Team Lead, Healthy Child Programme 0-5 | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS community healthcare provider is seeking a Team Lead for the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme in Crawley. You will manage a team of Health Visitors and support staff, ensuring high-quality service delivery and fostering team development. The position offers opportunities for career advancement and is aligned with local and national priorities. Join us in making a difference in the community's health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Must possess a SCPHN qualification and proven experience as a Health Visitor.
• Experience in managing teams and working collaboratively with local authorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Health Visitors and Support Staff within the Crawley Hub.
• Lead the continued development of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Ensure high-quality service delivery and support clinical supervision.

Skills

Leadership

Flexibility

Tenacity

Education

SCPHN (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) Qualification

Job description

Healthy Child Programme , West Sussex 0-5 Team Lead post Crawley.

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 Crawley and is full time.

There is one Hub for the Healthy Child Programme teams in Crawley and you would have the opportunity to work alongside the experienced Team Lead in that 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

0-5 Healthy Child Programme Team Lead - Full Time

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

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 Deputy Operational and Deputy Nursing Heads of Service with regular clinical (including safeguarding) and operational supervision. You will be working alongside the existing Hub Team Lead and the wider team lead colleagues. There are weekly Team Lead meetings and integrated meetings with colleagues from the local authority.

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?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• 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.



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

You will have 4-6 weekly Supervision with the Dep. Op and Dep Nursing Heads 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.


This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025