Job summary
Are you a motivated, energetic and patient focused and talented Nursing Team Leader in Children’s Services, with a passion for supporting your colleagues to deliver excellent care at the heart of the community? If this sounds like you, we would like to invite you to apply for our permanent Team lead post within our Children’s and Young Peoples Community Nursing Team (CYPCN Team) based in Crawley.
The role is varied and dynamic; you will to lead in recruiting and developing a multidisciplinary CYPCN Team that engages across multiple health care partners. You will enable creative ideas and perspectives to help develop the Team, whilst prioritising effectively to support the clinical and operational demands of the Service. You will have previous clinical, operational and patient focused expertise within Children Services, alongside proven and compassionate leadership skills, and be able to promote and work within a culture of innovation and quality improvement that supports Children, Young People and their families to remain at home.
We are delighted to offer this post to support the delivery of the CYPCN Team in the Crawley area. As a Registered Nurse (Child) , you will work alongside clinical and operational colleagues to provide operational delivery of the team which focuses on the clinical and associated public health nursing of children & young people & families across West Sussex, in particular Crawley and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
The Team Lead will be responsible for leading a CYPCN team based in the Crawley locality, ensuring a consistent service is delivered across the locality by allocating cases to attain equitable workloads. You will contribute to the development of the Sussex countywide CYPCNS together with other senior nurses, ensuring policy and practice is developed and delivered in line with Trust and national best practice standards. The Team Leader will have a key role in performance management for the delivery of the service, including the responsibility for day to day line management of the locality team, including authorising leave and travel expenses.
You will promote the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families and ensure the provision of high quality, safe nursing care to children and families on the caseload. You will work closely with other health professionals within the Trust and across the health economy, as well as across statutory and third sector agencies. Practitioners at this level will assume responsibility for planned teaching of nurses and health care assistants, associate practitioners and students, and will ensure the mentorship and supervision of students. It is expected that post holders will support students as a mentor assessor/ practice assessor for student nurses on pre-registration programmes.
About us
The successful candidate will join a Team which delivers excellent Children’s services to the residents of Sussex, working in collaboration with our system partners across health, social and voluntary care. You will have a full valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
Our key priority is the care and welfare of our patients and you will be an essential part of this dynamic service providing high quality community care to those who rely on us to enable them to return to, or remain in their own homes.
Our Childrens’ Services are multidisciplinary teams and dedicated colleagues who work collaboratively across Sussex to ensure that our patients receive the specialist nursing and therapy care that they need at home. Our teams also know how important it is to support one another, and the Trust has a clear focus on staff wellbeing and promoting healthy teams.
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trusts workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will sit within the Leadership team for the Crawley Community Nursing Team, which is one of the teams that comprises the Sussex Wide Childrens and Young Peoples Community Nursing Service. The role supports and deputises for the Band 8a Matron role, working alongside the Services Practice Development Nurses. The role is to ensure the smooth operational delivery of the service, working across professional and clinical disciplines, aligning quality standards and clinical governance strategies with operational performance;
Work collaboratively with the Clinical Leads and Practice Development Nurses to support and direct the team, and provide day-to-day operational leadership, participating in the 7 days a week service delivery in alignment with other team members. Work with other Sussex Childrens Teams, Clinical Leads, Service Matrons, the Practice Development Nurses and the General Managers to enhance and develop the service in response to identified needs for the benefit of children & their families according to best practice guidelines and SCFT governance.
Support and educate the teams nursing and operational staff, offering direction and leadership surrounding delivery of care for the Teams caseload and continual professional development. Lead and manage the delivery of high quality nursing care. Provide support, information and advice, for the management of the caseload, ensuring that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing and delivering this care.
Maintain excellent communication channels with service users and stakeholders. Engage in flexible, cross boundary partnership working including the child / young persons family/carer at each stage of their care journey, to develop seamless service provision and admission / discharge pathways for the delivery of safe quality care.
Develop, implement and review clinical protocols, standard operating procedures, and performance data with the Services Clinical leads, to support and assist in the delivery of safe care and best nursing practice. Support nursing placements for pre and post registration nursing students and facilitate evidenced and research based learning and practice. Engage with new starters to the team to ensure they are supported and encouraged.
Develop expertise within the team, ensuring the relevant clinical skills required for management of childrens health needs are maintained. Provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children, families/carers and staff involved. Ensure there is concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support which are documented and recorded via SystmOne.
Act as an expert resource and role model of childrens community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues. Attend Specialist Clinical interest groups both within the Trust, locally and nationally to develop and contribute towards establishment of expert clinical practice standards.
Be flexible; you may be required to work anywhere in Sussex or Brighton and Hove in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.
The Team Lead, in conjunction with the clinical lead, is required to educate and clinically support staff to meet the needs of individual children acting as an expert clinical practitioner. The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the well-being of children in accordance with The Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Gov 2013).
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will sit within the Leadership team for the Crawley Community Nursing Team, which is one of the teams that comprises the Sussex Wide Childrens and Young Peoples Community Nursing Service. The role supports and deputises for the Band 8a Matron role, working alongside the Services Practice Development Nurses. The role is to ensure the smooth operational delivery of the service, working across professional and clinical disciplines, aligning quality standards and clinical governance strategies with operational performance;
Work collaboratively with the Clinical Leads and Practice Development Nurses to support and direct the team, and provide day-to-day operational leadership, participating in the 7 days a week service delivery in alignment with other team members. Work with other Sussex Childrens Teams, Clinical Leads, Service Matrons, the Practice Development Nurses and the General Managers to enhance and develop the service in response to identified needs for the benefit of children & their families according to best practice guidelines and SCFT governance.
Support and educate the teams nursing and operational staff, offering direction and leadership surrounding delivery of care for the Teams caseload and continual professional development. Lead and manage the delivery of high quality nursing care. Provide support, information and advice, for the management of the caseload, ensuring that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing and delivering this care.
Maintain excellent communication channels with service users and stakeholders. Engage in flexible, cross boundary partnership working including the child / young persons family/carer at each stage of their care journey, to develop seamless service provision and admission / discharge pathways for the delivery of safe quality care.
Develop, implement and review clinical protocols, standard operating procedures, and performance data with the Services Clinical leads, to support and assist in the delivery of safe care and best nursing practice. Support nursing placements for pre and post registration nursing students and facilitate evidenced and research based learning and practice. Engage with new starters to the team to ensure they are supported and encouraged.
Develop expertise within the team, ensuring the relevant clinical skills required for management of childrens health needs are maintained. Provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children, families/carers and staff involved. Ensure there is concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support which are documented and recorded via SystmOne.
Act as an expert resource and role model of childrens community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues. Attend Specialist Clinical interest groups both within the Trust, locally and nationally to develop and contribute towards establishment of expert clinical practice standards.
Be flexible; you may be required to work anywhere in Sussex or Brighton and Hove in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.
The Team Lead, in conjunction with the clinical lead, is required to educate and clinically support staff to meet the needs of individual children acting as an expert clinical practitioner. The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the well-being of children in accordance with The Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Gov 2013).
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional Registration
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child
- BSc/MSc Specialist Practice Community Children’s Nurse/Specialist Nurse Practitioner – Child or equivalent
- ENB 998 / Mentorship module or equivalent
Desirable
- Practice Teacher
- Postgraduate certificate in Management / Leadership / Change Management qualification
- Postgraduate certificate in Child Protection Studies or other relevant study
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration relevant clinical experience at band 6 or above
- Significant experience of working autonomously managing own caseload in a community setting
- Recent experience of a relevant leadership role
- Experience of teaching clinical skills/ health promotion
- Significant experience of planning, managing and co-ordinating programmes of care in collaboration with other allied health, social, education and volunteer agencies
- Experience of clinical supervision and supporting a team of nurses
- Evidence of financial management
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
- Evidence of post registration professional development within the last three years
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and families/carers at the end of life.
- Evidence of clinical audit and service evaluation
- Experience of operational leadership
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced assessment and care planning skills
- Excellent understanding of children’s communication, physical well-being & emotional needs; can identify their changing individual needs and preferences and promote independence.
- Presentation and reporting skills
- Ability to prioritise service workload and maintain quality care in times of pressure
- Ability to develop, set up and implement new working practices, structures to support them, and evaluate processes once implemented and initiate support.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of child and adult safeguarding and take appropriate action to safeguard
- Awareness of professional responsibilities and boundaries
- Able to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary interagency teams and to liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information/ distressing news, understanding when they need to seek supervision or assistance
- Ability to multitask
Desirable
- Interest in new technologies, processes and applications, working knowledge of IT applications with willingness to develop.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel as required to meet the needs of the service on a daily basis with a full valid driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional Registration
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child
- BSc/MSc Specialist Practice Community Children’s Nurse/Specialist Nurse Practitioner – Child or equivalent
- ENB 998 / Mentorship module or equivalent
Desirable
- Practice Teacher
- Postgraduate certificate in Management / Leadership / Change Management qualification
- Postgraduate certificate in Child Protection Studies or other relevant study
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration relevant clinical experience at band 6 or above
- Significant experience of working autonomously managing own caseload in a community setting
- Recent experience of a relevant leadership role
- Experience of teaching clinical skills/ health promotion
- Significant experience of planning, managing and co-ordinating programmes of care in collaboration with other allied health, social, education and volunteer agencies
- Experience of clinical supervision and supporting a team of nurses
- Evidence of financial management
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
- Evidence of post registration professional development within the last three years
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and families/carers at the end of life.
- Evidence of clinical audit and service evaluation
- Experience of operational leadership
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced assessment and care planning skills
- Excellent understanding of children’s communication, physical well-being & emotional needs; can identify their changing individual needs and preferences and promote independence.
- Presentation and reporting skills
- Ability to prioritise service workload and maintain quality care in times of pressure
- Ability to develop, set up and implement new working practices, structures to support them, and evaluate processes once implemented and initiate support.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of child and adult safeguarding and take appropriate action to safeguard
- Awareness of professional responsibilities and boundaries
- Able to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary interagency teams and to liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information/ distressing news, understanding when they need to seek supervision or assistance
- Ability to multitask
Desirable
- Interest in new technologies, processes and applications, working knowledge of IT applications with willingness to develop.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel as required to meet the needs of the service on a daily basis with a full valid driving licence
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.
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
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).
