Band 7 Contract:
Permanent Hours:
Part time - 30 sessions per week (This post would be working predominantly out of hours) Job ref:
317-2025-04-33-DR Employer:
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type:
NHS Site:
Trustwide Town:
317 Trustwide Salary:
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata Salary period:
Yearly Closing:
04/02/2025 23:59 Interview date:
14/02/2025 Team Lead Evening and Night Nursing Service
Band 7
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Team Lead for the Evening and Night Nursing Service which is part of our Urgent Community Response Team based at Regent Point in Newcastle. This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative team of friendly, experienced and professional staff who provide care for patients in their own homes and care homes out of hours. Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the operational management of the nursing team To support the Clinical Manager in managing the service and its resources. To work in partnership with community teams and services to support the delivery of high standards of patient care. To identify areas for potential improvement, to support the development of services. To demonstrate leadership of the team, taking an active role with the professional development of the workforce. To facilitate an environment where team members are supported to work and develop clinical practice. To work with the Clinical Manager to meet national, local and service priorities. To support the Clinical Manger to lead and manage change through a multi-skilled team approach, supporting the development of staff and services to meet identified gaps in the service and in line with Government policy. To work collaboratively to meet the needs of service users in order to provide greater access, choice and to enhance current service use. Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Registered Nurse (appropriate to Branch) Valid NMC registration Degree /Masters levels study or equivalent specialist study / experience UK Driving licence Leadership course Knowledge & Experience
Extensive clinical practice in speciality, some of which will be at senior level Meets nursing and midwifery council requirements for Mentorship Experience of managing / leading nursing teams Evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development Knowledge of adult / child safeguarding Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policy context Research experience Experience of Adult / child safeguarding Skills & Abilities
Ability to demonstrate effective leadership Ability to demonstrate change management Effective organisation and time management skills Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. 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.
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