Integrated Locality Manager (Cardio-respiratory)

NHS; Merton; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an Integrated Locality Manager to oversee community healthcare teams delivering cardio-respiratory services. This senior leadership role involves managing integrated care, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and fostering collaborative relationships. Candidates should be registered nurses or allied health professionals with experience in service development, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to patient care. Competitive salary provided ranging from £61,631 to £68,623 annually.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Career development support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or allied health professional with significant cardio-respiratory experience.
• Proven track record in service development & quality improvement.
• In-depth experience in multi-agency/multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery of integrated healthcare teams.
• Manage capacity and workload allocation per service demand.
• Drive service transformation and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multi-agency team collaboration

Complex case management

Budget management

Education

Registered Nurse with full UK NMC registration

Degree/master's level qualification in community practice

Post-graduate management and/or leadership training

Job description

Integrated Locality Manager (Cardio-respiratory)

The Integrated Locality Manager (Cardio-Respiratory Services) is a senior leadership role managing integrated community healthcare teams delivering specialist heart failure & respiratory services. This Band 8a position ensures high-quality, evidence-based care aligned withNICE guidelines, the National Service Framework &local commissioning priorities. The post holder will lead service delivery across a designated locality, overseeing capacity, workload allocation, and performance to meet contractual standards. They will provide visible clinical leadership, dedicating approximately 20% of their time to direct practice, supporting complex case management, clinical supervision, and governance compliance. Key responsibilities include managing specialist pathways; rapid response for exacerbations, supported discharge, telehealth monitoring, and hospital-at-home models, aimed at reducing avoidable admissions and improving patient outcomes. There is financial stewardship within agreed budgets, workforce development, & fostering collaborative relationships withPrimary Care Networks, acute providers, plus others. Applicants will be a registered nurse or allied health professional with significant cardio-respiratory experience, advanced leadership skills, a proven track record in service development & quality improvement. PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are planned for w/c 19th January 2026. The interview format will be 50 minute interview, plus 50 min stakeholder panel meeting.

Main duties of the job

Clinical DutiesAct as an expert clinical resource and work clinically for approximately 20% of the role. Coordinate and maximise capacity within the locality team, ensuring timely triage and allocation of caseloads. Support complex case management, discharge planning, safeguarding, and adherence to NICE and NSF guidelines. Promote patient self-management programmes for long-term conditions (heart failure and respiratory).

Operational and Managerial ResponsibilitiesProvide day-to-day operational leadership for integrated community healthcare teams. Manage capacity, workload allocation, and off-duty planning to meet service demand. Ensure services are delivered within budget and act as an authorised signatory for locality cost centres. Lead HR processes including recruitment, performance management, and resolution of staff issues. Monitor and validate activity, quality, and performance data; produce reports for divisional governance and board meetings. Maintain locality risk register and quality scorecard.

Service Development and GovernanceDrive service transformation and quality improvement initiatives. Ensure compliance with NHS governance frameworks, infection control, medicines management, and information governance. Respond to complaints, incidents, and safeguarding investigations; complete reports for serious incident review groups. Embed clinical audit, research, and evidence-based practice.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• 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
• Training, support and development in your career

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

Job responsibilities

** Please refer to the job description, person specification and CLCH trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with full and current UK NMC registration / Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
• Degree/master's level qualification relevant to community practice
• Evidence of recent and continuing CPD
• Post-graduate management and/or leadership training
• Clinical supervisor training
• Specialist Community Practitioner/District Nursing qualification

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience in a relevant clinical field
• Demonstrate broad experience post registration working in a variety of core areas: Elderly Rehab, Cardiology/Heart Failure, Respiratory, Palliative Care, Long term conditions
• In depth experience of working within a multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with single assessment process
• Experience participating in a research or audit project and implementing full audit cycle
• Experience in mentorship role
• Experience of leading and managing a team
• Experience of managing a budget
• Experience of managing and investigating complaints
• Experience of managing and investigating serious incidents

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.

£61,631 to £68,623 a yearper annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)