Lead Nurse for Children and Young People

NHS; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as the Lead Nurse for Children and Young People (CYP) at NHS. This pivotal role involves strategic oversight of services, collaboration with nursing teams, and ensuring high-quality care for children and young people. Ideal candidates are passionate, forward-thinking registered nurses ready to make a difference.

Qualifications

• Registered children's nurse with a passion for children's services.
• Forward-thinking with a strong sense of leadership.
• Experience in strategic oversight and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for strategic oversight of CYP services across the trust.
• Support operational development of nursing and AHPs.
• Monitor quality performance against Children's National Standards.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Strategic oversight

Education

Registered Children's Nurse

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join a really super organisation as Lead Nurse for CYP - so come and be part of #TeamPaeds here at CHFT!

We are an extremely ambitious service within a very proud organisation, and we are looking for a very special someone who will come along with us and add their own unique blend of magic and leadership as we continue on our journey to outstanding!

Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are recruiting a registered children's nurse who is forward-thinking, passionate about children's and young people's services, and with a real sense of 'can do' energy.

This is a highly visible role within the organisation, externally with our great partners and our trust board, so this is a role where you can truly make a difference and be the trusted voice of children, families, and carers who access our organisation.

Main duties of the job

1. The post holder will be responsible for the strategic oversight of CYP services that are delivered trust-wide. The post holder will advise and support the operational development of nursing and AHPs regarding quality and clinical practice for children and young people across the organisation.
2. The Lead Nurse will work collaboratively with the Associate Directors of Nursing, Head Nurses/Professional Leads/Matrons to provide assurance to the Executive Team and Board of Directors that robust systems of governance and performance management are in place and that high-quality children and young people-led services are being developed and delivered across CHFT.
3. As part of the nursing team, the post holder will support the Associate Directors of Nursing and contribute to developing the strategic direction and implementation of the CYP nursing strategy and CYP transformation plan.
4. This role will coordinate the monitoring of quality performance against Children's National Standards and monitor through the Children's Transformation Plan and the Children's Board. This will include supporting the risk management function in relation to children and young people's pathways of care.

About us

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, as well as in community sites, health centres, and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care; and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS—yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff, and the local community.

Details

Date posted: 14 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 372-FSS2746

Job locations: Multi Site - CRH/HRI/Rainbow Hub, Acre Street (HRI), Huddersfield, HD3 3EA

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Champion the CYP agenda across the organisation and support performance monitoring and reporting arrangements to demonstrate progress within the divisions.
2. Support the Associate Directors of Nursing in the planning and management of projects and the implementation of change across the Trust, ensuring professional relationships are maintained and multi-professional relationships encouraged.
3. Act as lead for Children and Young People initiatives across CHFT to support the Senior Nursing Team in embedding and developing the trust Children's CYP 5-year strategy.
4. Support the Associate Directors of Nursing to ensure that the professional contribution of nurses and midwives throughout the Trust are aligned to the achievement of trust-wide objectives.
5. Act as a trust-wide Children's nursing representative in multi-professional and managerial forums, both internally and externally.
6. Support the implementation of the trust's governance and risk management strategies and support the division with the monitoring and maintenance of the divisional risk and compliance registers.
7. Support the divisions in preparing for assessments and inspections from external bodies such as NHSE, CQC, SEND.
8. Contribute to workforce planning/profiling initiatives to ensure an optimal Children's nursing workforce reflecting good quality care and value for money within their division.
9. Act as an advisor on the Children's workforce models.
10. Establish and maintain effective communication links with the divisional teams and wider organisation.
11. Participate in the wider trust organisational development programmes taking a lead role where appropriate.
12. Monitor and ensure compliance with local, regional, and national risk standards, including recommendations from inspections and service reviews.
13. Provide specialist advice on clinical risk and support all wards, departments, and clinical areas in the Children's Directorate and wider organisation.
14. Develop links and participate in divisional forums/clinical groups leading on the quality agenda for Children and Young People.
15. Disseminate information regarding quality performance and improvement to clinical and management teams.
16. Support and advise on incidents and investigations within the PSIRF framework involving Children and Young People.
17. Support serious complaints investigations and ensure learning across divisions and the trust.
18. Support safeguarding investigations and provide links to safeguarding operational groups.
19. Participate in the Trust's duty rota for Matrons and senior nurses, including some weekend work.
20. Participate in Trust-wide initiatives to support objectives.