Special Needs School Nursing Team Leader | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in England is seeking an experienced Paediatric Nurse to lead a team in supporting children with complex health needs in schools. Responsibilities include clinical leadership, resource coordination, and ensuring high-quality support for students to attend school. The role promotes flexible working arrangements, providing a robust career development framework and support from specialists.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development support

Management supervision and peer support

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical skills in delivering services to children.
• Experience in clinical leadership within community settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 24 nurses and support staff.
• Coordinate care resources for children and young people.
• Ensure high-quality support for school attendance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Knowledge of children's complex needs

Effective communication

Education

Registered Paediatric Nurse

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Nurse seeking to undertake an interesting and highly rewarding clinical leadership role.

The Special Needs School Nursing Team provides support to children and young people in 14 schools across Pennine, Central and West Lancashire. The Special Needs School Nurses work with schools where the children have additional and/or complex medical needs, supporting, advising, educating and training school staff, families and other health providers to ensure the health needs of children and young people with complex and additional health needs are met.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the clinical leadership and management of 24 Senior Nurses, Nurses, Health Care Support Workers and Admin staff.
• Co-ordinate resources to provide a range of care to children and young people.
• Work in coproduction with families and Education staff to ensure high quality support to enable children and young people to attend school.
• Deliver high-quality evidence-based service clinical care pathways utilising available resources in a safe and supportive manner when meeting the needs of CYP and their families.
• Participate in relevant clinical networks across the Northwest, providing expert information and guidance to relevant bodies on complex nursing needs and trends.
• Be responsible for clinical governance, quality improvement and performance management of the team.
• Provide management supervision to team members and ensure opportunities for continuing professional development for staff.
• Collaborate with the CYP Additional & Complex Needs Service Manager, Clinical Nurse Business Manager, Modern Matron and other Nurse Team Leaders to ensure clinical development and governance across all three teams.
• Benefit from management and peer support with opportunities to work alongside specialists; participate in a robust induction plan and tailored personal development plan if required.
• Be available to travel between community settings across Lancashire (car driver/ownership or access to a vehicle required).

Required qualifications and experience

• Paediatric Nurse with extensive clinical skills and knowledge in delivering services in a school environment and/or children’s complex physical needs.
• Experience in clinical leadership and management within community/nursing settings.

Working hours, location and benefits

• Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides services across the region, including secondary mental health care and a range of physical health and well-being services in the community.
• Flexible working options are encouraged to support a positive work/life balance, including term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants should indicate any such requests on their application and discuss at interview.

Additional information

The Trust encourages flexible working and provides an opportunity to work with specialists, with a robust induction plan and personal development support as required. For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack or visit the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT website.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025