Clinical Lead - Public Health Nursing

Compass Bloom (MHST)

Dover

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 85,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance 2x basic salary

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme and OH

Enhanced sick pay

Learning & development opportunities

Annual salary review

Job summary

Compass is seeking a Clinical Lead for Public Health Nursing to provide senior clinical and professional leadership for the 5 to 19 Public Health Nursing Service across Tower Hamlets. You will shape the quality, safety and direction of school nursing, working with commissioners, schools and health partners to translate national guidance into practical services that reduce inequalities.

You will lead clinical governance, safeguarding and workforce development, building confidence and consistency

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification, or substantial SCPHN leadership experience.
Master’s level knowledge gained through postgraduate study or equivalent senior professional experience.
Significant leadership experience within school nursing, 5 to 19 Public Health Nursing or a comparable children’s community health service.
Experience leading clinical governance, quality, professional standards and risk.
Experience working with commissioners and senior partners across organisational boundaries.
Experience managing complex safeguarding, serious incidents or professional practice concerns.
Strong knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme, safeguarding and health inequalities.
Experience developing clinical teams through workforce planning, recruitment, retention and professional development.

Responsibilities

Provide senior clinical and professional leadership for the 5 to 19 Public Health Nursing Service across Tower Hamlets.
Shape the quality, safety and direction of school nursing across the borough.
Support teams through complex decisions, strengthening safeguarding and clinical governance.
Develop the clinical workforce and provide strategic oversight of the commissioned Oral Health Service.

Skills

NMC registration

Public Health Nursing leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Decision-making under pressure

Safeguarding

Clinical governance

Education

Master’s degree

SCPHN qualification

Postgraduate study

Job description

About The Role

Great clinical leadership is not just about standards, policies and assurance. It is about creating the conditions for nurses to do their best work, and for children and families to receive the care they deserve.As our Clinical Lead for Public Health Nursing, you will provide senior clinical and professional leadership for the 5 to 19 Public Health Nursing Service across Tower Hamlets, helping shape the quality, safety and direction of school nursing across the borough. You will be a trusted clinical voice for the service, supporting teams through complex decisions, strengthening safeguarding and clinical governance, and making sure practice is safe, consistent and grounded in what children, young people and families actually need. You will work closely with commissioners, schools, health partners and senior leaders, turning national guidance and population health insight into practical services that respond to local communities and help reduce health inequalities. You will also help develop the clinical workforce, strengthen leadership across the service and provide strategic oversight of the commissioned Oral Health Service. If you believe strong clinical leadership should be visible, thoughtful and felt by the people receiving care, this is a role where you can have real influence.

About You

You will be an experienced clinical leader who understands that credibility comes from more than seniority.

You will listen, challenge when needed, support people through difficult decisions and create confidence in the standards you set.

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification, or substantial experience leading an SCPHN team
Master’s level knowledge gained through postgraduate study or equivalent senior professional experience
Significant leadership experience within school nursing, 5 to 19 Public Health Nursing or a comparable children’s community health service
Experience leading clinical governance, quality, professional standards and risk
Experience working with commissioners and senior partners across organisational boundaries
Experience managing complex safeguarding, serious incidents or professional practice concerns
Strong knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme, safeguarding and health inequalities
Experience developing clinical teams through workforce planning, recruitment, retention and professional development
Confidence to make difficult decisions, influence others and remain calm when situations are complex

A Master’s degree, advanced safeguarding, coaching, mentoring or quality improvement qualification would strengthen your application, alongside experience of public health commissioning or service transformation.

If you care deeply about the quality of care children receive, and the people delivering it, this could be the leadership role you have been looking for.

About Us

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. For 40 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

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