About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivatedCommunity Nurse to join our Care Home Team as a Band 6 Deputy Team Lead.
Based at Stanmore (HA7 1AT), the Care Home Team delivers high quality nursing care to residents across care homes within Hertsmere, St Albans and Harpenden, Dacorum, and Watford.
You will be supported by an experienced Band 7 Team Lead, Practice Development Nurses, and a range of specialist link nurses, with access to excellent learning and development opportunities through the CLCH Academy.
This role is ideal for an experienced community nurse looking to develop their leadership skills within a supportive and forward thinking team. The post holder will be required to work across the locality in response to service needs, including participation in a 1 in 4 weekend rota. As travel between care homes and community settings is required, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential.
If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care, developing others, and progressing your leadership career, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required. As a Deputy Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients within residential care settings, providing clinical leadership and supporting the day to day management of the team You will line manage and support Band 5, 4, and 3 staff, helping to develop confident, autonomous practitioners whilst ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care. To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys. To be responsible for the team's assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in a residential home. The service is provided seven days per week 8pm-8am. Tobe responsible for the team's maintenance of patient and other records. Toparticipate in the long term management of patients within the locality. To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Ediucation/Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training Knowledge of recent developments in NHS Knowledge of Evidence based practice Evidence of personal development Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Desirable
First Level Degree Independent Prescriber Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience
Experience Essential
Experienced Nurse Management of a team Management of change within a complex environment Experience of teaching others Proven leadership ability Proven clinical skill Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
Skills and Knwledge Essential
Management of change Proven leadership ability Knowledge of negotiation skills Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary Health Care Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications Evidence of expertise in clinical skills Experience of teaching others Knowledge of research processes Knowledge of resource management Knowledge and understanding of Adult protection issues A understanding of working within a competency framework
Other Essential
Car driver and holder of current UK driving licence (unless you have a disability as defined by Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
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.
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 Honeypot Lane Stanmore
839 Honeypot Lane HA7 1AT
Stanmore
HA7 1AT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)