Deputy Team Lead District Nursing

Band 6

• District Nursing
• Band 6
• Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave)
• • Full time
  • Flexible working
• 319-7467537LH

• Rothbury Community Hospital
• Rothbury
• £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
• Yearly
• 13/10/2025 23:59

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!

What the Northumbria Way means for you:

• Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
• Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
• A range of flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
• Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
• On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
• Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.

We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people’s lives, such as education, employment and the economy.

If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic professional to join the Rothbury Community Nursing Team, to provide deputy leadership and management of the Community Nursing Team. The post requires a high level of clinical expertise which has been developed through experience in practice.

We are dedicated to supporting continuing professional development and provide excellent leadership through mentorship, coaching and education for all grades of staff, to provide high quality patient care in line with Northumbria Healthcare Trusts Vision.

The post holder will support the team to establish and maintain robust communication networks with patients, carers, team members, GPs and other professionals and agencies.

You will act as a role model for the Community Nursing service, our patients and families exercising accountability for patient care in line the NMC code of professional conduct.

You will demonstrate compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care packages for patients on their caseload which can include the analysis of clinical, social and family situations.

To exercise accountability for patient care, as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and act within the policies of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust.

To support the Team Lead and in their absence be responsible for the planning and delivery of District Nursing services within a designated area, prioritising clinical need to provide holistic care.

To be accountable for own practice working without direct supervision.

To act as an advocate to empower individuals, their carers and their families to influence and use available resources. To carry out risk assessment and management of the physical environment to safeguard patients, staff and carers.

Promote effective use of Trust policy regarding infection control within the nursing team, the clinical setting and patients’ homes.

Make referrals to other disciplines or agencies.

Working for our organisation

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

We encourage training and education enabling a successful career path and improving patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Deputy District Nurse Team Lead plays a crucial role in providing high-quality nursing care to patients in their homes and other settings. 
Clinical Leadership: Provide clinical leadership and management of a geographical caseload, including holistic assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based care.

Caseload Management:  Alongside other senior members manage a caseload  of patients ensuring seamless care delivery.

Collaboration with GPs : Work closely with aligned GPs to advocate for patients and serve as a key point of communication for their care.

Care Planning: Plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care needs, delivering up-to-date care to allocated patients.

Team Support: Work within a team to provide high-quality care, supporting colleagues as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care: Provide direct patient care, assessing and addressing their unique needs.
Care Coordination: Coordinate care with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive support.
Evidence-Based Practice: Develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care plans.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse – Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of experience or knowledge
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equlivent level of experience or knowledge
• Practice Assessor
• Registered Mentor: Mentor- supervisor/Assessor

Desirable criteria

• District Nursing Practitioner qualification OR Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) & Advanced Clinical Skills
• Completion of in-house Development program

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Previous post – registration experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience and understanding of working in Community Setting

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post.  The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

• Name
• Lauren-Cockburn Dixon
• Job title
• Deputy Team Lead
• Email address
• Laurencockburn-dixon@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
• Telephone number
• 07795062463

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