Team Lead for Community Children's Nursing & Specialist School Nursing

The Methodist Church in Britain; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Flexible working

Career development

Cycle to Work & car leasing

Wellbeing tools & discounts

Leave entitlements

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Team Lead for the Community Children’s Nursing and Specialist School Nursing team across East Berkshire, based at Upton Hospital. The role combines clinical leadership with a small caseload, supervising staff and planning workforce to deliver high-quality care for children with complex health needs.

Flexible working within core hours and some agile working are considered.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a children's nurse.
• Experience in community nursing for children with complex health needs.
• Safeguarding knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership of the community and specialist school nursing team across East Berkshire.
• Deliver high-quality nursing care for children and young people with complex, long-term needs.
• Manage a small clinical caseload and support staff with complex decisions.
• Provide supervision and annual appraisals for team members.
• Lead workforce planning, rota coordination and staff absence management.
• Collaborate on service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Autonomy

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

This Team Lead post heads the Community Children's Nursing and Specialist School Nursing team across East Berkshire, based at Upton Hospital. The holder combines clinical and operational leadership with a small caseload, supervising staff, workforce planning and training families and school staff. The team supports children with complex health needs in homes, schools and respite settings, with flexible working considered within core hours and some agile working. Applicants need current NMC children's nurse registration and recent community experience with complex needs.

What the job involves

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management of the community and specialist school nursing team across East Berkshire
• Deliver and oversee high-quality nursing care for children and young people with complex, long-term health needs
• Manage a small clinical caseload and support staff with complex clinical decisions
• Provide management supervision and annual appraisals for team members
• Lead workforce planning, rota coordination and management of staff absence
• Work with the Service Manager and Practice Development Leads on service development and quality improvement
• Deliver competency-based clinical training and assessments for families, school staff and healthcare professionals
• Support safeguarding processes and ensure compliance with clinical governance requirements
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies to provide coordinated, child-centred care
• Contribute to audit, service evaluation and ongoing improvement of specialist children's services

What’s required

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a children's nurse

Experience

• Working with children and young people with complex health needs
• Community children's nursing experience
• Safeguarding knowledge and experience
• Leading, supervising and supporting staff in a healthcare setting

Skills & knowledge

• Working autonomously, using own initiative and prioritising workload
• Effective time management
• High-level communication in complex community situations and with outside agencies
• Communicating effectively with children and young people, including non-verbal communication
• Wide nursing skills including tracheostomy care, enteral feeding devices and epilepsy
• Using IT and electronic clinical records systems

Checks & eligibility

• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work

Other

• Approachable, confident, empathetic and trustworthy manner, passionate about high-quality nursing care
• Motivating others and working effectively as a team member
• Travelling across sites as workload requires

Nice to have

• Specialist Community Children's Qualification (SPQ recorded)
• Leadership or management qualification
• Training clinical skills to staff and parents
• Experience of working with children and families in palliative and end-of-life care
• Previous experience managing a team

What’s offered

• 27 days' annual leave rising with service, plus option to buy and sell leave
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Learning and career development opportunities
• Cycle to Work and car leasing, including electric vehicles
• Wellbeing tools and services, plus discounts at retailers and restaurants
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites