Job summary
Expression Of Interest For the Band 7 Islington Central Team Manager.

District Nursing Service is pleased to announce an opportunity for an experienced band 6 nurse for career development opportunity in gaining valuable leadership experience and exposure to the Band 7 Team Manager role.

The successful candidate will work closely and under guidance from the Service Manager and Lead Nurse to support the delivery of team objectives and gain insight into operational and strategic management responsibilities. This opportunity will be offered on a temporary basis for a period of 3 to 6 months, with a clear development plan, regular support, and review throughout the placement.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a supporting statement outlining why you should be considered. Your statement should address the following:

• A brief introduction about yourself, including your skills, experience, and achievements.
• What your key priorities would be for the team if selected for this opportunity.
• The valuable contribution you believe you would bring to the team and service.
• How you would support and improve professional behaviors, team culture, and staff development.
• Your strengths and areas for development, and how you are working to address any identified weaknesses.

Main duties of the job
District and Community nurses visit people who are housebound of all ages 18+ in their own homes or residential homes, enabling them to self-manage where possible and implementing appropriate treatments and care pathways. We are looking for a talented district nurse with a specialist practitioner qualification to join our innovative District Nursing Service. Our service operates on a 24 hour basis we have opportunities in our day and evening teams as well as flexible and part time working to fit in with your work/life balance.

You will be an excellent communicator and team player with the drive and determination in case management and leading the delivery of high quality nursing care for your team. The successful candidate will also have the exciting opportunity to lead, facilitate and participate in the development of transformational programmes that support the development of new ways of working and new pathways within the integrated care organisation.

We will offer you the chance to develop your skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, nurse prescribing, leadership and management as well as ongoing training, support, clinical supervision and a clear career pathway.

About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities
To have overall continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of nursing care to patients within the District Nursing service and in a manner that at all times reflects the NMC Code of Conduct.

To take an active part in the implementation and delivery of the district nursing service and Whittington Health emergency plans as required by the lead district nurse/ service manager.

To contribute to the development of the nursing team and the community health services by participating in working parties, committees, planning and discussion groups. To participate in clinical audit in line with clinical governance leadership.

To keep staff records (both paper and electronic) up to date and perform regular appraisals, one to one meetings and develop staff professional development plans. To ensure that all staff are undertaking clinical supervision and to monitor this at monthly 1;1 meetings. To teach and supervise the clinical practice of team members and to appraise and to identify training needs of all directly managed staff.

Essential qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN 1ST Level Registration)
• District Nursing specialist practitioner qualification
• Community Practitioner Prescriber
• Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake course
• Advanced physical assessment course or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of recent training and development
• Up to date PREP portfolio

Essential skills and abilities

• Excellent Numeracy skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Listening and liaison
• Clinical/research based skills
• IT skills
• Prioritising and organising workload
• Networking Skills
• Understanding quality standards and Audit
• Staff appraisal / supervision and development
• Public Health Awareness

Essential knowledge and experience

• Clinical Governance and clinical supervision
• Current issues affecting nursing practice including long term conditions care
• Caseload/ Care Management
• Knowledge of principles and application of continuing care
• Multidisciplinary approach and integrated working
• Understanding of and commitment to NMC Code of Conduct
• Leadership styles and skills
• Awareness of equal opportunities/ equal access
• Understanding of primary health care
• Experience and understanding of teamwork
• Management of change
• Management of stress in self and others

Desirable

• Management of resources

Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year Per Annum Including HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 220-WHT-8313618-A
Job location: River Place Health Centre, Essex Road, London, N1 2DE, United Kingdom

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager, Patience Davies, patience.davies1@nhs.net, 07921866238

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