Community Nursing Team Lead

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Community Nursing Team Lead to play a key role in the success of our Community Nursing Teams. This leadership post is for an NMC-registered nurse with a Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) who demonstrates the Trust’s values and behaviours.

You will lead, develop and operationally manage a designated Community Nursing Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care across a seven-day service. This includes managing capacity, prioritising visits and responding effectively to service pressures.

The role involves supervising, supporting and developing staff, promoting interdisciplinary working, professional development and lifelong learning. Working closely with the Clinical Lead and stakeholders, you will support service integration, maintain CQC standards, manage delegated budgets, oversee recruitment and retention, and ensure compliance with policies, performance targets and contractual requirements.

You will demonstrate strong communication skills, sound clinical judgement and the ability to manage risk, investigate incidents and complaints, and embed learning across the service.

You will maintain your own clinical competencies, NMC registration and professional portfolio while providing visible clinical leadership to teams managing complex caseloads.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate community nurse leader committed to service improvement and outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for a Community Nursing Team, ensuring high standards of safe, person-centred care.
• Manage day-to-day service delivery, including capacity planning, prioritisation of visits, seven-day service cover, and escalation of risks or pressures.
• Lead, supervise and develop staff through appraisal, performance management, clinical supervision, education and training.
• Recruit, retain and support staff wellbeing, attendance, and professional development.
• Ensure compliance with CQC, organisational policies, clinical governance, safeguarding, health and safety, and risk management requirements.
• Manage delegated budgets, resources and staffing efficiently.
• Maintain effective communication within the team and with internal and external stakeholders, positively representing the service.
• Investigate complaints, incidents and serious incidents, identifying root causes, implementing improvements and sharing learning.
• Contribute to service improvement, quality assurance, audits, data reporting and strategic development of community nursing services.
• Maintain professional registration, clinical credibility and ongoing personal and professional development in line with NMC standards.
• Provide clinical leadership, support and guidance for complex caseloads, triage and evidence-based community nursing practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• NMC Registered Nurse
• District Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification. (DNSPQ).
• Extensive Community Nursing experience.
• Evidence of leadership and management of a nursing team
• Evidence of continuous professional development

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Mark Phillips, Community Nursing Manager, on 07815485154 or email: mark.phillips@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.