Clinical Team Leader
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
£49,387 – £56,515 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 2232
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Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2232 (60% match) is an eligible occupation, and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2232 (Registered community nurses) · 60% match
- Likely 2237 (Other registered nursing professionals) · 21% match
- Likely 1171 (Health services and public health managers and directors) · 15% match
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2232 Registered community nurses Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
2237 Other registered nursing professionals Also possible | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Leader within the Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service at Wirral has become available within The Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, the right candidate will provide operational and clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering rapid assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and care to patients in their own homes. Working within the Community Integrated Response Team (CIRT), you will ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred care for individuals experiencing a health crisis and at risk of hospital admission.
You will lead and support a diverse team of healthcare professionals, promoting collaborative working and maintaining high standards of clinical practice. The role involves overseeing service delivery, managing resources, supporting staff development, and driving continuous improvement to ensure patients receive timely interventions that maximise independence and enable them to remain safely at home wherever possible.
The Clinical Team Leader will work closely with health, social care, and system partners to coordinate care, improve patient outcomes, and contribute to the strategic objectives of the Trust by reducing avoidable hospital admissions and supporting admission avoidance pathways.
Job description
The Clinical Team Leader will work as part of the Urgent Community Response Service, providing a combination of direct clinical care and operational leadership. The post holder will undertake face-to-face clinical assessments and interventions for patients referred to the service, whilst alternating into the Shift Leader role to support effective service delivery, caseload management, and clinical oversight
Person specification
Qualifications and professional training
Essential
- Registered with the Health care professionals council or relevant professional body (if appropriate)
Desirable
- MSC in Advanced Practice
- V300 independent nurse prescriber qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of leading a clinical team
- Experience of operational and strategic planning
- Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency work
- Ability to manage staff effectively and get results through teamwork
skills and attributes
Essential
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills at multi disciplinary level
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages
- Evidence of self-management, organisation and time management skills
- Demonstrates negotiation skills through working in partnership with others
- Problem recognition and problem solving skills, including conflict resolution
- Ability to work to regular, tight deadlines
- Ability to produce high quality reports
- Facilitation skills
- Networking Skills
- Able to adopt a whole systems approach to strategic thinking
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with staff from a variety of backgrounds
- Ability to hold others to account for delivery of clinical care and outcomes
- Ability to assess impact of service changes on wider organisational policy / practice
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of an out of hours rota
- Able to build effective relationships that engage and support individuals and teams in change
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Leadership qualities
- Access to a car for work purposes
About the employer
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.
As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Registered community nurses (SOC 2232) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~50k in sample- Offer £49,387–56,515
- Middle half £36,348–48,360
- Median £40,716
Even the bottom of this range, £49,387, beats the market's 75th percentile. Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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Not necessarily. Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
Skilled Worker roles must clear both the general salary threshold and the occupation-specific going rate. See our occupation eligibility guide for the current figures.