Nurse Team Leader - Acute Medical Services | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable NHS Trust in Stevenage seeks a Nurse Team Leader to oversee patient care and lead a dedicated team. This role demands experience in Acute or Emergency Care with a focus on clinical management. Candidates should exhibit strong leadership capabilities and a commitment to delivering exemplary care. Flexibility in working patterns is encouraged.

Benefits

Positive work-life balance

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in Acute or Emergency Care is essential.
• Strong leadership qualities and ability to manage a team effectively.
• Proven clinical skills and experience in a relevant healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage flow, triage, and clinical assessment for medical patients.
• Provide leadership in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Monitor and audit clinical standards in the department.

Skills

Acute or Emergency Care knowledge

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for Nurse Team Leader who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals with relevant knowledge and/or experience in Acute or Emergency Care, to come and work for the newly designed, Acute Medical Services Team within the UEC.

Acute medical Services Assessment and Acute medical services SDEC teams, will be working collaboratively to stream and triage patients through the Acute medical services departments.

As a Nurse Team Leader this role will be essentially clinical, managing flow, triage and clinical assessment of medical patients coming from GP services, the emergency department and SDEC.

This post will require rotation on to night duty, weekends and bank holidays.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Responsibilities

• The Nurse Team Leader post is a vital and valued role within the multi-disciplinary team. Based in the Acute medical Services Assessment and Acute medical services SDEC teams, they provide expertise and compassionate leadership in the delivery of high quality and safe patient-centred care and support an open culture of continuous learning for all.
• As a Nurse Team Leader, you will ensure that patient care is of the highest possible standard and provide advice and support to all staff working in the area.
• You will be responsible for the development, monitoring and auditing of standards for use in the clinical area. Ensuring that care delivered in the clinical area is of the highest quality, supported by research and in accordance with local and national policies, procedures and Guidelines.
• You will work effectively in collaboration with other key staff in the clinical group, maintain effective use of capacity and resources including timely and effective admission and discharge.

About the Trust and Working Environment

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

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We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

Work Life Balance and Flexibility

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Application Information

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025