Nursing Team Leader
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
Watford,
England,
United Kingdom
Health and Care
Skilled Worker
Salary
56908
Job posted on November 16, 2025
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Job Description:
Nursing Team Leader NHS AfC: Band 7 Main area
LD&F West Specialist Learning Disability Team Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract
Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref
367-LD&F-9862 Site
Colne House - West SLDS Town
Watford Salary
£50,008 - £56,908 per annum, pro rata (inc 5% HCAS) Salary period
Yearly Closing
30/11/2025 23:59 Values Based Screener At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form. http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co Job overview The post holder will be a learning disability nurse with experience of working in Specialist Learning Disability Services (SLDS) in the community. They will be working in the Specialist Learning Disability Service based in West Hertfordshire leading a team of learning disability nurses. They will be accountable for their actions recognising their professional boundaries & competences. They will be required to take a role in the development of Specialist Learning Disability Services. All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity. Key Relationships: Within HPFT Service users. Clinical staff in all Learning Disability and Mental Health Teams. Practice Governance Lead Line manager, Service Line Lead, Lead Nurse and Managing Director. Administration staff. Within NHS Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire Health & Community Service. Service users. Community Learning Disability Nurses. Social Workers. Community Care Officers. General Practitioners. Other Clinical Staff. Service Providers Paid carers. Outside NHS Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire Health & Community Service Service users. Families/Carers Paid carers. General Public Other Statutory and Non-Statutory Services Main duties of the job To observe and abide by the NMC 'Code of Professional Conduct' and all other NMC professional guidance. To meet the N.M.C. Prep requirements and CPD as a registered nurse. To work towards the implementation of Valuing People Now (2009). To take the lead in providing and maintaining the management structure of the team. To work as a learning disability nurse with a special interest in challenging behaviour and mental health wellbeing for people with learning disabilities. To work with professional Leads and Community Team Manager in the development of the Specialist Learning Disability Service To be responsible for ensuring the smooth running and co-ordination of the nursing component of the service and monitoring of service activity. To work in liaison with service users, carers, other professionals, and co-operatively with other services ensuring a needs-led service. To be responsible for identifying and developing opportunities for Service User Involvement in key local and Trust wide service operation and development. To ensure the service is responsive & timely by taking the lead in the management of referrals to the nurse team. Working for our organisation Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be? Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical Responsibility To be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of service users in your care. Undertake clinical risk assessment and management plans and develop within these, comprehensive multi agency contingency planning. To provide specialist clinical advice for service users who present challenging needs. This includes direct work with service users and families, advice to colleagues, other service providers and carers. To manage a caseload and operate as a named health worker to service users. To identify and provide training in response to specific service user needs. To carry out assessment of individual needs, make recommendations of how to meet those needs, support the implementation of these recommendations and monitor, evaluate and review the input. To carry out joint assessments with other MDT members. To take a lead in the promotion and development of evidence based, quality nursing practice. To take the lead in facilitating student nurse placements. To take part in research in the field of challenging needs and to keep up to date as part of continuing professional development with academia in the field of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health. To administer medication, where appropriate, in accordance with professional, legal and local requirements. To be responsible for record-keeping and report writing in accordance with NMC Record Keeping guidelines and Trust Policy. To be responsible for organising, and chairing Service User needs led meetings as part of development of holistic and multi-agency care planning. To represent SLDS at forums within Hertfordshire and nationally. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria
Experience Essential criteria
About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional
so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers. If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you. Additional Information HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements. Infection Control All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles AI Usage Guidance While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have tailored your application before submitting it. For further information, please refer to the Trust's guidance on AI usage document which can be found below. Visa and Immigration Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Application numbers This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application promptly. Documents to download
Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name
Kate Senior Job title
Service Manager Email address
Telephone number
01923 837044 Additional information
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LD&F West Specialist Learning Disability Team Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract
Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref
367-LD&F-9862 Site
Colne House - West SLDS Town
Watford Salary
£50,008 - £56,908 per annum, pro rata (inc 5% HCAS) Salary period
Yearly Closing
30/11/2025 23:59 Values Based Screener At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form. http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co Job overview The post holder will be a learning disability nurse with experience of working in Specialist Learning Disability Services (SLDS) in the community. They will be working in the Specialist Learning Disability Service based in West Hertfordshire leading a team of learning disability nurses. They will be accountable for their actions recognising their professional boundaries & competences. They will be required to take a role in the development of Specialist Learning Disability Services. All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity. Key Relationships: Within HPFT Service users. Clinical staff in all Learning Disability and Mental Health Teams. Practice Governance Lead Line manager, Service Line Lead, Lead Nurse and Managing Director. Administration staff. Within NHS Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire Health & Community Service. Service users. Community Learning Disability Nurses. Social Workers. Community Care Officers. General Practitioners. Other Clinical Staff. Service Providers Paid carers. Outside NHS Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire Health & Community Service Service users. Families/Carers Paid carers. General Public Other Statutory and Non-Statutory Services Main duties of the job To observe and abide by the NMC 'Code of Professional Conduct' and all other NMC professional guidance. To meet the N.M.C. Prep requirements and CPD as a registered nurse. To work towards the implementation of Valuing People Now (2009). To take the lead in providing and maintaining the management structure of the team. To work as a learning disability nurse with a special interest in challenging behaviour and mental health wellbeing for people with learning disabilities. To work with professional Leads and Community Team Manager in the development of the Specialist Learning Disability Service To be responsible for ensuring the smooth running and co-ordination of the nursing component of the service and monitoring of service activity. To work in liaison with service users, carers, other professionals, and co-operatively with other services ensuring a needs-led service. To be responsible for identifying and developing opportunities for Service User Involvement in key local and Trust wide service operation and development. To ensure the service is responsive & timely by taking the lead in the management of referrals to the nurse team. Working for our organisation Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be? Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical Responsibility To be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of service users in your care. Undertake clinical risk assessment and management plans and develop within these, comprehensive multi agency contingency planning. To provide specialist clinical advice for service users who present challenging needs. This includes direct work with service users and families, advice to colleagues, other service providers and carers. To manage a caseload and operate as a named health worker to service users. To identify and provide training in response to specific service user needs. To carry out assessment of individual needs, make recommendations of how to meet those needs, support the implementation of these recommendations and monitor, evaluate and review the input. To carry out joint assessments with other MDT members. To take a lead in the promotion and development of evidence based, quality nursing practice. To take the lead in facilitating student nurse placements. To take part in research in the field of challenging needs and to keep up to date as part of continuing professional development with academia in the field of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health. To administer medication, where appropriate, in accordance with professional, legal and local requirements. To be responsible for record-keeping and report writing in accordance with NMC Record Keeping guidelines and Trust Policy. To be responsible for organising, and chairing Service User needs led meetings as part of development of holistic and multi-agency care planning. To represent SLDS at forums within Hertfordshire and nationally. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria
- RNLD /RNMHH
- ENB 997/998(Mentoring & Preceptorship) or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification
Experience Essential criteria
- Proven experience of working in a Specialist LD community Service.
- Clinical and operational management of junior staff
- Managing service priorities met
About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional
so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers. If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you. Additional Information HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements. Infection Control All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles AI Usage Guidance While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have tailored your application before submitting it. For further information, please refer to the Trust's guidance on AI usage document which can be found below. Visa and Immigration Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Application numbers This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application promptly. Documents to download
- Job spec and Description (PDF, 342.0KB)
- Refer a Friend (PDF, 160.5KB)
- Staff Benefits (PDF, 888.5KB)
Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name
Kate Senior Job title
Service Manager Email address
Telephone number
01923 837044 Additional information