Community Nursing Team Lead | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	29 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£50,008 - £56,908 per annum (incl. of HCAS)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	28 February 2026
Location:	Bracknell, RG12 7FR
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7773110/371-CHS1154

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Community Nursing Team Lead to play a fundamental role in the success of our Community Nursing Teams. This is a key leadership post for an NMC-registered nurse who holds a Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) and is committed to role-modelling the Trust’s core values and behaviours.


As Team Lead, you will be responsible for the leadership, development and operational management of a designated Community Nursing Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care to patients, families and carers in the community. You will provide visible, supportive leadership across a seven-day service, managing capacity, prioritising visits and responding effectively to service pressures.


You will supervise, support and develop staff, promoting interdisciplinary working, lifelong learning and professional development. Working closely with the Clinical Lead and key stakeholders, you will support service integration, maintain CQC standards, manage delegated budgets, oversee recruitment and retention, and ensure adherence to policies, performance targets and contractual requirements.


• Provide clinical and operational leadership for a Community Nursing Team, ensuring high standards of safe, person-centred care.

• Manage day-to-day service delivery, including capacity planning, prioritisation of visits, seven-day service cover, and escalation of risks or pressures.

• Lead, supervise and develop staff through appraisal, performance management, clinical supervision, education and training.

• Recruit, retain and support staff wellbeing, attendance, and professional development.

• Ensure compliance with CQC, organisational policies, clinical governance, safeguarding, health and safety, and risk management requirements.

• Manage delegated budgets, resources and staffing efficiently.

• Maintain effective communication within the team and with internal and external stakeholders, positively representing the service.

• Investigate complaints, incidents and serious incidents, identifying root causes, implementing improvements and sharing learning.

• Contribute to service improvement, quality assurance, audits, data reporting and strategic development of community nursing services.

• Maintain professional registration, clinical credibility and ongoing personal and professional development in line with NMC standards.

• Provide clinical leadership, support and guidance for complex caseloads, triage and evidence-based community nursing practice.


Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites



The "must haves" for this role:

• NMC Registered Nurse

• District Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification. (DNSPQ).

• Extensive Community Nursing experience.

• Evidence of leadership and management of a nursing team

• Evidence of continuous professional development


For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.


We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.


We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. 


We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jane Dunford on07789 504573 who’ll be delighted to help.


Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. 



This advert closes on Thursday 5 Feb 2026

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