Community Nurse Team Leader - North East Locality
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a passionate and experienced Community Nurse Team Leader to lead a dynamic team in North East Oxfordshire. You will provide expert clinical practice, holistic assessment, and treatment for complex patients in their homes, aiming to reduce hospital admissions. The role involves managing and developing staff, mentoring students, and championing service development. You will build relationships, influence service pathways, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives, embodying compassionate, value-based care.
Essential criteria
- Degree level educated
- Registered General Nurse Adult
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of level 7 academic study
- Frailty Module
- Leadership Module/experience
- Leadership skills; ability to plan and organise own and others work
- Experience managing complex patients
- Staff management
- Previous District Nursing experience
- PErsonal Qulaities
- Ability to develop and sustain relationships with partner organisations and the public
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Qulaifications
- Degree level educated
- Registered General Nurse Adult
- Evidence of level 7 academic study
- Frailty Module
- Leadership Module/experience
- Leadership skills; ability to plan and organise own and others work
- Experience managing complex patients
- Staff management
- Previous District Nursing experience
- PErsonal Qulaities
- Ability to develop and sustain relationships with partner organisations and the public
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Community Nurse Team Leader - North East Locality
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced nurse ready to lead a dynamic team in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in the community? We are seeking a motivated and visionary Team Leader for our North East District Nursing Team** .
This pivotal role combines expert clinical practice with strategic leadership. You will be responsible for the holistic assessment and treatment of complex patients, delivering evidence-based care in diverse settings including patients' homes. You'll lead efforts to reduce hospital admissions and facilitate timely discharges, promoting independence and wellbeing.
As Team Leader, you'll manage and develop a skilled team, ensuring safe caseload allocation and fostering a culture of learning and support. You'll mentor students, supervise staff, and champion service development.
You'll be the face of the team building strong relationships, influencing service pathways, and contributing to audits, recruitment, and quality improvement initiatives. Your leadership will embody the 6Cs of nursing, promoting compassionate, value-based care.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead with purpose, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of community nursing in Oxfordshire.
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