Community Children's Nursing Lead

HCRG Care Group; Artington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

NHS pension

Learning & development support

Wellbeing services

Wagestream pay access

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Surrey is seeking a compassionate Community Children’s Nursing Team Lead to guide a dedicated team within the Children’s Community Nursing Service.

You will lead day-to-day operations, ensure safe, evidence-based care, mentor nurses, and drive governance, service development and quality improvement in partnership with families and commissioners.

Qualifications

• RN Child / RSCN with Specialist Practitioner (Community Children’s Nursing) or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ solid clinical experience across varied paediatric settings.
• Proven leadership (staff management, project/change lead).
• Experience in service development and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the Children’s Community Nursing Team, including recruitment and appraisal.
• Deputise for other Clinical Team Leaders and the Clinical Service Manager as required.
• Assess, plan, and deliver holistic, evidence-based care with families and multi-agency teams.
• Maintain advanced clinical competence in paediatric procedures and complex equipment.
• Contribute clinically to service delivery and drive quality improvement.
• Plan, prioritise, and evaluate workloads to meet service demands.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Communication

IT competence

Driving licence

Education

RN Child / RSCN with Specialist Practitioner (Community Children’s Nursing) or equivalent

Job description

Join Our Team as a Community Children's Nursing Team Lead and get a £1000 Welcome Bonus!*T&C's apply

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families? We’re looking for a compassionate and dedicated Community Children's Nursing Team Lead to join our Children's Community Nursing Team in Surrey.

• Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 7 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits plus 5% fringe payment
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
• Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
• Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.

We are looking for a compassionate, skilled, and motivated Band 7 Community Children’s Nursing Team Lead to join our dedicated Children’s Community Nursing Team in Surrey.

This is a rewarding opportunity to guide and nurture a holistic, high-quality, and truly family-centred community nursing service for children and young people. In this leadership role, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the service, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based care.

You will support and develop a talented team of children’s community nurses, providing direction in clinical governance, service performance, and workforce development, while encouraging innovation and the sharing of best practice.

The role offers a balanced blend of strategic leadership (70%) and clinical practice (30%), enabling you to retain your clinical skills while leading on service improvement, quality assurance, and team growth. Working closely with multidisciplinary partners, commissioners, and families, you will help ensure the service continues to meet local needs and achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people we care for.

Main Responsibilities

• Adhere to NMC Codes, professional standards, and organisational policies.
• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Children’s Community Nursing Team, including recruitment, supervision, appraisal, sickness, and disciplinary processes.
• Deputise for other Clinical Team Leaders and the Clinical Service Manager as required.
• Assess, plan, and deliver holistic, evidence-based care in partnership with children, families, and multi-agency teams, respecting privacy, dignity, and consent.
• Maintain advanced clinical competence in procedures such as central line care, enteral feeding, catheterisation, tracheostomy and ventilation management, wound/stoma care, and end-of-life care.
• Ensure safe use and maintenance of complex clinical equipment (e.g., syringe drivers, ventilators, feeding pumps).
• Contribute clinically (30%) to service delivery, supporting high standards of care and continuous improvement.
• Communicate effectively across all levels, including multidisciplinary teams, families, and external partners, using sensitivity and professionalism.
• Handle complaints and incidents, analysing causes and implementing action plans to improve safety and service quality.
• Plan, prioritise, and evaluate team and individual workloads to meet service demands and objectives.
• Support strategic planning, policy development, and systems improvement aligned with national and local priorities.
• Lead on risk reduction, safeguarding, and quality assurance within the service.
• Provide specialist training and mentorship to staff in caring for children with complex health needs.
• Lead and participate in end-of-life care pathways and governance reviews, including Morbidity & Mortality and CDOP meetings.

Ideal Candidate

• Essential: RN Child / RSCN with Specialist Practitioner (Community Children’s Nursing) or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years’ solid clinical experience across varied paediatric settings
• Proven leadership (staff management, project/change lead)
• Innovative, resourceful, and flexible to meet children’s/families’ needs
• Experience in service development and clinical governance
• Strong IT competence (systems and software)
• Excellent communication (verbal/written) and interpersonal skills
• Functional numeracy and literacy
• Skilled in managing difficult conversations
• Desirable: Leadership/management qualification
• Knowledge of budgets, data, and performance monitoring
• Experience managing financial resources, complaints, and Health & Safety

Other requirements: Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car insured for business use.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.