Job summary
School Nurse Team Leader - Interim
- Service: Connect for Health school nursing service
- School Nurse Team Leader Interim
- Duration: Maternity cover October 2023 Dec 2024
- Type: Full time (37 hours)
- Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Public Health Nurse committed to improving the outcomes for children, young people and families in Warwickshire? Do you want to join our innovative and dynamic skill mix team delivering a progressive school nursing service?
We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity to lead one of our school nursing teams in Warwickshire. This is a fixed term role covering maternity leave and runs from October 2023 - December 2024.
As the Interim School Nurse Team Leader, you will lead and manage staff within the Nuneaton team. You will be required to line manage staff to deliver a range of assessments, brief interventions and proactive public health initiatives. You will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a multi-agency team around the family.
You will provide professional leadership, management and teaching to practitioners so that they can deliver efficient, effective and safe, Connect for Health services.
This is an all year-round contract and working hours are Mon Fri, 37 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The Connect for Health is an accessible, outcome-focused service that delivers key elements of the Healthy Child Programme. Our objective is to improve the health and wellbeing of school-aged children and young people in Warwickshire and reduce health inequalities.
You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced nurse with a post graduate qualification in public health nursing or healthcare leadership with at least 2 years experience in a leadership role.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. At Compass we positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
The Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Closes date: 24th September 2023 Interview date: 3rd October 2023
For an informal discussion please contact Karen Cornick, Service Manager on 03300 245 204.
Job description
Job responsibilities
School Nurse Team Leader - Interim
- Service: Connect for Health school nursing service
- School Nurse Team Leader Interim
- Duration: Maternity cover October 2023 Dec 2024
- Type: Full time (37 hours)
- Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Public Health Nurse committed to improving the outcomes for children, young people and families in Warwickshire? Do you want to join our innovative and dynamic skill mix team delivering a progressive school nursing service?
We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity to lead one of our school nursing teams in Warwickshire. This is a fixed term role covering maternity leave and runs from October 2023 - December 2024.
As the Interim School Nurse Team Leader, you will lead and manage staff within the Nuneaton team. You will be required to line manage staff to deliver a range of assessments, brief interventions and proactive public health initiatives. You will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a multi-agency team around the family.
You will provide professional leadership, management and teaching to practitioners so that they can deliver efficient, effective and safe, Connect for Health services.
This is an all year-round contract and working hours are Mon Fri, 37 hours per week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
School Nurse Team Leader - Interim
- Service: Connect for Health school nursing service
- School Nurse Team Leader Interim
- Duration: Maternity cover October 2023 Dec 2024
- Type: Full time (37 hours)
- Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Public Health Nurse committed to improving the outcomes for children, young people and families in Warwickshire? Do you want to join our innovative and dynamic skill mix team delivering a progressive school nursing service?
We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity to lead one of our school nursing teams in Warwickshire. This is a fixed term role covering maternity leave and runs from October 2023 - December 2024.
As the Interim School Nurse Team Leader, you will lead and manage staff within the Nuneaton team. You will be required to line manage staff to deliver a range of assessments, brief interventions and proactive public health initiatives. You will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a multi-agency team around the family.
You will provide professional leadership, management and teaching to practitioners so that they can deliver efficient, effective and safe, Connect for Health services.
This is an all year-round contract and working hours are Mon Fri, 37 hours per week.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- A post graduate qualification in a healthcare related subject is essential such as
- Public Health Nursing OR
- Healthcare Leadership OR
- Advanced Clinical Care
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification (SCPHN - School Nursing)
- Significant experience of School Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Previous mentorship/preceptorship experience
- Leading and managing teams
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Able to work under pressure and manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets
- IT skills
- Multiagency/disciplinary working
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people
- Innovative practice and ability to influence others
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Ability to manage change and transition
- Flexible and adaptable to meet business need
- Full UK driving licence and access to vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- A post graduate qualification in a healthcare related subject is essential such as
- Public Health Nursing OR
- Healthcare Leadership OR
- Advanced Clinical Care
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification (SCPHN - School Nursing)
- Significant experience of School Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Previous mentorship/preceptorship experience
- Leading and managing teams
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Able to work under pressure and manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets
- IT skills
- Multiagency/disciplinary working
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people
- Innovative practice and ability to influence others
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Ability to manage change and transition
- Flexible and adaptable to meet business need
- Full UK driving licence and access to vehicle
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
