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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of neighbourhood nursing. As a Locality Nurse Manager, you will be at the forefront of delivering the Neighbourhood Health Plan, working in partnership with Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) to lead the frailty pathway. You will champion integrated working across health and social care, influence service development, and ensure high-quality, proactive care for people living with frailty and long term conditions within the community. You will have extensive nursing experience preferably in a community setting with demonstrable management and leadership capability.
The post is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of agreed outputs for the teams and service. As a visible and experienced leader you will manage risk, governance and performance, hold financial accountability for the delivery of service within the financial envelope and contribute to organisational savings, develop staff capability and the management of demand and capacity. As a people person you will have excellent communication skills and a track record of managing staff with compassion whilst delivering high standards and service KPI’s. Skilled in managing competing demands you will have impeccable organisational and time management skills.
Two posts available, one substantive and one secondment for approx. 10 months covering two large Integrated Neighbourhood Teams NN based teams each.
Advert closing on 23rd August midnight.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will manage and lead at least two neighbourhood nursing INT areas providing cover for the absence of colleagues where necessary and in addition. The post is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of agreed outputs for the teams and service. As a visible and experienced leader you will manage risk, governance and performance, hold financial accountability for the delivery of service within the financial envelope and contribute to organisational savings, develop staff capability and the management of demand and capacity. As a people person you will have excellent communication skills and a track record of managing staff with compassion whilst delivering high standards and service KPI’s. Skilled in managing competing demands you will have impeccable organisational and time management skills, be able to adapt verbal and written communication to a range of audience and circumstance, attend and contribute to service, GP, INT and other meetings, guide and support staff through turbulence and change and hold your staff to account.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for complete details and key responsibilities for this role.
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
Previous experience
Essential
- Demonstrate previous success in leading, delivering change and performance with and through nursing and multidisciplinary clinical teams, by engaging them in service development and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities effective delegation, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitor performance and give feedback
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring
- Budget management
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems, to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
Additional Information
Essential
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking role
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working
- Ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients as an independent practitioner or willingness to develop such skills
- Evidence of leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand service and performance expectations
- Sufficient IT skill to be able to use an electronic patient record system
- Experiences and ability to communicate effectively with a variety of partners and stakeholders - verbally, in writing and electronically
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service i.e extended hours and weekends
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- First level registered Nurse, Adult Branch, and current NMC registration
- Broad clinical experience within community services or acute adult care
- A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in a community/acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial and change management
- Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level
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This advert is for Neighbourhood Nursing Locality Nurse Manager with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in Community. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 p.a inc HCA. The contract type is 1x permanent + 1x secondment cover. The application deadline is 23 Aug 2026.
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