Nurse Team Manager

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Rotherham is seeking an enthusiastic Team Manager to lead their Community Ready Unit. This role involves providing operational leadership, enhancing patient flow, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective patient care. The ideal candidate should have experience in acute nursing and discharge planning, along with registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.

Qualifications

• Experience at Band 6 or above in acute adult nursing specialty.
• Previous experience in a similar role in an NHS/Healthcare setting.
• Current or Previous experience of working within Discharge Lounge.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership for the Community Ready Unit.
• Support and drive patient flow by coordinating timely admissions and discharges.
• Promote multidisciplinary collaboration and quality improvement.

Skills

Operational leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient discharge planning

Education

Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

We are looking for anenthusiastic, forward-thinking Team Manager to lead our Community Ready Unit(CRU) a key area supporting effective patient flow across the hospital. TheCRU provides short-term care for patients who are community ready and no longermeet the criteria to reside, ensuring they continue to receive safe,compassionate, and well-coordinated care while awaiting discharge or communitysupport.As Team Manager, you will provide strong, visibleleadership to the multidisciplinary team, fostering a positive culture thatprioritises patient experience, dignity, and timely discharge. You will beresponsible for the day-to-day management of the unit, ensuring safe staffing,effective communication, and efficient patient turnaround in line with Trustpriorities.Collaboration is central to this role. You willwork in close partnership with the Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH) Pharmacy, SiteMatrons, Therapy Teams, and external partners such as Age UK, and widerCommunity Services to deliver seamless care transitions and promoteindependence. Your leadership will help ensure that patients move safelythrough the hospital system supporting our ambition to be a modern,innovative Trust focused on continuous improvement and excellent patientoutcomes.Our Journey from 'Discharge Lounge' to a newmodern, and forward thinking service is not over yet, do you have the skill,passion and drive to add more to our modern and fast paced service?

Main duties of the job

Provide day-to-day operationalleadership for the Community Ready Unit, ensuring safe, effective, andcompassionate care for patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside.Support and drive patient flow by coordinatingtimely admissions and discharges, working closely with Site Matrons, thePatient Flow Team, and community partners.Maintain oversight of staffing levels, skill mix,and allocation of workload, ensuring a supportive and efficient workingenvironment for all team members.Lead effective multidisciplinary collaboration,developing strong working relationships with Pharmacy, Therapy Teams, CommunityServices, Social Care, and external organisations such as Age UK.Take a proactive role in Clinical Governance,promoting a culture of continuous learning, safety, and quality improvement.Participate in audits, incident reviews, and lessons learned processes toenhance standards of care.Monitor and improve performance through the use ofdata, audits, and quality improvement initiatives contributing to the Trustsmodern, forward-thinking approach to care delivery.Support professional development and wellbeing ofstaff, providing regular supervision, appraisals, and opportunities forlearning.Represent the Community Ready Unit at relevantTrust and system-wide meetings, promoting collaborative, patient-centredworking across services.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall

But don't justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 and band 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specificationfor the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Post Registration experience at Band 6 or above in acute adult nursing speciality
• Previous experience in similar role in an NHS/Healthcare setting
• Demonstrable experience in planning complex patient discharge and working with a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in teaching and training of staff
• Current or Previous experience of working within Discharge Lounge

Registration

• Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

knowledge

• Evidence of coordinating and managing day to day operational issues on a regular basis
• An awareness and understanding of national and local issues that affect Nursing and the NHS as a whole. Up to date knowledge and understanding of nursing policy and practice relevant to the role

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata