Team Lead, Healthy Child Programme 0-5

NHS; Chichester; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chichester is seeking a part-time Team Lead for the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. This position involves managing a hub and leading a team of health visitors. Candidates must possess a valid nursing qualification and demonstrate leadership and team management skills. The organization offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience of safeguarding children casework and identifying and managing risk.
• Proven ability to manage and supervise others.
• Willingness to develop leadership and managerial skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme Hub in Chichester.
• Work alongside another team lead to develop ideas and strategies.
• Conduct regular Clinical and Safeguarding Supervision.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical expertise

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse or midwife

Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV)

Educated to degree level

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Job summary

Healthy Child Programme , West Sussex 0-5 Team Lead post (Chichester)

We have an opportunity for a SCPHN (Health Visitor) to Join our HCP Band 7 team leads to continue to develop the HCP in West Sussex

The post will be based in Chichester and is part time.

There is one Healthy Child Programme Hub in Chichester, which is part of the wider West Sussex HCP service.

You will be working alongside an experienced team lead within the same hub.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to be a part of our team, this is the opportunity for you. These posts are key to the continued delivery of a high quality service, whilst providing a career development pathway. The post requires leadership, flexibility, tenacity and the development of relationships with our partner agencies

Main duties of the job

0-5 Healthy Child Programme Team Lead - Part time

We are seeking a Health Visitor Team Lead to manage a 0-5 Healthy Child Programme Hub in Chichester.

We have an exciting opportunity for dynamic SCPHN - Health Visitor who wishes to maintain clinical expertise whilst developing management and supervision skills and leading a 0-5 HCP hub in line with the Healthy Child Programme, including local and national priorities.

The 0-5 Healthy Child Programme team includes Health Visitors, Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and administrative staff.

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Healthy Child Programme has Gold UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation and our Health Visitors are trained in the use of the scheme's promotional guides.

You will receive a full induction and have a peer mentor . You will be supported by the Deputy Nursing and Deputy Operational Heads of Service, the existing Hub team lead and the wider team lead colleagues from the HCP hubs across the county. There are weekly Team Lead meetings and integrated meetings with colleagues from the local authority.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year £41,658 - £47,672 pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

150-KB1954-CC

Job locations

Bicentennial Building

Southern Gate

Chichester

PO19 8EZ

Job description Job responsibilities

You will work alongside another team lead to manage the Chichester Hub. You will work closely with all the team leads to develop ideas, be part of working parties and regular meetings.

You will have regular Clinical and Safeguarding Supervision with the Deputy Head of Nursing, and receive line management from the Deputy Operational head of Service. There is regular team lead peer supervision groups and a robust induction and support.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to be a part of our team, this is the opportunity for you. These posts are key to the continued delivery of a high quality service, whilst providing a career development pathway. The post requires leadership, flexibility, tenacity and the development of relationships with our partner agencies

For full details please see the attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description Job responsibilities

You will work alongside another team lead to manage the Chichester Hub. You will work closely with all the team leads to develop ideas, be part of working parties and regular meetings.

You will have regular Clinical and Safeguarding Supervision with the Deputy Head of Nursing, and receive line management from the Deputy Operational head of Service. There is regular team lead peer supervision groups and a robust induction and support.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to be a part of our team, this is the opportunity for you. These posts are key to the continued delivery of a high quality service, whilst providing a career development pathway. The post requires leadership, flexibility, tenacity and the development of relationships with our partner agencies

For full details please see the attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification Qualification Essential

• Registered Nurse or midwife
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV)
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of range of clinical competencies approrpiate to role
• Evidence of training and professional development in safegaurding practice at masters level or equivalent

Desirable

• Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevent post graduate qualification

Experience Essential

• Experience working ina team environment and holding and managing a clinical caseload
• Experience of safeguarding children casework and identifying and managing risk
• Experience of supervising others
• Willingness to develop leadership and managerial skills

Desirable

• Minimum of 2 years post SCPHN qualification

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• IT skills
• Knowledge of safeguarding children polices & procedures
• Knowldge of local and national polices informing health & social care
• Demonstrates leadership in practice
• Demonstrates evidence based practice
• Knowldge of clinical governance, audit, supervsion and professional codes of conduct
• Values and beliefs of HCP
• Concepts of integrated working
• Able to have difficult or challenging conversations
• Work flexibly across specified area
• Lifelong learning and development
• Understanding of self and limitations
• Awareness of professional responsibiliies and boundaries

Desirable

• Previous managerial/leadership role

Person Specification Qualification Essential

• Registered Nurse or midwife
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV)
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of range of clinical competencies approrpiate to role
• Evidence of training and professional development in safegaurding practice at masters level or equivalent

Desirable

• Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevent post graduate qualification

Experience Essential

• Experience working ina team environment and holding and managing a clinical caseload
• Experience of safeguarding children casework and identifying and managing risk
• Experience of supervising others
• Willingness to develop leadership and managerial skills

Desirable

• Minimum of 2 years post SCPHN qualification

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• IT skills
• Knowledge of safeguarding children polices & procedures
• Knowldge of local and national polices informing health & social care
• Demonstrates leadership in practice
• Demonstrates evidence based practice
• Knowldge of clinical governance, audit, supervsion and professional codes of conduct
• Values and beliefs of HCP
• Concepts of integrated working
• Able to have difficult or challenging conversations
• Work flexibly across specified area
• Lifelong learning and development
• Understanding of self and limitations
• Awareness of professional responsibiliies and boundaries

Desirable

• Previous managerial/leadership role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bicentennial Building

Southern Gate

Chichester

PO19 8EZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bicentennial Building

Southern Gate

Chichester

PO19 8EZ

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)