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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

District Nurse Team Leader Darnall

The closing date is 13 November 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic qualified district nurse to become the team leader of the Darnall community nursing team.

The post holder will lead, manage and supervise the community nursing team, facilitating research and evidence-based practice. Lead the assessment process and maintain high quality effective nursing care in the community as part of the wider integrated care team. Other duties will be to ensure service delivery is in line with the core offer and the standard operating procedures of the community nursing service.

This large, dynamic team is part of the wider integrated community care structure and works collaboratively in order to deliver high quality individualised patient care for people in their own home.

Main duties of the job

  • Determine and prioritise the health needs of the community nursing caseload. To be aware of the health needs of the practice population and contribute to the public health agenda for the local community, so resources can be targeted appropriately.
  • Responsibility for the day-to-day management of the community nursing team.
  • Lead, manage and co-ordinate the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care programmes, reflecting the needs of individual patients, families and carers.
  • Be responsible for the performance of the community nursing team and individuals in it.Promote the principle of self-care and patient empowerment.
  • Work in partnership with other agencies, act as care manager for identified patients in order to prevent inappropriate hospital admission.
  • Manage resources effectively and advise on skill mix requirements for the team in collaboration with line manager, and manage team budgets.
  • Positively participate in and promote clinical governance, thus ensuring the highest quality of practice is maintained, within the service.
  • Demonstrate the use of evidence based practice and participation in clinical audit.
  • Lead and support the team in providing care to patients in their own home.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Details

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

190-1021-DIR

Job locations

Darnall Primary Care Centre

290 Main Road

Sheffield

S9 4QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Community Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) degree.
  • Registered Nurse, first level with a valid MNC registration
  • Nurse prescriber (V150)
  • Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
  • Mentorship/Preceptorship Chronic disease management
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Clinical Practice Educator or willingness to working towards

Desirable

  • Non Medical Prescriber (V300)
  • Clinical Practice Educator Qualification

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Knowledge of local/ national policies
  • Awareness of clinical governance issues
  • Knowledge of implementation of evidence based practice.
  • Demonstrate an understanding and good working knowledge of IT
  • Proven team working, management and leadership skills
  • Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of innovation
  • Good organisational skills
  • Excellent level of clinical competency
  • Teaching and assessing
  • Ability to facilitate team development and practice.
  • Ability to manage change.

Desirable

  • IT and data management.
  • Negotiation and influencing skills

Experience

Essential

  • Team leadership and management experience
  • Experience of working closely with other agencies
  • Experience of carrying out complex health and social care assessments
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary primary health care team
  • Experience of teaching and mentorship
  • Evidence of knowledge and experience of Case Management
  • Participation in research, audit and evaluation
  • Change management and leadership skills
  • Working in partnership with other healthcare providers, Social services etc
  • Experience In the management of staff
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working Budget/financial management experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working In Mental Heath
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working and Case Management models

Other Factors

Essential

  • Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be a car driver with the use of a car with a valid UK driving licence.
  • Willingness to learn new skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Community Specialist Practitioner (District Nurse) degree.
  • Registered Nurse, first level with a valid MNC registration
  • Nurse prescriber (V150)
  • Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
  • Mentorship/Preceptorship Chronic disease management
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Clinical Practice Educator or willingness to working towards

Desirable

  • Non Medical Prescriber (V300)
  • Clinical Practice Educator Qualification

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

  • Knowledge of local/ national policies
  • Awareness of clinical governance issues
  • Knowledge of implementation of evidence based practice.
  • Demonstrate an understanding and good working knowledge of IT
  • Proven team working, management and leadership skills
  • Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of innovation
  • Good organisational skills
  • Excellent level of clinical competency
  • Teaching and assessing
  • Ability to facilitate team development and practice.
  • Ability to manage change.

Desirable

  • IT and data management.
  • Negotiation and influencing skills

Experience

Essential

  • Team leadership and management experience
  • Experience of working closely with other agencies
  • Experience of carrying out complex health and social care assessments
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary primary health care team
  • Experience of teaching and mentorship
  • Evidence of knowledge and experience of Case Management
  • Participation in research, audit and evaluation
  • Change management and leadership skills
  • Working in partnership with other healthcare providers, Social services etc
  • Experience In the management of staff
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working Budget/financial management experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working In Mental Heath
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working and Case Management models

Other Factors

Essential

  • Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be a car driver with the use of a car with a valid UK driving licence.
  • Willingness to learn new skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Darnall Primary Care Centre

290 Main Road

Sheffield

S9 4QH


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Darnall Primary Care Centre

290 Main Road

Sheffield

S9 4QH


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead for Community Nursing (East)

Maria Levesley

m.levesley@nhs.net

07970797192

Details

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

190-1021-DIR

Job locations

Darnall Primary Care Centre

290 Main Road

Sheffield

S9 4QH


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