Healthy Child Programme Lead | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Polegate; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Healthy Child Programme Lead at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust provides strategic, operational and clinical leadership for the 5–19 Healthy Child Programme across East Sussex. The post holder leads multidisciplinary teams, partners with schools and communities, and drives high-quality, evidence-based services to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

They oversee safeguarding, governance and professional standards, support staff development through supervision and

Qualifications

• Registered SCPHN with leadership and clinical governance experience.
• Experience delivering public health programmes across multiple settings.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate across agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Healthy Child Programme (5–19 years).
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based services.
• Monitor performance, manage resources and budgets, drive quality improvement.
• Ensure safeguarding, governance and professional standards are met.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Team coordination

Education

SCPHN qualification

Job description

Healthy Child Programme Lead | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

The Healthy Child Programme Lead (team coordinator) is a registered SCPHN who provides strategic, operational and clinical leadership for thedelivery of the 5 to 19 Healthy Child Programme across East Sussex.

The post holder will lead and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, evidence-based services that improve health outcomes, reduce health inequalities and safeguard children and young people. Working inpartnership with schools, families, communities and system partners, the HCP Lead will ensure services are responsive to local needs and alignedwith national and local priorities. The role promotes continuous service improvement, professional excellence and integrated working acrosshealth, education and social care.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

The post holder will be part of the leadership team who lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme for children and young people aged 5to 19 years, ensuring services are safe, effective, evidence-based and aligned with local and national priorities.

They will provide clinical,professional and operational leadership to school health teams, supporting staff development through supervision, appraisal, coaching andmentorship.

The post holder is responsible for monitoring service performance, managing resources and budgets, leading quality improvementand service development initiatives, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, governance and professional standards.

Working collaborativelywith schools, families and multi-agency partners, the post holder will develop integrated approaches to improve health outcomes and reduceinequalities, while using data and service intelligence to inform decision-making, drive continuous improvement and meet organisational andstatutory objectives.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust