Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Team Lead - Long Term Conditions and Nurse Training

The closing date is 29 August 2025

Job summary

The Team Lead will work in partnership with the service manager to ensure that the highest possible standards of practice and service delivery are maintained. As part of this, the post-holder will have a key role of managing clinical and non-clinical operational systems and processes within the team.

The team lead will work within the Children's Specialist Nursing alongside the other team leads based within Sudborough House. The role will encompass a share of management time, clinical care and case holding, using management experience to lead on service changes and developments and contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.

They will lead a team, with involvement in service coordination, staff wellbeing, supervision, complaints, governance and service performance and improvement:

Working as part of the team to provide leadership and promote a culture that is reflective of the trust's values.

Working as part of the team and in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care

Will carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.

Will provide leadership and embed the development of the clinical training team digital training offer.

Support other staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.

The post-holder will be required to deputise from time to time for the Service Manager

Main duties of the job

The team lead will provide a clinical and operational role, with involvement in service coordination, staff wellbeing, supervision, complaints, governance and service performance and improvement:

Working as part of the team to provide leadership and promote a culture that is reflective of the trust's values.

Working as part of the team and in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care

Will carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.

Will provide leadership and embed the development of the clinical training team digital training offer.

Support other staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.

Undertake management duties to enable the performance and quality goals of the team to be achieved.

Provide clear leadership and acts as a role model and represent NHFT at partner meetings.

Adhere to protocols/policies at all times and support staff members with Safeguarding matters.

The post-holder will be required to deputise from time to time for the Service Manager

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG274-ACS

Job locations

Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The team lead will work within the Childrens Specialist Nursing alongside the other team leads based within Sudborough House. The role will encompass a share of management time, clinical care and case holding, using management experience to lead on service changes and developments and contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The team lead will work within the Childrens Specialist Nursing alongside the other team leads based within Sudborough House. The role will encompass a share of management time, clinical care and case holding, using management experience to lead on service changes and developments and contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Interview

Essential

  • Experience of working with complex medical needs
  • Experience of working with children and young people with long term conditions

Desirable

  • Non medical prescribing qualification

Interview

Essential

  • Experience of working in community settings
  • Evidence of facilitating clinical training

Desirable

  • Paediatric palliative care experience
Person Specification

Interview

Essential

  • Experience of working with complex medical needs
  • Experience of working with children and young people with long term conditions

Desirable

  • Non medical prescribing qualification

Interview

Essential

  • Experience of working in community settings
  • Evidence of facilitating clinical training

Desirable

  • Paediatric palliative care experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Deirdre Heath

deirdre.heath@nhft.nhs.uk

07717889996

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG274-ACS

Job locations

Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital

Kettering

NN15 7PW


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