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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a District Nurse Team Leader to join the Community Nursing Team based at South Westminster Centre for Health.
This is a key clinical and operational leadership role within community services, responsible for leading a designated community nursing team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to patients within their own homes and other community settings.
The post holder will provide visible leadership, promote effective multidisciplinary working and support the delivery of safe, responsive and person-centred services. Working closely with the Service Manager, Clinical Lead and wider system partners, you will contribute to the delivery of integrated care pathways, support service improvement and ensure care is delivered in line with local priorities and commissioner requirements.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a registered nurse with community experience who is committed to improving patient outcomes, promoting independence and delivering high standards of nursing care within the community.
Main duties of the job
As a District Nurse Team Leader, you will:
- Lead and manage a designated community nursing team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.
- Oversee the day-to-day operational management of the team to support safe, effective and responsive services.
- Promote effective multidisciplinary working within the wider Primary Health Care Team, delegating activities appropriately to support patient care.
- Manage team and individual performance, ensuring professional standards and development needs are met.
- Support the Service Manager and Clinical Lead to deliver high-quality, cost-effective services that meet local priorities and commissioner requirements.
- Manage a complex caseload, providing proactive case management to support patients with complex needs and prevent avoidable hospital admissions.Undertake holistic assessments of patients' physical, psychological and social care needs, including the needs of carers.
- Act as an autonomous practitioner, advocating for patients, promoting independence and supporting self-management where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with primary care, acute services, social services and partner agencies to ensure seamless, integrated care.
- Provide information, advice and support to patients, relatives and carers to promote positive health outcomes and wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent post-registration nursing experience in community nursing
- Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of co-ordinating and managing a team
- Experience of teaching others and mentoring students
- Experience of evidence-based care
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and developing complex care plans
- Experience of co-ordinating and delivering care for people with complex, long term conditions.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of principles of care for long term conditions, relevant NSFs and other national standards
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning.
- Knowledge of current health care policy and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
- Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
- Knowledge of clinical governance & clinical supervision
- Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
- Has a range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional education and training at degree level
- Qualification in team / service management or prepared to work towards.
- Mentor or practice based learning training
- Community or Independent Nurse Prescribing qualification or prepared to work towards
Desirable
- Post - registration qualification in district nursing or equivalent
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This advert is for District Nurse Team Leader with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (from 05/10/2026 - 04/10/2027). The application deadline is 05 Jul 2026.
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