# District Nurse Deputy Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/district-nurse-deputy-leader/c864e8fa-5f2b-4fde-9286-df1b6022c273 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/district-nurse-deputy-leader/c864e8fa-5f2b-4fde-9286-df1b6022c273.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T07:51:29.979Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/District_Nurse_Deputy_Leader/District_Nurse_Deputy_Leader-v8079288 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8079288?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Location: Harrow Integrated Care, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) Are you a compassionate, dynamic nurse with a passion for community healthcare? We’re looking for an enthusiastic District Nurse Deputy Leader to join our collaborative and supportive team in Harrow. In this role, you will be an integral part of our Integrated Care Services, working closely with patients, families, and a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in the community. ### Main duties of the job - Work collaboratively within the Integrated District Nursing Team and wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, coordinated, and patient centred care across the community. - Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care in partnership with patients, families, and carers, ensuring personalised care plans reflect individual needs and preferences. - Support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive community nursing services, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive patient outcomes. - Contribute to service improvement and quality initiatives, supporting the ongoing development of community services to meet the changing needs of the local population. - Deputise for the Team Leader as required, providing day to day clinical and operational leadership and ensuring continuity of service delivery. - Support the supervision, development, and wellbeing of team members, promoting a positive learning culture and high standards of clinical practice. - Work in partnership with primary care, acute services, social care, and other healthcare providers to ensure seamless care pathways and effective multidisciplinary working. - Contribute to clinical governance, risk management, and quality assurance activities to support continuous service improvement and excellent patient care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities What We’re Looking For: A registered nurse with experience in community healthcare and a strong understanding of district nursing. A compassionate, proactive individual with excellent communication skills, able to build meaningful relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. A motivated leader who is passionate about developing others, with a commitment to continuous personal and professional growth. Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification Please note:  As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to successfully complete both a drug calculation assessment and a formal interview. ## Job Details Location: Harrow Integrated Care, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) Are you a compassionate, dynamic nurse with a passion for community healthcare? We’re looking for an enthusiastic District Nurse Deputy Leader to join our collaborative and supportive team in Harrow. In this role, you will be an integral part of our Integrated Care Services, working closely with patients, families, and a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in the community. ## Job Description Work collaboratively within the Integrated District Nursing Team and wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, coordinated, and patient centred care across the community. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care in partnership with patients, families, and carers, ensuring personalised care plans reflect individual needs and preferences. Support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive community nursing services, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive patient outcomes. Contribute to service improvement and quality initiatives, supporting the ongoing development of community services to meet the changing needs of the local population. Deputise for the Team Leader as required, providing day to day clinical and operational leadership and ensuring continuity of service delivery. Support the supervision, development, and wellbeing of team members, promoting a positive learning culture and high standards of clinical practice. Work in partnership with primary care, acute services, social care, and other healthcare providers to ensure seamless care pathways and effective multidisciplinary working. Contribute to clinical governance, risk management, and quality assurance activities to support continuous service improvement and excellent patient care. ## Responsibilities What We’re Looking For: A registered nurse with experience in community healthcare and a strong understanding of district nursing. A compassionate, proactive individual with excellent communication skills, able to build meaningful relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. A motivated leader who is passionate about developing others, with a commitment to continuous personal and professional growth. Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification Please note: As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to successfully complete both a drug calculation assessment and a formal interview. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of recent post-registration nursing experience - Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team - Experience of working with people with complex health needs - Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating a team on a day to day, regular basis - Experience of teaching students and other staff members - Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice - Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans **Desirable** - Experience of managing staff - Experience of managing staff  Post-registration community nursing experience ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, based on local/national guidelines and standards - NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice - Appraisal and Personal Development Planning - Understanding of NHS and Integrated Care boards structures - Leading audit process - Applying evidence based care into practice - The principles of clinical governance and application to practice - Clinical supervision – purpose and application - How equal opportunities can be implemented in practice - Has high level competence in a range of clinical skills - Basic computer skills ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - RGN / RN with current registration - Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training - Practice supervisor/assessor training **Desirable** - Has undertaken formal training in staff and team management - Nurse prescribing qualification ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371273) - [clch trust values (pdf, 720.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371275) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371274) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.