Clinical Lead - Westminster Health Visiting

Central London Community Health Trust; London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead to enhance community health services for children and families. In this leadership role, you will ensure quality care, collaborate with partners, and support clinical teams. Requirements include a Master's in nursing and strong leadership abilities. This position offers a salary between £64,156 and £71,148 with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Car lease scheme

Comprehensive induction and training

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Post-registration training in clinical supervision required.
• Demonstrable previous success in leading clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Public Health Nursing service for families in Westminster.
• Provide professional leadership to ensure effective care.
• Collaborate with local partners to enhance service delivery.

Skills

Leadership and influencing

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Conflict management

Education

Masters level qualification in nursing

Current NMC registration

Teaching qualification or experience

Job description

Clinical Lead - Westminster Health Visiting

Are you ready to lead a service that makes a real difference to families across Westminster?

We\'re looking for a passionate and experienced Clinical Lead to join our Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) team. This is a key leadership role where you\'ll help shape the future of community health for children, young people, and their families.

As Clinical Lead, you\'ll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration, inclusion, and innovation.

You\'ll bring clinical expertise, a strong sense of purpose, and a commitment to high-quality care. In return, we\'ll offer opportunities to grow, lead, and make a lasting impact in a service that\'s at the heart of the community.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day delivery of the Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) service for children, young people, and families in Westminster
• Provide strong clinical and professional leadership to ensure safe, effective, and inclusive care across the service
• Work in partnership with local commissioners to deliver shared objectives and support integrated service delivery
• Collaborate with Early Help teams within Family Hubs to strengthen joined-up support for families
• Support health visiting teams in delivering the Trust\'s Quality Strategy, promoting continuous improvement and best practice
• Work closely with the Safeguarding Named Nurse to ensure robust safeguarding systems are in place and consistently applied
• Champion a culture of compassion, equity, and high standards of care within the team and wider service

About us

Just as we care about our patients\' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C\'s apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it\'s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Post registration training/education /qualification in clinical supervision/ safeguarding supervision
• Masters level qualification in nursing or a post graduate qualification
• Teaching qualification or experience
• Post Registration Management Qualification/willingness to undertake

Experience

• Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams,
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
• A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute or community environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the fact of competing demands
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability, coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working.
• Significant post registration experience as a Community Specialist.
• Broad clinical experience relevant to the post
• Experience of workforce planning
• Experience of Clinical Audit and Risk Management
• Experience, understanding and application of research

Skills

• Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust\'s and your performance expectations
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
• Sound political judgment and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy and diverse interest groups and common sense in knowing when to brief \'up the management line\'
• Quality Governance principals
• High level of knowledge of NMC Professional Codes, Standards and PREP
• A good understanding of the changing NHS environment
• Management of Risk in relation to Health and Safety, and safeguarding
• Understanding of and commitment to equality and diversity and ability to implement in the job
• Knowledge of political changes and issues within the profession and the NHS
• Knowledge of health issues pertaining to children with special needs
• Demonstrate a commitment to Personal and Professional Development
• Demonstration of leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload
• Ability to work independently and within a Multidisciplinary teams and across professional boundaries
• Ability to anticipate problems, implications and make effective decisions
• To have excellent communication skills verbal electronically and written
• Well-developed numerical and analytical skills
• Conflict Management and mediation skills

Key Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good listening skills
• High level of work organization, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• Ability to use clinical and IT systems required of the role
• Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

0-5 Integrated Early Help Prevention Manager

£64,156 to £71,148 a yearper annum, inclusive of HCAS