An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 0-19 Service at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust as a Team Leader.
You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients, and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
You will be a key member of the 0-19 Service, which provides Community Public Health delivery through the Healthy Child Programme and Public Health Promotion. The post is within the Fantastic & Diverse Arbourthone/Manor/Darnall Locality Team, which effectively supports the delivery of the above to ensure that the children and young people in Sheffield reach their full potential.
Main duties of the job
The Team Leader will be responsible for:
1. Managing and co-ordinating the 0-19 Public Health locality team which includes Health Visitors and a wider skill mix team.
2. Providing clinical supervision and support, leadership, and professional direction to a Public Health locality team.
3. Co-ordinating and utilising health needs assessment, profiling tools, and leadership skills to direct resources to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and young people and families within the locality area.
4. Enabling children and young people and families to reach their full potential through education, families and community work, and working with the broader health team to promote healthy lifestyle choices.
5. Working in partnership with other agencies, projects, groups, and the broader health team to support those children, young people, and families with complex long-term health needs and safeguarding concerns.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered with NMC as a Community Specialist Public Health Nurse School Nursing or Health Visiting
* Mentorship qualification
* Post Graduate qualification at master's Level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a combination of in-depth experience post-graduate or post-registration study, research, and/or courses
Desirable
* Nurse Prescribing
* Management qualification/training
Experience
Essential
* To undertake the duties of the post the successful candidate will have significant and recent post-registration experience, of which a considerable portion must be as a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse or Health visitor).
* Significant experience of working with children, young people, and families, safeguarding and vulnerable groups.
Desirable
* Managing changes to service delivery and service improvement
* Managing complaints and/or difficult/challenging situations
* Experience of contribution to training, and professional development
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of different community groups and an understanding and appreciation of various cultures.
* Experience of Leadership skills within a locality team.
* Evidence of expert professional knowledge within the 0-19 field and complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines
* Knowledge of current national policies and strategies including safeguarding relating to the health of children and young people and their families.
Desirable
* Enhanced communication skills, speaking another language (for example Urdu/Arabic/Punjabi or other)
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Demonstrate leadership skills and interpersonal skills with an ability to work effectively in partnership with team, other professionals, and agencies
* Demonstrate skills in delivering effective clinical decision making in complex scenarios and to make decisions when there are conflicts and tensions.
* Ability to work with conflicting deadlines prioritising and managing work.
* Highly motivated towards 0-19 practice and service/role development
Desirable
* Presentation skills including Power Point / Large audience presentation experience
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Becton Centre
Sevenairs Road, Beighton
Sheffield
S20 1NZ
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