Team Leader - District Nurse - Long Term Conditions

Airdrie Community Health Centre

The Role

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of an accessible, appropriate, high quality and effective nursing service to all age groups in the community by working in partnership with patients, care providers and other agencies. The post holder will ensure a person centred approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to maintain quality strategy. You will function as an independent autonomous practitioner by virtue of in depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to lead and enable the Community Nursing team to provide a quality nursing service. The post holder will be a clinical expert, be involved in public health activities and be a key member of the Primary Care team and other multi disciplinary groups.

In addition, you will be responsible and accountable for the leadership and management of the aligned community nursing team, linking into the management structure of the Locality.

About NHS Lanarkshire

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire comprises Acute Services, Corporate & Property & Support Services, and North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at degree level
• Postgraduate expertise of leadership that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge to lead safely, effectively and efficiently
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice to lead within that area
• Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Further education/evidence of continuous professional development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• Excellent team working and leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and work by own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Further education/evidence of continuous professional development in the area of speciality including study days, courses, postgraduate qualification

Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment for 1 year

Full time

37 hours

When a post has only temporary funding and an existing NHS Lanarkshire staff member wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee must already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Long Term Conditions Team within Airdrie Community Health Centre.

The working pattern for this role is 5/7.

Applicants who are shortlisted for interview may also be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Margaret McGreevy, Service Manager, General Manager at

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Gemma IrWi on (please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work life balance policies and procedures

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence or automated tools to generate, draft or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work and may be withdrawn if not complied with.

Right to Work

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation not to employ any worker who has not been granted relevant permission to in the UK.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies. All Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

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