Service Lead Public Health Nursing Greenwich 0 to 4
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £61,631.00 to £68,623.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £61631.00 - £68623.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | Greenwich, SE18 6UZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9848-26-0023 |
Summary
Managerial To be responsible for the delivery and operational management of the Service ensuring the services provided are of high quality, effective, well-coordinated, value for money and responsive to the changing needs of children and young people and the local population To lead the planning, evaluation, service development, training, education and prevention work in a range of public health and health promotion programs, ensuring initiatives address national and local public health priorities To systematically review and analyse the performance data and reports from clinical information systems to ensure the targets for the service are being met To establish, maintain and monitor standards & competencies of clinical care for the Service To investigate accidents, incidents and complaints, implementing corrective actions where necessary To have overall responsibility for all clinical and administration staff ensuring the relevant organisation policies and procedures are referred to and implemented To facilitate the management of change when required To work towards the corporate and strategic objectives of Bromley Healthcare To ensure a robust local system for supporting safeguarding of children and young people within the Service To be responsible for the health and safety of staff and patients To lead on all aspects of clinical governance for the service promoting evidence based practices and quality assurance in the service area To work closely and collaborate with other Service Leads to work on the development of the service according to the organisation and service requirements To continually review and monitor risks within the service, identify learning and take action as needed To implement and monitor action plans identified from audit and quality initiatives To manage the budget and to ensure that the service is working within budget constraints Clinical To have a highly developed, in-depth and broad knowledge in all areas of 0-4 Service delivery To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality service that delivers in a systematic and timely manner against the key performance and strategic quality indicators and metrics forthe service To continuously update existing policies and guidance for the service to ensure current practice of all staff are up to date and according to best practice To work with internal and external colleagues to develop clinical care pathways and protocols/guidelines To take a pro-active approach to the development of clinical skills within the service whilst maintaining and developing personal clinical skills To work with all staff to ensure that clinical practice is standardised to a high level across the service To act as a senior clinician, providing direction and advice to all staff Ensure that standards of care are monitored. Ensure the service is CQC compliant. To work as a clinician if required to role model and for visible leadership Governance and Quality To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance, including audit, development of professional and service standards and risk assessment To ensure the implementation of, and adherence to, Bromley Healthcare policies, procedures and clinical governance requirements To ensure data is collected and provide analysis on service performance, monitoring service fluctuations and trends and reporting any actions taken to managers To compile and produce reports as part of regular service evaluations and submit these to inform business planning. To identify a range of clinical and process audits that will develop the service and ensure these are completed in line with the annual Audit Plan. Service Development To promote the use of evidence based practice in service delivery and ensure there is an infrastructure to support this To contribute to strategic planning for the service to ensure the service meets the developing national and local strategic direction in line with commissioning requirements. To work with senior staff and managers ensure that service developments and changes are implemented efficiently To assist with the development and review of procedures, protocols, clinical care pathways and service directives within the serviceTo actively seek to involve stakeholders, service users and carers in the development of the service CommunicationTo attend the clinical, operational and leadership forums and other communication meetings as required, and cascade information to the teams and feedback information from the teams to senior management, interpreting organisational directives as necessary To communicate any operational service changes and developments to key stakeholders, other health professionals, service users and the public. To ensure that key staff, staff representatives, users and their representatives and the public are appropriately involved in any service development To attend and contribute to relevant steering/networking groups relating to the needs of children and young people and their families To develop and maintain professional links with other service professional leads across the sector and neighbouring organisations To communicate effectively with commissioners in developing the 0-4 Health Service to meet the needs of children in Greenwich To represent the service within the organisation and externally to multiagency groups To work effectively and communicate with Service Leads, Safeguarding Team and Locality To develop effective working relationships with key partner organisations such as Education and Social Services and with representatives from voluntary organisations To communicate effectively with service users to ensure user involvement To present information and reports as required relating to service area, including formal presentations People Development To have line management responsibilities for and be responsible for the development of the team standards for maintaining and improving service delivery, and the evaluation of those standards with staff on a regular basis. To be responsible for identifying the learning and training needs of all staff in the 0-4 service in conjunction with other management colleagues and specialist staff. To be responsible for the development and on-going monitoring of structured training programmes to meet the individual needs of all staff. To inform the Quality Team regarding training needs and resource implications for the service. To act as coach/mentor and role model To ensure peer review and clinical supervision are part of everyday practice To ensure the provision of high quality clinical placements of students within the service, working in partnership with higher education establishments. evidence-based research and integrate new theory into practice