 7.00am (age‑dependent)

Hours: Permanent part‑time – a number of shifts available across the 2‑week rolling rota. Shift times range from 3 to 10+ hours and can include days and waking nights from Monday‑Sunday. If you are able to work only days, only nights, or a combination of both, please do apply.

Experience

Experience required for waking night shifts; day shifts do not require prior experience.

Shadow shifts will be arranged for daytime shifts for 2 weeks prior to working nights with Verity, after which there will be shadowing for night shifts. Daytime shifts can be worked flexibly.

Driver Requirement

Essential – must be able to drive Verity’s wheelchair‑adapted vehicle, automatic.

Accommodation (while on duty)

Own room with toilet and tea‑making facilities for sleeping night shifts.

Pets

The family has one small dog who sleeps in the carer's room.

Interviews

Initial telephone interview as and when applications are received, followed by a face‑to‑face interview if your application is successful.

Start Date

ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks).

About Verity

Verity is in her mid‑40s, lives independently in her own home with the support of a dedicated team of Support Workers who provide 24‑hour care. She has an acquired brain injury and is looking for a Nurse Team Leader and Support Workers to join her care team. Verity is excited to welcome new people who can assist with her daily needs and help her continue living life to the fullest.

Verity is a vibrant individual with a great sense of humour and enjoys social activities such as quizzes, watching TV and films, and planning for special occasions like Christmas and birthdays. She loves going out to the cinema, theatre and shopping, and has her own wheelchair‑accessible vehicle for outings. Whilst Verity does not communicate verbally, she expresses her needs and feelings through body language and facial expressions. Her family and support team play an important role in interpreting these cues to ensure her comfort and wellbeing. Verity is registered blind, so her care team describes her surroundings and activities to keep her fully engaged.

Responsibilities

As Nurse Team Leader you will:

• Deliver safe, effective nursing care in Verity’s home and in the community.
• Lead and co‑ordinate a team of Support Workers, ensuring high standards of care.
• Provide clinical interventions including PEG feeding, suctioning, respiratory care, catheter care and pressure care.
• Monitor Verity’s health and respond to changes with timely interventions.
• Support Verity with personal care, communication and social activities.
• Work closely with Verity’s family, Case Manager and multidisciplinary team including therapists.
• Maintain care records, update care plans, manage rotas, supervise staff and oversee training and development.
• Bring clinical expertise, warmth and strong leadership to Verity's daily life and to support her care team.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief. Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female or male worker to work with our client.