Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nursing Team Lead
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Community Nursing Team Lead
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Community Nursing Team Lead to play a key role in the success of our Community Nursing Teams. This leadership post is for an NMC-registered nurse with a Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) who demonstrates the Trust’s values and behaviours.
About the Role
You will lead, develop, and operationally manage a designated Community Nursing Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care across a seven-day service. This includes managing capacity, prioritising visits, and responding effectively to service pressures.
Responsibilities
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Leadership and Management:
- Provide clinical and operational leadership for a Community Nursing Team.
- Manage day-to-day service delivery, including capacity planning, prioritisation of visits, seven-day service cover, and escalation of risks or pressures.
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Staff Development:
- Lead, supervise, and develop staff through appraisal, performance management, clinical supervision, education, and training.
- Recruit, retain, and support staff wellbeing, attendance, and professional development.
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Compliance and Standards:
- Ensure compliance with CQC, organisational policies, clinical governance, safeguarding, health and safety, and risk management requirements.
- Manage delegated budgets, resources, and staffing efficiently.
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Communication and Representation:
- Maintain effective communication within the team and with internal and external stakeholders, positively representing the service.
- Investigate complaints, incidents, and serious incidents, identifying root causes, implementing improvements, and sharing learning.
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Service Improvement and Development:
- Contribute to service improvement, quality assurance, audits, data reporting, and strategic development of community nursing services.
- Provide clinical leadership, support, and guidance for complex caseloads, triage, and evidence-based community nursing practice.
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Professional Development:
- Maintain professional registration, clinical credibility, and ongoing personal and professional development in line with NMC standards.
About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
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Our Values
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits of Working with Us
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment, and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mark Phillips
- Job Title: Community Nursing Manager
- Email Address: mark.phillips@berkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07815485154
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