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Central London Community Health Trust

District Nurse Team Lead

The closing date is 21 December 2025

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Job summary

To lead and manage a designated community nursing teams, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, management and evaluation of evidence based nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings,
Responsible for the day-to-day management of the team.
To promote effective teamwork within the wider Primary Health Care Team, delegating activities appropriately, to the benefit of the patient and service delivery.
To monitor the quality of care provision and to identify and promote areas for service development.
To be responsible for the performance of the team, and individuals within it.
To support the Service Manager and clinical lead in delivering high quality care that delivers best value, and meets the requirements of commissioners.
To work in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure high quality, integrated and seamless care is delivered.
To act as a key point of contact for GPs and other general practice staff.
To ensure that each member of the nursing team is competent, able to meet the full needs of their clients and operates to high standards.
To be responsible for the effective management of a caseload and provide proactive case management to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

Main duties of the job

To provide skilled, effective and evidence based nursing care to patients with complex care needs, in a variety of community settings.
To act as an autonomous nurse taking on-going responsibility for the assessment, planning, evaluation and implementation of nursing care to individuals, groups of patients and their families on the district nursing caseload, delegating activities as appropriate.
To undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process. To include the needs of carers
To act as the patient's advocate and to facilitate the patient's own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care as appropriate.To work in a collaborative manner with Primary Care staff, Acute services, Social Services and other agencies to ensure a seamless delivery of care.
To provide information and support to patients, relatives and other carers that promotes and optimises positive health

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-HERTS-7637342

Job locations

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Carlton Road

Harpenden

AL5 4TA

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and CLCH Trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and CLCH Trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Person Specification

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

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
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

Desirable

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)
Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot)

Person Specification

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

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
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

Desirable

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)
Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot)

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Carlton Road

Harpenden

AL5 4TA

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Carlton Road

Harpenden

AL5 4TA

Employer's website

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