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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Community Nurse to join our Care Home Team as a Band 6 Deputy Team Lead.
Based at Stanmore (HA7 1AT), the Care Home Team delivers high quality nursing care to residents across care homes within Hertsmere, St Albans and Harpenden, Dacorum, and Watford.
You will be supported by an experienced Band 7 Team Lead, Practice Development Nurses, and a range of specialist link nurses, with access to excellent learning and development opportunities through the CLCH Academy.
This role is ideal for an experienced community nurse looking to develop their leadership skills within a supportive and forward thinking team. The post holder will be required to work across the locality in response to service needs, including participation in a 1 in 4 weekend rota. As travel between care homes and community settings is required, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential.
If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care, developing others, and progressing your leadership career, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
- As a Deputy Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients within residential care settings, providing clinical leadership and supporting the day to day management of the team
- You will line manage and support Band 5, 4, and 3 staff, helping to develop confident, autonomous practitioners whilst ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care.
- To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
- To be responsible for the team’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in a residential home. The service is provided seven days per week 8pm-8am.
- To be responsible for the team’s maintenance of patient and other records.
- To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality.
- To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Car driver and holder of current UK driving licence (unless you have a disability as defined by Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
Experience
Essential
- Experienced Nurse
- Management of a team
- Management of change within a complex environment
- Experience of teaching others
- Proven leadership ability
- Proven clinical skill
- Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
Skills and Knwledge
Essential
- Management of change
- Proven leadership ability
- Knowledge of negotiation skills
- Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary Health Care
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Experience of teaching others
- Knowledge of research processes
- Knowledge of resource management
- Knowledge and understanding of Adult protection issues
- A understanding of working within a competency framework
Ediucation/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
- Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
- Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice
- Evidence of personal development
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Desirable
- First Level Degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
- Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience
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This advert is for Community Nursing Deputy Team Lead with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jun 2026.
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