Deputy Team Lead Nurse

Job summary

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

We are a dynamic and forward thinking team looking for a band 6 nurse to join our established Watford and Three rivers community Nursing team as a Deputy Team Lead

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated registered nurse to Joint lead one of our neighbourhood teams under the direction and leadership of the Team leaders

Your role would be varied and interesting carrying the responsibility for a patient caseload which involves the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based care to patients in their home environment. Previous community experience is essential.

The successful applicant must be someone with a strong commitment to working as part of a team, be approachable, a good communicator, have the ability to work autonomously and be receptive to change.

This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in West Herts. We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people's homes, and to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.

• To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
• To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
• To be responsible for the team's assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8am-8pm
• To be responsible for the team's maintenance of patient and other records
• To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
• To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Date posted: 27 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 6

Salary: £40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Part-time

Job locations:
Watford - Skidmore way, Skidmore way clinic, Rickmansworth WD3 1SZ

** Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

• Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
• Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
• Specialist Nursing Practice (District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
• Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
• Evidence of personal development
• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct

• First Level Degree
• Independent Prescriber is Experience
• Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
• Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience

• Experience Community Nurse
• Management of a team
• Management of change within a complex environment
• Experience of teaching others
• Proven leadership ability
  
  Proven clinical skill at Senior Community Nursing level
• Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
• Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
• Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
• Knowledge of Evidence based practice
• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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