Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Job summary

Exciting Leadership Opportunity with Bridgewater Community NHS Foundation Trust!

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of our service?

Were looking for passionate and motivated individuals to join us as Team Leaders

This is a unique chance to step into a leadership role with the full support and mentorship of our highly experienced Team Leaders, who are transitioning into partial retirement. Youll be part of a forward-thinking team committed to excellence, innovation, and developing the next generation of leaders. If you're ready to make a real impact, we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To lead, manage and oversee the co-ordination of local delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the 0-19 integrated service requirements, using the healthy child programme as a framework to support delivery. This will include delivery and monitoring of delivery targets of all core Public Health commissioned interventions, including immunisations, health screening/surveillance, health assessments and a requirement to support the health needs of any vulnerable children/young people within the caseload. Work in collaboration with partnership agencies to address the needs of all children 0-19 years within vulnerable groups including those on the child protection register.

To provide cover in conjunction with other members of the 0-19 Integrated team across Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust in times of annual leave, sickness and school holidays.

Halton 0-19 Healthy Child Service works across Runcorn and Widnes which makes up the borough of Halton. We deliver the Healthy Child Programme and aim to improve quality health outcomes for Halton children and their families.

Halton Healthy Child 0-19 Service includes Health Visiting, School Nursing, Family Nurse Partnership, and the Immunisation team all working together to improve the health and wellbeing of young people. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills working with a whole range of partners within the Local Authority, Schools, Primary Care, and voluntary and statutory agencies, as well as GPs

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9835-HC25-102

Job locations

Bridgewater NHS

Lister Road

Halton

Runcorn

WA7 1TW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification outlining all the roles and duties for this post.

This will be attached as a separate document .

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification outlining all the roles and duties for this post.

This will be attached as a separate document .

Person Specification

Relationships

Essential

  • If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Sponsorship

Essential

  • Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nursing/Health Visiting
  • First level Degree (or equivalent)
  • Masters study in relevant specialist area or working towards

Desirable

  • Mentor Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge of Community Healthcare
  • Experience of working within specialist area
  • Good knowledge base of current legislation and national plans which impact on Community Care
  • Knowledge of the Public Health Agenda.
  • Excellent knowledge of Healthy Child Programme
  • Management experience,
  • Working in partnership with other agencies.
  • Working in partnership with other agencies.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work weekends/evenings according to Service requirements as part of an all year round Service.
  • The ability to work flexibly from a number of bases in Halton and provide cover in accordance with Service needs
  • The ability to travel independently across the Trust

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding of how to work with individuals and groups.
  • Managing change in clinical practice.
  • Aware of the external environment on the needs and health of individuals.
  • Recent evidence of developed skills, knowledge and competences.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels both written and oral.
  • Negotiating skills with nursing and other professionals, often in a challenging environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Research and auditing skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively.
  • Computer literate.
Person Specification

Relationships

Essential

  • If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Sponsorship

Essential

  • Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nursing/Health Visiting
  • First level Degree (or equivalent)
  • Masters study in relevant specialist area or working towards

Desirable

  • Mentor Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge of Community Healthcare
  • Experience of working within specialist area
  • Good knowledge base of current legislation and national plans which impact on Community Care
  • Knowledge of the Public Health Agenda.
  • Excellent knowledge of Healthy Child Programme
  • Management experience,
  • Working in partnership with other agencies.
  • Working in partnership with other agencies.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work weekends/evenings according to Service requirements as part of an all year round Service.
  • The ability to work flexibly from a number of bases in Halton and provide cover in accordance with Service needs
  • The ability to travel independently across the Trust

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding of how to work with individuals and groups.
  • Managing change in clinical practice.
  • Aware of the external environment on the needs and health of individuals.
  • Recent evidence of developed skills, knowledge and competences.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels both written and oral.
  • Negotiating skills with nursing and other professionals, often in a challenging environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Research and auditing skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively.
  • Computer literate.

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

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgewater NHS

Lister Road

Halton

Runcorn

WA7 1TW


Employer's website

http://bridgewater.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgewater NHS

Lister Road

Halton

Runcorn

WA7 1TW


Employer's website

http://bridgewater.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiting Manager

Michelle Martin

Michelle.martin52@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9835-HC25-102

Job locations

Bridgewater NHS

Lister Road

Halton

Runcorn

WA7 1TW


Supporting documents

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