Children's Community Nursing Team Lead
| Posting date: | 01 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £53,136.00 to £58,248.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53136.00 - £58248.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2024 |
| Location: | Chessington, KT92AA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0458-1OCT24-1466 |
Summary
About the service The Childrens Community Nursing Team is based at The Moor Lane Centre, Chessington, and is funded by the NHS. The team consists of specialist school and community nurses, health care assistants and support workers and provides nursing care to children and young people with complex health needs and disabilities in special schools, at home and within community services. The community nursing team also provides a specialist nurse-led sleep service and forms part of the Integrated Service for Children with Disabilities (ISCD), working across health, education and social care. The newly established pre and post diagnostic support team also sits within the community nursing service. About the role This is a mixed clinical and leadership role supporting the head of health services to deliver an exceptional quality and cost effective nursing service which meets performance targets against quality and productivity measures. We are seeking an experienced and motivated team leader to manage and grow a team of nurses and support staff working in a range of settings across Kingston. This will involve networking to create new relationships and require flexibility to align with emerging delivery models within the education and health sectors. The Team Lead will have the ability to inspire and manage a team to ensure they deliver high quality, evidence based nursing care and will work with others to improve organisational performance. You will be highly motivated to deliver change, build relationships and work alongside the head of health services to create a team that will provide outstanding services for children and young people with disabilities. The post holder requires developed clinical expertise with demonstrable experience of working as a paediatric nurse in a community setting. They will carry a small caseload alongside providing clinical supervision and leadership and they will support the selection and employment of staff within budget.