Nurse Team Leader

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across clinical and non-clinical roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

NHSGGC (2016) Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) Operational Framework defines the CMHT as part of a whole-system approach to mental health services for adults and older adults. The CMHT works in conjunction with Primary Care Mental Health Teams (PCMHT);
Acute Services (Crisis / Home Treatment Services & out of hours); specialist mental health services and a range of statutory and non-statutory services that support care. CMHTs use an integrated multi-disciplinary approach and aim to work with patients with complex mental health problems, families and carers, and other agencies to design and oversee comprehensive packages of care where needed. Interventions are delivered on a stepped / matched basis based on individualised assessment and the principle of delivering the minimum effective level of intervention.

Each patient has a Named Nurse and/or Keyworker to develop a participative, therapeutic relationship and deliver high quality mental health care with confidentiality maintained.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Permanent post
• Full time – 37 hours per week
• Shift Pattern – Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm
• Jeanie Deans Centre

The post-holder is responsible for leading and delivering high-quality specialist mental health nursing within a multidisciplinary community team. Core duties include:

• Clinical Leadership & Care Coordination: Acting as Named Nurse/Practitioner for a complex caseload, completing holistic assessments, managing risk, and planning, implementing, and evaluating specialist care.
• Therapeutic Practice: Ensuring care is delivered in the least restrictive way; supporting staff to respond to issues such as vulnerability, safeguarding, domestic abuse, and self-harm; promoting therapeutic, respectful, culturally sensitive relationships.
• Professional Standards & Evidence-Based Practice: Ensuring nursing practice aligns with NMC standards and relevant legislation; staff deliver evidence-based psychological therapies and person-centered care.
• Governance & Quality Assurance: Leading on clinical governance, maintaining effective communication, policies, audits, learning culture, research engagement, and risk-reduction strategies.
• Supervision & Staff Development: Providing line management and clinical supervision to Band 6 nurses; monitoring performance and ensuring ongoing professional development.
• Service Coordination & Partnership Working: Supporting safe transitions of care; liaising with referrers and partner agencies; contributing to service development and quality learning environments.
• Operational Responsibilities: Managing delegated budgets; producing formal reports; contributing to team performance indicators; supporting the service manager with team development and operational issues.

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN

Desirable

• Relevant Post Graduate Qualification/degree or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

• Post Registration experience working in the community.
• Junior management position of relevant experience.

Behavioural Competencies

Essential

• Ability to manage individuals and a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise work and delegate effectively.
• Caseload and care management
• Working knowledge and understanding of the mental health act.
• Conflict resolution.
• Clinical Governance & Risk Management.
• Effective Resource Management.

Desirable

• IT and teaching skills.

Other

Essential

• Full car driving licence.
• Inspires professional confidence.

Desirable

• Car owner.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities. As an NHS Scotland…