# District Nurse Team Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/district-nurse-team-leader/580660e5-38b7-4d6b-bf40-939c1ecae0ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/district-nurse-team-leader/580660e5-38b7-4d6b-bf40-939c1ecae0ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 9-5pm five days a week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T11:20:57.691Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/CLAPHAM/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8292600 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8292600?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking to progress your leadership skills and be at the forefront of change? We are seeking a Community Nursing Team Leads to work within the North Bedfordshire Locality. You will be a strong leader, focused on achieving real improvements in outcomes for patients and will be confident in your ability to support, coach and develop individuals and teams to deliver consistently high quality services. You will be innovative, forward thinking, self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The successful applicant will be managing two caseloads and the aligned staff, working alongside the existing team lead and service manager to support and manage the delivery of high quality person centered care. The post will be based in Twinwoods Resource Centre aligned to the North Bedford Community Nursing Teams. ### Main duties of the job You will take pride in your work and be highly motivated and dynamic, have a flexible approach and be able to embrace change. Being a collaborative worker and the ability to network and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders is essential. You must hold the DNSPQ qualification, or be working towards this. You will provide day to day operational and line management of community nursing teams, work alongside clinicians to support complex patient reviews and mentor nurse colleagues. You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful applicant will be managing two caseloads and the aligned staff, working alongside the existing team lead and service manager to support and manage the delivery of high quality person centered care. The post will be based in Twinwoods, Bedford, North Bedfordshire Community Nursing teams. Due to the nature of the post the applicant must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post. For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact Melanie Harris, on 07773205181, melanie.harris6@nhs.net ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to adapt to change - Able to support staff, patients and carers during times of emotional distress - Able to work to deadlines and under pressure - Ability to work alone - Leadership and motivation skills - Computer literate - Willing to work to meet the needs of the service (to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays). - Ability to travel throughout locality and access to a vehicle for work purposes ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of and commitment to multi professional working - Demonstrate working within a multi-agency environment. - Have a comprehensive understanding of partnership working. - Demonstrate application of clinical governance - Excellent understanding of community health and social care principles and practice - Understanding of National and Local issues that impact on the local population. Comprehensive understanding of the roles of others in health and social care. - Experience in managing multi-disciplinary staff. - Experience in managing issues related to conflict resolution avoidance. - Knowledge of the principles of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children. - Knowledge of the principles of Health Promotion and prevention of illness - Experience of using electronic systems to manage activity and the delivery of KPI information. - Evidence of specialist holistic assessment and evaluation skills - Ability to prioritize and manage own time to meet the needs of the service - Ability to collect and interpret data in relation to patient activity and nursing care - Demonstrate experience in monitoring of staff and quality of service provided. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills - Experience of clinical leadership - Extensive experience of complex assessment of health and social needs. - Ability to oversee multiple caseloads and monitor quality. - Demonstrate excellent communication skills using a variety techniques and strategies, i.e. email, documentation, active listening, verbal. - Ability to disseminate complex sensitive information to others ### Education/ Qualification/ Training **Essential** - Registered General Nurse - Educated to degree level or equivalent - Post-registration qualification SPQDN - Nurse Prescriber - Relevant teaching/mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills - Demonstrable evidence of significant post registration nursing experience in a community setting. ## Documents - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [band 7 district nursing team leader (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610844) ## 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.