Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of neighbourhood nursing. As a Locality Nurse Manager, you will be at the forefront of delivering the Neighbourhood Health Plan, working in partnership with Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) to lead the frailty pathway. You will champion integrated working across health and social care, influence service development, and ensure high-quality, proactive care for people living with frailty and long term conditions within the community. You will have extensive nursing experience preferably in a community setting with demonstrable management and leadership capability.

The post is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of agreed outputs for the teams and service. As a visible and experienced leader you will manage risk, governance and performance, hold financial accountability for the delivery of service within the financial envelope and contribute to organisational savings, develop staff capability and the management of demand and capacity. As a people person you will have excellent communication skills and a track record of managing staff with compassion whilst delivering high standards and service KPI's. Skilled in managing competing demands you will have impeccable organisational and time management skills.

Two posts available, one substantive and one secondment for approx. 10 months covering two large Integrated Neighbourhood Teams NN based teams each.

Advert closing on 23rd August midnight.

Main duties of the job
The candidate will manage and lead at least two neighbourhood nursing INT areas providing cover for the absence of colleagues where necessary and in addition. The post is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of agreed outputs for the teams and service. As a visible and experienced leader you will manage risk, governance and performance, hold financial accountability for the delivery of service within the financial envelope and contribute to organisational savings, develop staff capability and the management of demand and capacity. As a people person you will have excellent communication skills and a track record of managing staff with compassion whilst delivering high standards and service KPI's. Skilled in managing competing demands you will have impeccable organisational and time management skills, be able to adapt verbal and written communication to a range of audience and circumstance, attend and contribute to service, GP, INT and other meetings, guide and support staff through turbulence and change and hold your staff to account.

About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest, and most successful healthcare Trusts, renowned for clinical excellence, research and education. Staff contribute to a wide range of hospital and community services across South London, while supporting nationally recognised specialist programmes including cancer, renal and cardiovascular. The Trust's major sites host leading facilities such as the Guy's Cancer Centre and one of the country's biggest critical care and emergency departments.

Working within the Trust means being part of an organisation committed to delivering outstanding patient experience, maintaining some of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS, and continually developing innovative models of care. The integration with the Royal Brompton and Harefield has strengthened its position as a world-leading heart and lung centre.

Staff benefit from a supportive, inclusive culture shaped by the Trust's values--Caring, Ambitious and Inclusive--and reflected in high workforce engagement. Community services, including Integrated Local Services, play a vital role in providing care closer to home and work in partnership with GPs, local authorities and voluntary organisations. With more than 23,500 employees and one of the NHS's most ambitious investment programmes, Guy's and St Thomas' offers a dynamic, collaborative and forward-thinking environment where staff can thrive and make a meaningful difference to patient care.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year
p.a inc HCA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 196-NM14048-K
Job locations: Community, London, SE1 7EU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for complete details and key responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential

• First level registered Nurse, Adult Branch, and current NMC registration
• Broad clinical experience within community services or acute adult care
• A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in a community/acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial and change management
• Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level

Previous experience
Essential

• Demonstrate previous success in leading, delivering change and performance with and through nursing and multidisciplinary clinical teams, by engaging them in service development and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities effective delegation, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitor performance and give feedback
• Evidence of teaching and mentoring
• Budget management
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems, to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them

Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential

• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working
• Ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients as an independent practitioner or willingness to develop such skills
• Evidence of leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand service and performance expectations
• Sufficient IT skill to be able to use an electronic patient record system
• Experiences and ability to communicate effectively with a variety of partners and stakeholders - verbally, in writing and electronically
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service i.e extended hours and weekends

Additional Information
Essential

• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Community, London, SE1 7EU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Head of Nursing/Clinical Lead
Anita Macro
a.macro@nhs.net
07930471593

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.