Main area Children's Community Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts across a seven day roster) Job ref 236-SCO-NM236-25
Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Floor 7, St James House Town Salford Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/04/2025 23:59
Children’s Community Nursing Team Leader
Band 7
Job overview
Are you a dynamic, motivated, driven, registered nurse with the interest in becoming a team leader of the Salford Children's community team?
Do you want to be part of a bigger targeted service, working alongside Children's Community services within the NCA?
Then we would love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will work across the locality providing excellent nursing care for children and young people with a range of acute, chronic and complex nursing needs.
We are a friendly, supportive team of registered and non-registered staff providing excellent care at home, in clinics and other community bases.
We work 8 am until 8 pm daily, including bank holidays and weekends, along with providing end of life on call and on call for the continuing care staff.
Main duties of the job
The Children’s Community Nursing Team Leader will provide clear professional clinical leadership, governance and operational management to the Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT).
The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the operational day-to-day management of the CCNT and will work in partnership with other services to maintain an integrated children’s service.
The post holder will be instrumental in leading change and embrace the responsibility of professional leadership and advice in both the development and coordination of children’s community nursing services across a range of teams and clinical networks. They will participate and contribute to the ongoing strategic development of Children’s Community nursing in response to local, regional and national directives.
The postholder will work with children’s acute & complex care providers in the community, implementing systems and processes to provide high-quality standardized service delivery.
The post holder will be responsible for providing operational leadership to all Children’s Community nursing staff within the Service, supporting and guiding staff with caseload management, mentoring and developing the workforce to meet the changing needs of the patients on the caseload.
In addition, the post holder will provide a flexible and accessible service that is responsive to the needs of the child, young people and their family.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
* RN (Child) or equivalent.
* Educated to degree level.
* Specialist Community practitioner qualification (or evidence of significant post-registration experience in a community setting).
* V300 Independent Nurse prescribing qualification or evidence of working towards/willingness to work towards.
* Evidence of Continued professional development relevant to the post, including mentoring of students.
* Substantial post-registration experience at band 6.
* Evidence of clinical knowledge and relevant experience in managing care for children & young people with both acute and chronic illnesses.
* Educated to a master’s Level.
* Clear understanding of governance processes.
* Ability to assess and manage risk appropriately.
* Ability to engage team members and assist in delivering the change agenda.
* Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
* Experience of working with children & young people in a community setting.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. Our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
Keep up to date with the latest job opportunities and information across the Northern Care Alliance by following us on Twitter and Facebook: @NCACareersNHS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Emma Molden Job title Lead Nurse Email address emma.molden@nca.nhs.uk Telephone number 07873703711 Additional information
Please contact Emma Molden for any further information
#J-18808-Ljbffr