Community Children Team Manager

Transformationunitgm; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Community Children Nurse, where you will lead a dedicated team in delivering exceptional care to children and their families. This role emphasizes partnership working and innovative service delivery, ensuring that every child receives the best possible care. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive environment, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the community. If you are passionate about children's health and eager to lead a compassionate team, this position offers a fulfilling career path in a vibrant and inclusive organization.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse with leadership experience in community care.
• Proficient in clinical governance and implementing change in practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver quality care in the community.
• Manage resources effectively and ensure high standards of care.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Advanced Clinical Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

IT Skills

Welsh Language Skills

Education

Registered Children's Nurse (RN Child Nurse RGN/RSCN)

BSC Community Health (Community Children Nursing)

Recognized Leadership Qualification

Job description

Welcome toSwansea BayUniversity Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

Swansea BayUniversity Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced innovativeCommunity Children Nurse who is an inclusive compassionate leader with a commitment and passion for children's care to join our team to lead our community children's nursing Team. Our children community nursing team sits under a wider multi disciplinary children's service within Swansea Bay University Health Board.

We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide forward thinking clinical and professional leadership to the community children team . This position will provide the day to day operational management of the community team , ensuring the optimal delivery of children community nursing service .

Partnership working is key and together with the Deputy Head of Nursing you will develop and implement the service strategy, ensuring staff are engaged and supported at every step.

You will be proactive in supporting the Deputy Head of Nursing in achieving both the clinical governance agenda and the national children's agenda locally in order to ensure the most effective, high quality and efficient service is provided to children and their families.

You are expected to articulate this in your interview. Strong IT skills and the ability to write reports are both essential skills for the role.

Main duties of the job

You will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, experience of leadership and be able to work within a senior management team to support the wider service. Directly line managing and appraising junior members of the team.

Provide visible, professional nursing leadership, support, supervision and guidance , expert clinical advice and undertake management and monitoring activities in line with legal and professional requirements and Health Board policies

Be responsible for the efficient management of the community team, effectively deploying the nursing team and utilising the allocated resources.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role is to lead a team of registered and non-registered workforce to deliver quality safe care in a timely manner within the community. Delivering care closer to home.

Maintain, monitor and evaluate standards ensuring evidence based quality of care is provided by the clinical team and respectfully challenge/take appropriate action when care falls below the expected standards.

Promote multidisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at achieving the best interests of Children and young people and their families through cohesive service delivery.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Childrens Nurse (RN Child Nurse RGN/RSCN).
• Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
• BSC Community Health (Community Children Nursing)
• Recognised leadership qualification / Experience of leading a team
• In-depth knowledge/experience of Childrens community care and continuing care

Essential Aptitude and abilities

• Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills Good knowledge of information governance/data protection requirements
• Advanced clinical skills Leadership skills. Evidence of effectively implementing change in the clinical practice
• Ability to travel within geographical area. Able to work hours flexibly commitment to working a shift pattern
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Janet Millward Job title Deputy Head of Nursing Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01639 823046 Additional information

Please contact Lucy O'Callaghan PA to head of nursing.

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