Nurse Team Leader - Children Bluebell Ward | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is recruiting a Nurse Team Leader for a 12-month fixed term cover in Stevenage. The role requires clinical leadership, supervision of nursing staff, and commitment to high standards of care for children and their families. This position includes rotational duties and involvement in operational management within allocated resources.

Qualifications

• Must have clinical leadership experience.
• Ability to supervise nursing staff.
• Strong communication skills with families and children.

Responsibilities

• Delegate and supervise care of patients.
• Ensure high standards of care are met.
• Promote respect for cultural and spiritual beliefs.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Evidence-based care

Communication

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader for a 12 month fixed term maternity leave cover for Bluebell Ward. The role shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will provide positive role modelling, clinical leadership and knowledge to facilitate, supervise and enable high, competent standards of safe, individualised, holistic, family centred care that is evidence based, in consultation and partnership with the child, their family/carers and the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT). This recognises the distinct needs of children and young people and ensures the provision of privacy and dignity.

You will also assist in the safe, effective, efficient operational management of the department and nursing team, within allocated resources, undertaking delegated responsibility in the absence of the Ward/ Department Matron.

This post involves rotational duties over a 24-hour period.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for delegating, supervising, identifying, assessing, planning, implementing and continuously evaluating the care of all patients within the unit, in partnership with the children and families.

You will ensure that the highest standards of care are delivered to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of each child and their family, facilitating timely discharge through robust discharge planning and a return to optimal health.

The post holder will promote and ensure that due regard and respect are given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of children and their families by all members of the nursing and multi-disciplinary teams.

You will also ensure that the physical environment reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities and educational provision. Ensure specific provision for those with special needs.

About East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

We are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

Our Ambition and Working Arrangements

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Application Notes

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025