Team Leader Special School Nursing

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a dedicated nurse leader to head the School Nursing Team across the Sherwood Park special school campuses. You will provide clinical leadership, staff development, and direct line management, focusing on children with complex needs and continence care.

Key responsibilities include managing emergencies, safeguarding, and complex clinical issues, collaborating with therapists and families, and ensuring policy adherence and service KPIs.

Qualifications

• Advanced communication skills required to interact with families, schools and multidisciplinary teams.
• Leadership and people management experience.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the School Nursing Team across Sherwood Park special school campuses.
• Provide clinical leadership and oversee delivery of nursing care.
• Manage emergencies, safeguarding and complex clinical issues.
• Develop integrated working with therapists, education staff and families.
• Ensure policies and guidelines are followed and contribute to service change proposals.
• Meet KPIs for school nursing and continence services; ensure timely service reports.

Skills

Advanced communication

Leadership

Staff development

Education

Registered nurse (child or learning disability)

Mentorship qualification

Evidence of CPD

Job description

This post leads the School Nursing Team across the Sherwood Park special school campuses, acting as main point of contact and direct line manager for the team. The work centres on day-to-day operational management, clinical leadership and staff development, with responsibility for emergencies, safeguarding and complex clinical issues. The role is distinct for its focus on children with complex needs, including specialist children's continence care, and close working with therapists, education staff and families. Fit depends on a child or learning disability nursing registration and a mentorship qualification.

What the job involves

• Line manage the School Nursing Team across Sherwood Park special school campuses
• Provide clinical leadership, support staff development and oversee the coordination and delivery of nursing care
• Manage emergencies, safeguarding concerns and complex clinical issues
• Develop integrated working internally and externally where it improves outcomes for children and families
• Ensure staff follow Trust and Sutton Health and Care policies, procedures and guidelines, and contribute to proposals for policy or service change
• Implement the agreed service specification and meet KPIs for school nursing and the children's continence service
• Ensure service reports are completed on time
• Delegate appropriately to ensure consistent, co-ordinated care
• Act as specialist practitioner and resource across the department and wider organisation
• Maintain knowledge of children's continence care and provide specialist advice
• Work closely with the Head of Children's Services, service managers and other team leaders
• Lead by example, maintain professional conduct, and stay aware of information governance and data security

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (child or learning disability)
• Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Post-qualification experience
• Experience of working with children with severe and profound learning disabilities and complex health needs
• Evidence of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced communication skills, able to communicate at all levels
• Leadership skills
• Ability to lead and motivate a staff team with varying abilities and facilitate change

Nice to have

• Leadership and management qualification
• Knowledge of specialist communication such as Makaton and Core boards
• Previous use of electronic records systems such as EMIS
• Experience of children's continence assessments and advice for children with and without disabilities
• Previous experience of working in a special school or community setting