Central London Community Health Trust

Team Leader, 0-19 Service

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Job summary

Health Visitor Team Leader - Band 7 - Wandsworth

Wandsworth Children's Service are seeking a Health Visitor Team Leader for our Battersea HV Team, to provide leadership in our Universal Health Visiting and services across Wandsworth.

You will be joining a forward thinking and innovative integrated Universal Children's Service providing Health Visiting, School Nursing, Infant Nutrition and Healthy Weight services.

You will be a registered SCPHN practitioner with significant experience in practice. You will have an interest in leadership and the delivery of quality family centred care where children are at the heart of the work you lead. You will have a passion for public health nursing seeking new ways of working with families. You will seek and develop innovative ways of working with families to enable the children to have their best start in life.

You will provide leadership and management, advice and support the service. You will be supported by a Clinical Services Manager, Clinical Leads and the wider resources of the Clinical Service Unit, CLCH and the CLCH Academy. You will also have corporate membership of the iHV and SAPHNA.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Contact name: Iquo Adebayo

Contact job title:Clinical Lead 0-19

Contact email address:Iquo.adebayo@nhs.net

Interview planned 9th January 2024

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical and professional leadership and manage 0-19 public health nursing (health visiting and school nursing) teams, ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive and high quality needs led service.

To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative public health service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the team to ensure delivery of a high-quality service.

To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based public health service to clients in a variety of community settings.

To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities.

To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives.

Plan, organise, evaluate, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the 0-19 team to ensure delivery of a high-quality service.

To develop leadership and management skills in others; supporting teams to be involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating services.

To promote effective teamwork within the wider multiagency team and with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities.

To monitor the quality of service provision, reviewing key performance indicator reports and identifying areas for service and professional development and facilitate their implementation.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

20 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-SOUTH-9825

Job locations

Falcon Road

London

SW11 2PH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as a clinical resource and provide clinical management and professional leadership for the 0-19 team, which supports and facilitates the development of the public health service.
To provide a skilled, effective and evidence-based service to clients in a variety of community settings to include school, home, GP, childrens Centre and community clinics.
Any clinical responsibilities provided must be delivered within the professional area of expertise i.e., health visiting or school nursing.
To have an overview of the profiled health needs for the local community ensuring that the 0-19 service meets the needs of the local population, that resources are utilised effectively, and any service gaps identified and addressed.
To support the identification, prioritisation and implementation of health assessments, programmes of care, to ensure the delivery of the healthy child programme.Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as a clinical resource and provide clinical management and professional leadership for the 0-19 team, which supports and facilitates the development of the public health service.
To provide a skilled, effective and evidence-based service to clients in a variety of community settings to include school, home, GP, childrens Centre and community clinics.
Any clinical responsibilities provided must be delivered within the professional area of expertise i.e., health visiting or school nursing.
To have an overview of the profiled health needs for the local community ensuring that the 0-19 service meets the needs of the local population, that resources are utilised effectively, and any service gaps identified and addressed.
To support the identification, prioritisation and implementation of health assessments, programmes of care, to ensure the delivery of the healthy child programme.Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

oRegistered Nurse/Registered Midwife
oSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification- school nursing or health visiting BSc or diploma
oCurrent NMC registration
oEvidence of continuing post-registration education and training
oMentor training
oIT Literate

Desirable

oPHSE credited course
oEvidence of other post registration education and training in specialist areas e.g., Epilepsy, allergies

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

oRegistered Nurse/Registered Midwife
oSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification- school nursing or health visiting BSc or diploma
oCurrent NMC registration
oEvidence of continuing post-registration education and training
oMentor training
oIT Literate

Desirable

oPHSE credited course
oEvidence of other post registration education and training in specialist areas e.g., Epilepsy, allergies

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

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

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Falcon Road

London

SW11 2PH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Falcon Road

London

SW11 2PH

Employer's website

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