School Health Team Lead

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a School Health Team Lead to manage public health nursing teams and promote integrated care for children and families. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in school nursing and team management. This is a full-time, permanent position offering a competitive salary and various benefits, including flexible working options. Come join us in delivering excellent care to our communities!

Benefits

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent school nursing experience.
• Ability to operate in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Experience with health assessments and care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to school nursing teams.
• Plan and evaluate the public health service.
• Develop leadership and management skills in team members.

Skills

Good communication skills

Knowledge of public health nursing

Ability to coordinate health promotion initiatives

Education

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Current NMC registration

Practice Assessor training

Job description

Overview

The borough has three main bases for School Nursing aligned to Family Hubs and health centres. The teams are working towards a more integrated service offer within the Inner Northwest London (INW) division and a Clinical Service Unit (CSU) that includes Hammersmith and Fulham Health Visiting & School Nursing 0-19, Westminster Health Visiting, Kensington and Chelsea Health Visiting, and an integrated 0-19 SPA. There are three geographic teams (North, South and Central) managed by the School Health team lead. The clinical lead oversees Health Visiting and School Nursing with specialist health visitors covering perinatal mental health, SEND, MESCH and infant feeding. Each team includes a team lead, qualified health visitors, community staff nurses, nursery nurses, a dedicated practice development nurse, and alignment to early help staff. The service aims to deliver integrated and progressive care to children, young people and families, keeping care close to home.

We are seeking a School Health Team Lead to join our dynamic, diverse teams and champion the role of community health professionals to ensure families receive the best care locally.

Main duties

• To provide clinical and professional leadership and manage 5-19 public health nursing (school nursing) teams, ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive and high-quality needs-led service.
• To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative public health service, and delegate to team members where appropriate to ensure delivery of a high-quality service.
• To provide a skilled, effective and evidence-based public health service to the school-aged population in a variety of school or community settings.
• To collaborate with team colleagues to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives.
• To develop leadership and management skills in others, supporting teams to plan, implement and evaluate the service.

About us

We care about our patients’ wellbeing and about yours. We offer:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service, followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

For full details of benefits and what it’s like working for us, please visit: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Details

Date posted: 18 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £51,488 to £57,802 per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 824-INNER-7440804

Job locations: Parsons Green, Parsons Green Fulham, London, SW6 4UL

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
• Essential: Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or Differing in Practice in school nursing
• Essential: Current NMC registration
• Essential: Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
• Essential: Practice Assessor training

• Desirable: Evidence of other post-registration education and training in specialist areas (e.g., Epilepsy, allergies)
• Desirable: Another related qualification (e.g., Teaching)

Experience

• Essential: Recent school nursing experience
• Essential: Ability to coordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
• Essential: Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and inter-agency setting; ability to facilitate joint working practices
• Essential: Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
• Essential: Experience of undertaking comprehensive health assessments, planning and implementing evidence-based programmes of care
• Essential: Writing care plans
• Essential: Experience of developing the public health agenda
• Essential: Experience of teaching others and mentoring students

• Desirable: Experience of innovative practice or project management
• Desirable: Experience of line managing team members
• Desirable: Experience of receiving and delivering clinical supervision
• Desirable: Experience of developing clinical standards and protocols

Skills

• Knowledge of recent developments in public health nursing and health and social care legislation
• Current knowledge of safeguarding children guidelines and relevant legal aspects
• Knowledge of the public health agenda and the health care needs of individuals in the community
• Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills/medical conditions
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal and interpersonal skills

Regulatory

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the DBS will be required to check for any previous convictions.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information please see the NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer: Central London Community Health Trust

Address: Parsons Green, Parsons Green Fulham, London, SW6 4UL

Employer's website: https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)