Job summary
- Main area
- Public Health Nurse
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Compressed hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 199-6415198-SS-Y
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lennard Road
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £46,836 - £52,849 per annum inc of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
School Nurse Team Leader
Band 7
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse or Health Visitor or Community Nurse with Team leading experience , to join Croydon School health Service as Team leader.
We are looking for an experienced SCPHN School Nurse or Health Visitor or Community Nurse with Team Leader experience to work collaboratively with the Operational Lead for School Health and Immunisation Services, and the School Nurse Team . The main role of the School Nurse Team Leader is to ensure leadership and management in the delivery of high quality service and commissioned contract .
Car Owner/ Driver Essential
Main duties of the job
School Nurse locality Team Leader
The emphasis of the role will be working within a skill mix team and working closely with other Clinical Team Leaders, Specialists Practice Teachers and Practice educators to develop and monitor clinical standards and outcomes for children and families. You will support staff to achieve their clinical competencies by working and supervising them in clinical practice, demonstrating how they can deliver the healthy child programme and commissioned KPIs, leaders and the school health team in delivery of the healthy Child Programme.
The successful candidate will be part of a school nurse team leaders and will be responsible for managing a small Caseload, demonstrate excellence in practice and leadership within the Service.
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for you?
We have effective and interactive governance and quality groups
We are serious about retention of staff and staff development. Our excellent appraisal system will help you to continue your professional development in a way that works for you and for the service.
Croydon Health Services like to recruit staff who embrace challenge, have a creative flair to problem solving and are able to lead, motivate and enthuse their teams. Also important to us are people with a “can do” attitude and excellent communication skills.
There is £2000 retention premium for anyone who works with the trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To lead the day to day and manage a School Nursing team or teams within a locality.
- Planning area and ensure the delivery of a safe, effective School Health service.
- To be responsible for the day to day management of a defined group of staff .
- For delivery of the School Nursing service providing expert information, assessments and interventions for children, young people and families including families with complex
needs. - To lead and monitor the quality and performance and capacity of the identified team.
- To work with the Operational lead for School Nursing to identify and address risks, escalating as required.
- To facilitate and develop locality working groups within best practice standards.
- To facilitate School Nursing population profiling to inform locality developments, if requested.
- To actively work with colleagues to develop a cohesive, integrated locality Team.
For information see attached JD
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing staff
- Computer literate
- Evidence of working with children, young people and their families
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of electronic records systems
Other
Essential criteria
- Car owner and driver
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach to working
Knowledge and awareness
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of healthy child programme
- Knowledge of safeguarding guidance nationally
- Knowledge of reflection in practice
Desirable criteria
- awaareness of locality working
Experience
Essential criteria
- at least 3 years health visiting experience
- leadership of teams
- provision of supervision
- multi-agency working
Desirable criteria
- leadership of change
- teaching
qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- registered nurse
- registered Specialist community public health nurse (health visitor)
- continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- leadership or management qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly James
- Job title
- Operational Lead for School Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07442843371
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