District Nurse Team Lead

Job summary Surrey Downs Health & Care An opportunity has arisen to join the Leatherhead PCN team as a Band 7 Community Nursing Team Lead on a full-time (37.5 hours/week), permanent basis. The successful candidate will be welcomed into an established community nurse team that works closely with members of the wider multidisciplinary team across the PCN and across Surrey Downs Health and Care. We have a strong focus on staff support and development, encouraging opportunities for further learning. In short, if you are looking for an employer that is working to remove traditional boundaries and barriers, bringing care to patients when and where they need it, and you want to work alongside motivated, passionate, and visionary colleagues, we look forward to hearing from you. Main duties of the job Summary of both Band 7 roles for Leatherhead PCN. The District Nurse Team Lead and Community Nursing Team Lead roles within Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) are both Band 7 leadership positions responsible for delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care in the community. Each role involves leading and managing a community nursing team, overseeing the assessment, planning and implementation of care, ensuring staff development, maintaining professional standards, and contributing to clinical governance and risk management strategies. Both positions are identical in core duties – promoting integrated care, supporting workforce planning, change management, managing resources, and participating in KPIs and audits. Both roles emphasize respect, collaboration, safeguarding, and high delivery of care to patients and staff. To provide leadership within the District Nursing Team and be responsible for the assessment of needs of the patient and the development, implementation and evaluation of a programme of care within agreed standards. The post holder will undertake facilitation of educational programmes for basic, post‑basic and in‑service training, in close liaison with the Learning and Development Team. To lead and facilitate patient‑focused, innovative research‑based practice, in line with Surrey Downs Health and Care objectives. About us Surrey Downs Health and Care delivers care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations. Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person‑centred care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes: The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust Surrey Council County Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us. It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents. Details Date posted: 08 December 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £50,008 to £56,908 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full‑time Reference number 343‑SDH&C‑6851841‑N Job locations Leatherhead Community Hospital, Poplar Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SD Job responsibilities Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model to all staff, both internal and external, taking the lead and developing services in line with patient needs. Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times. Be accountable for assessments and care planning, prescribing appropriately for the patient group, and involving, supporting, informing and educating families and carers. Promote the health of patients and provide support and advice; be responsible for planning cover, appropriate staffing and skill mix to ensure adequate cover at all times. Provide specialist knowledge and advice to influence the Surrey Downs Health and Care strategic agenda. Maintain clear, comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to procedures. Identify workforce planning issues and actively participate in recruitment, selection and retention of clinical staff. Provide support and an appropriate learning environment for both pre‑ and post‑registration students as required. Ensure policies, procedures and standards of care are adhered to at all times. Manage effectively and efficiently any budget within the remit of this post. Participate in research and development opportunities as appropriate. Assist in resolving complaints within the clinical specialty or sphere of responsibility. Negotiate and work effectively across all agencies for maximum effectiveness of care. Act upon, where necessary, procedures in place to protect vulnerable individuals. Lead and implement the SDHC Clinical Governance Strategy within your practice area, facilitating and instigating clinical audit and monitoring of care. Lead and implement the SDHC Risk Management Strategy within your practice area, ensuring all processes are adhered to and maintaining professional integrity in line with NMC guidelines. Undertake any other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the post. Be responsible for individual timely data entry and corporate team data entry. This post holder is employed within Surrey Downs Health and Care localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or permanently as service needs dictate. Person Specification – Qualifications Essential: NMC Registration, Educated to Level 6, Nurse prescribing qualification appropriate to role, Advanced physical assessment course/District Nurse qualification, Evidence of continued professional development with relevant courses, Teaching Qualification. Desirable: Management qualification or courses and/or willingness to work towards. Person Specification – Experience Essential: Experienced mentor at pre‑ and post‑registration level, Experience of nurse leadership and management, Experience of appraisal and clinical supervision. Desirable: Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies. Person Specification – Skills Essential: Critical analysis skills, Ability to assess and deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care, Ability to deal with conflict professionally, IT skills and timely data entry. Desirable: Project management skills. Person Specification – Other Essential: Car owner with clean UK Licence. Desirable: Innovative and flexible, Team player. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly 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: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Address: Leatherhead Community Hospital, Poplar Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SD Employer's website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr