Specialist Team Leader

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the region is seeking a Specialist Nurse Team Leader for the diabetes team. This role involves managing team operations, providing direct patient care, and leading staff in delivering high-quality services. The ideal candidate should have a nursing degree and experience in diabetes care, along with strong leadership and mentorship skills. Flexible working requests will be considered.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to manage and lead a team effectively.
• Experience in providing direct patient care.
• Strong knowledge of diabetes care and health promotion.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the diabetes team.
• Ensure high standards of care and service delivery.
• Lead and mentor staff members in their roles.
• Collaborate with other services for seamless care transitions.
• Deliver anticipatory and maintenance care.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Patient advocacy

Mentorship

Assessment skills

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Sefton Place for a Specialist Nurse Team Leader within the diabetes team. The postholder will operationally manage and lead the team whilst being accountable for the performance, quality and clinical effectiveness of the team. The post holder is expected to provide direct patient care when necessary, acting as an expert practitioner and a role model to the whole team whilst actively supporting integration. As the Specialist Nurse Team Lead you will work closely with the Integrated Community Nursing Senior Leadership Team to develop an effective and highly performing team, driving service improvements that meet patient need and promoting the team as a positive place for staff experience and development.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder is responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care. The post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care and will take responsibility for caseload holders in their absence.
• Responsibility for service delivery within a designated area is a key aspect of the role. The practitioner ensures that the team functions efficiently and effectively, maintaining high standards of care and operational continuity.
• This involves planning rotas, managing schedules, and adapting working patterns to meet service demands. The practitioner works collaboratively with other services and stakeholders to facilitate seamless care transitions, ensuring that service users are treated in the most appropriate settings and that care pathways are optimised.
• A proactive approach to care is essential. The team, under the practitioner’s guidance, delivers anticipatory and maintenance care, responding to both planned and unplanned needs. This includes managing long-term conditions, promoting health and self-care, and providing end-of-life and palliative care.
• Leadership and mentorship are integral to the role. The practitioner supports the development of caseload management across the local health economy, mentoring staff who are transitioning into these roles. They act as an advocate and champion for patients in various forums, challenging attitudes and behaviours that may compromise care quality or equity. Through clinical supervision and caseload oversight, the practitioner ensures that the team delivers safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Organisation and Context

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Contact for further details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Szczesniak Job title: Operational Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07973960150