Nurse Team Leader - Swift Ward

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Nurse Team Leader - Swift Ward

The closing date is 23 April 2026

We are recruiting for a nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Nurse Team Leader to enjoy the thriving team on Swift at the Lister hospital. Specialising in trauma and orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, urology and ENT. The ward offers a varied learning experience and ability to develop professionally.

To be part of the nursing team to provide a high standard of research based care, support the team working in the area to deliver a quality service through a high standard of patient care and support and deputise for the Senior Sister in charge of the ward.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

Support the senior sister in the provision of a planned and holistic programme of care for Swift ward

Provide leadership in developing, implementing and evaluating standards of care in line with evidence based practice.

Ensure best practice of infection prevention and control within ward providing a clean environment

With the senior sister, provide advice, support and leadership to all staff working in the area.

Work in close collaboration with other professionals providing advice and expertise to patients and the multi-disciplinary team.

This post is predominantly based at the Lister Hospital.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient led Trust where dedicated staff provide high quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification Qualifications/Training

• Registered nurse on part 1 or 12 of the NMC register
• Mentorship and preceptorship qualification or equivalent (or evidence of working towards it)
• Evidence of continued professional development in relevant areas of specialty
• Working towards a degree at higher level

Previous Experience

• Extensive clinical and managerial experience working on an acute medical ward at Senior Staff Nurse leve
• Current working knowledge and skills in the management of surgical patients, especially orthopedic surgical patients
• Experience of caring for patients with multiple comorbidities, complex drug regime's and complex discharge requirements
• Evidence of or willingness to undertake conference presentations.
• Experience in change management
• Experience of nursing within an acute clinical setting
• Experience in managing a ward/department, including management of staff, rota, staff competencies, resources.

Skills

• Effective shift leadership ability
• Leadership to drive quality of care within the multidisciplinary team
• Organisational skills
• Evidence of team management skills
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Understanding of research and audit and a willingness to participate in these within the department
• Ability to develop and coordinate departmental training programmes
• Motivated, reliable and flexible individual with an ability to work autonomously.

Knowledge

• Ability to work with all staff on a multiprofessional level, demonstrating up to date knowledge of practice development within surgical nursing.
• Knowledge of computing skills
• Evidence of professional development and a proven commitment to the management of post op surgical patient
• Broad knowledge of post op care and the management of the surgical patient
• Good understanding of good quality patient care and patient safety

Other Requierments

• Willingness to rotate to other areas concerning the care and management of diabetes
• Keen to drive change management and uphold excellent quality care consistently
• Ability to network

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.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Swift Ward Lister Treatment Centre, Lister Hospital

Swift Ward Lister Treatment Centre, Lister Hospital