Nurse Team Manager

Main area Endoscopy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call, weekends, bank holiday cover included) Job ref 361-7610595 Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/12/2025 23:59 Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are: Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together. Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas. Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose. Job overview We are seeking a Nurse Team Manager who shares our ambition to be trusted for delivering consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. In this pivotal role, you will be an experienced and highly skilled clinical nurse with responsibility for the operational and clinical management of the Endoscopy Units at The Lister Hospital and the QEII. You will provide strong, visible leadership across both sites, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient services through effective teamwork and collaboration. As an established clinical leader with specialist expertise in endoscopy nursing, you will oversee and develop the departmental workforce, ensuring excellence in patient care and the continuous improvement of services. You will lead on workforce planning, policy development, and compliance with Health & Safety and infection prevention standards, while maintaining accreditation requirements. The role also involves providing specialist training, supervising junior staff, and contributing directly to patient care. You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, champion equality and diversity, and keep your professional practice current in line with NMC standards. Our core values—Include, Respect, and Improve—are at the heart of everything we do. We invite you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Main duties of the job Key responsibilities include: Leading and line-managing nursing and support staff to maintain high standards of patient care and safety. Promoting best clinical practice in accordance with corporate policies, protocols, and guidelines. Ensuring robust infection prevention and control practices across both sites. Managing departmental budgets and resources effectively. Providing expert nursing and clinical governance advice as part of the endoscopy management team. Acting as a professional role model and representative for the department and Trust. Demonstrating strong leadership and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Working for our organisation At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person specification Qualifications / Training Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register. Relevant clinical post registration education to include a recognized Mentorship qualification. JETs/GIM accredited endoscopy nurse or relevant competences and training. Relevant degree or working towards Degree. Managerial and leadership qualification /relevant experience Previous Experience Registered Nurse with proven recent experience at Band 6 in the endoscopy setting. Evidence of an understanding in expenditure and budget management. Involvement in audit/research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences. Skills Ability to communicate effectively at a complex level excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills. Excellent clinical knowledge and skills, of endoscopy working including PEG, ERCP, Scoping. Ability to advocate for all patients, particularly vulnerable patients. Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet departmental expectations. Demonstrate evidence of strong leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate large clinical team Demonstrate, sound organisational skills and ability to work effectively in a devolved management structure. Ability to work on own initiative and autonomously. Performance management skills, including understanding of and invoking disciplinary procedure. Research and development including presentation at national and international conferences. Knowledge Knowledge of current Trust wide and BSG and JAG requirements for endoscopy Proactive in the understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues. Evidence, understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and the NHS Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives/innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety. Demonstrates ability to influence and manage successfully Clinical expert and role model IT skills – understanding windows, word, excel and PowerPoint In depth understanding of product procurement process. Other Requirements Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff Role model our Trust values every day When you apply... Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts. This means even if you have the right to work currently but will require a new sponsorship to work for our Trust your application will not be considered. Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us. While we recognise that AI can support in drafting an application, you are encouraged to clearly demonstrate your personal skills, experience and behaviours that align with the role, and this is usually best done in your own words. We reserve the right to review all applications for the use of AI tools and where this is inconsistent with our values and standards of behaviour your application may be rejected All correspondence relating to vacancies will be via the e‑mail address you have provided on your application form. Some servers automatically send e‑mails to your junk mail so please check as well as your inbox. Secondments/Fixed term Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate. If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments. Committed to our Community East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce. We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019. We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust. We are committed to being a carer‑friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognising diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued. 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