Job summary
Are you a highly motivated paediatric nurse with leadership experience, an interest in managing asthma, eczema, or constipation and a passion for providing patient care in autonomous nurse led clinics? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Patch Children's Community Nursing (CCN) team as a Team Leader.
The Children's Community Nursing Service includes the Children's Hospital at home, Community nursing, PATCH and Complex Needs Nursing teams which manage a range of childhood conditions. Children benefit from the expertise of the hospital in the comfort and safety of their own home, school and a variety of other community settings. We have a dynamic team of highly skilled nurses who facilitate early discharge of children from hospital as well as prevent hospital admissions and ED attendance.
The Patch CCN team was developed as part of the Children and Young People's Health Partnership (CYPHP), an innovative quality improvement programme aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of children in Lambeth and Southwark. Our team provides community-based care to children and young people with three ongoing conditions:asthma, eczema, and constipation.
We utilise a population-based approach to healthcare and employ progressive technology to deliver services through community clinics located across multiple sites in Lambeth and Southwark.
Closing Date: 7th July 2025
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Team leader who has a special interest or experience in the management of these long-term conditions.
Applicants will have worked as an autonomous practitioner within the community setting and/or primary care previously. Excellent organisational, time management and communication skills are required to support and lead this forward-thinking team of experienced nurses. The post holder will be a highly visible senior nurse and as such expected to provide specialist knowledge, advice/support, and clinical expertise to the team.
The post holder will work as an autonomous expert practitioner withresponsibility for leading a team of nurses who will provide high qualityspecialist nursing care to children at home and community settings.
In partnership with members of the multidisciplinary nursing team the post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless Children's community nursing service delivery within the Acute Children's Community Nursing Service with a focus on ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the team and contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues and stakeholders.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
Be responsible for assessing and effectively managing conditions within the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
Act as an advocate for patients, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
Recognise and monitor exacerbations of illness and initiate
appropriate nursing interventions using clinical judgement and expertise in assessing and implementing change during clinical visits.
To regularly attend and liaise with GPs and acute hospital colleagues to enable timely and safe discharge from hospital and appropriate follow up in the community.
Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care
Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions
relating to their treatment and management. Provide advice contributing to the wellbeing of the patient and participate in health promotion to improve health and prevent re attendance.
Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed changes to clinical care.
Please see full details of duties and responsibilities in the Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
Be responsible for assessing and effectively managing conditions within the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
Act as an advocate for patients, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
Recognise and monitor exacerbations of illness and initiate
appropriate nursing interventions using clinical judgement and expertise in assessing and implementing change during clinical visits.
To regularly attend and liaise with GPs and acute hospital colleagues to enable timely and safe discharge from hospital and appropriate follow up in the community.
Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care
Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions
relating to their treatment and management. Provide advice contributing to the wellbeing of the patient and participate in health promotion to improve health and prevent re attendance.
Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed changes to clinical care.
Please see full details of duties and responsibilities in the Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess and interpret highly complex events/conditions, with the ability to make judgements and recommendations regarding management of care in the community
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff
- Evidence of teaching skills, in particular teaching patients in how to manage and raise awareness of their conditions
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working autonomously gained through previous working with children and families in the community /acute environment
Desirable
- Undertaken clinical & nursing research
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training.
- RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register.
- Leadership or people management experience
Desirable
- Community specialist practitioner
- Non Medical Precriber
Experience
Essential
- Proven evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Experience of audit, research and evidence based care
- Good understanding of safeguarding issues and policy framework
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
Desirable
- Experience or participation in service development projects
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess and interpret highly complex events/conditions, with the ability to make judgements and recommendations regarding management of care in the community
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff
- Evidence of teaching skills, in particular teaching patients in how to manage and raise awareness of their conditions
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working autonomously gained through previous working with children and families in the community /acute environment
Desirable
- Undertaken clinical & nursing research
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training.
- RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register.
- Leadership or people management experience
Desirable
- Community specialist practitioner
- Non Medical Precriber
Experience
Essential
- Proven evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Experience of audit, research and evidence based care
- Good understanding of safeguarding issues and policy framework
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
Desirable
- Experience or participation in service development projects
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
