Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Team Lead for Nursing

The closing date is 08 June 2025

Job summary

Looking for opportunity to develop your nursing leadership skills?

The Integrated Children with Additional Needs (ICAN) service are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse with community nursing experience to join our nursing leadership team. We are proud of all we achieve in the ICAN service & to fulfil our vision we are recruiting a part-time Band 7 ICAN Lead for Nursing. (22.5 hours/week over 3 days including Thursday & Friday).

It is an exciting time for ICAN as we continue to develop our services for children, young people & their families. Enthusiasm for nursing and high-quality care delivery, as well as leadership and teamwork are key attributes of the successful candidate. Experience & understanding of community care provision for children with additional needs & their families is required.

Access to a car in order to travel independently across the city is required as ICAN covers 3 bases across the city.

Interviews will be face to face in Leeds.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking registered nurse with excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills and ability to motivate and support others through change and service development.

Experience in triage of referrals & clinical decision-making will support key responsibilities of this post, as well as leadership of our nursing team, pathways and interventions. The post has clinical care elements & so experience in supporting carers with self-management of their childrens continence, sleep & feeding challenges is required.

Excellent IT skills & knowledge of clinical systems including SystmOne, Healthroster & Datix will support our successful candidate in their day-to-day work. You will facilitate staff appraisals, supervision processes & staff development through competency processes.

Our successful candidate will work in base alongside our existing ICAN nursing leadership team & will contribute to the delivery of the Childrens Business Units Children, Young People & Families Strategy.

For more information of about our LCH Childrens Services & opportunities for support and development see Join LCH Children's Services - YouTube

Please Review the Job Description and Person Specification Attached for full Requirements of the Role.

Adverts will close early where the maximum numbers applicants is reached.

For further details contact Sharon Underwood / Cat Duff s.underwood@nhs.net / c.duff1@nhs.net

About us

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

VPA1CCEAD6

Job locations

White Rose Office Park

Building 3 Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Desirable

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Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

  • Please refer to the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section.

Desirable

  • Please refer to the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

White Rose Office Park

Building 3 Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL


Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

White Rose Office Park

Building 3 Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL


Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

ICAN Service Manager

Sharon Underwood

s.underwood@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

VPA1CCEAD6

Job locations

White Rose Office Park

Building 3 Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL


Supporting documents

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